A Bunch of Munch(ie)

At long last, I am going to present a blog post about Munchie's visit!  I received this ........

...... picture of Blackie with an accompanying e-mail from Munchie to tell me that Blackie was all packed and ready to come for a visit.  And sure enough, next thing I knew..............

.......... Munchie was here watching...........

.......... some cartoon show on the TV while the relaxed in anticipation of some fun days while Munchie was visiting.  A lot of the time Munchie and Poppa were at the beach.  It was quite hot while he was here - back in August.  In the morning while Poppa was golfing he spent some time with me, but I think he found that a little boring!  I got photos...........

.......... he still loves blankets and played under Poppa's blanket............

...... then dropped it to play with Pumpkin and Chocolate......

........... they all seemed to have a great time together............

........ he was often busy playing on his i-Pad.............

........... or other games on my computer............

........ and one day I couldn't find him - until I saw the blanket - which was covering Blackie and Squeegie - start moving - yep - he was actually under there!  Of course..........

............ there was haircut day!  Does he look slightly apprehensive?  He wanted a mohawk cut - much to my personal dismay!  Anyway.........

............ the clippers/razor came out...........

.......... and under Poppa's watchful eye.........

..... and the application of some styling goop...........

........ our little charmer became a mohawk!  What beautiful blue eyes!  And then.........

.......... it was Poppa's turn to get his hair trimmed up - it didn't take very long!  There was also.....

............ the day they went to the miniature golf course.....

..... I stayed to watch them get started..........

......... Munchie was doing quite well!  As they.........

...... got further away, I walked home to prepare some supper for the hungry golfers! 

I think one of his favourite things was the moment I let him buy Coca Cola in glass bottles!  After I said "Sure, you can have those", he informed me that he wasn't allowed to have glass bottles or pop when he was at home!  Oh well - kids are meant to be spoiled by grandparents - right?

As always happens, it was soon time for Squeegie and Blackie to have their last visit before the ride back to meet Mommy and send Munchie home to get ready for school!  

And here.... courtesy of Auntie Cecile and Tara - here is a cat cartoon for you!

I Found Them!!!!!

I found the missing pictures!  I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out where they went and I had given up - which kinda depleted my inclination to blog.  But, this morning I realized that even though I had asked for it, the computer geeks had not installed Dropbox on my new computer - so of course, I decided to re-install - so I could easily access photos on my phone.  Once I had done that and clicked appropriately, I discovered all the missing pictures were there!  I don't remember moving them to Dropbox, but you can be sure that I'm glad I did!  So...........

...... I found a couple of cute pictures from Curtis's visit with us - this is him and Taffy playing Bakugan - it kept them busy for quite a while.  The computer in the background is the one which broke on me!  The computer worked fine, but a hinge broke and I couldn't open the lid!  Not much use to me like that.  Toshiba has quit making computers, so a replacement hinge could not be purchased to fix it.  Hence, I have a new Acer laptop and so far (aside from not having Dropbox!) I am very pleased with it.  I miss my lighted keyboard - but couldn't justify the expense and this one was very reasonable.  However, I digress............

........ and I loved this one.  We made a trip to the dollar store and Curtie really wanted these goggles with the breathing apparatus attached.... but, they came from the dollar store and they didn't work very well.  But he looked too funny wearing them!  And....

.... I rather liked this one of Poppa and Curtie at the table having a snack (except I missed the snack part - they both appear to be finished!).   You can see a project on the other end of the table - they barely had to move to enjoy their snack!   Poppa has been busy working on a project....

........ after Curtie left.  But in a couple of weeks............

............ he had Munchie to keep him company!  Look how much Munchie has grown!  That's it for now, but there will be more picture from that visit shortly!  Here is a smile for you....

Oh - yes - I'm still knitting - more on that too!

Oh Dear!

Much to my dismay - I guess - between my computer crashing and the battery in my camera going dead - I have lost most of the pictures of Munchie's visit with us!  We had such a nice visit - and no pics!  There seems to be only two.....

........... this one - Munchie and Poppa are trying to get the toy from his happy meal to work properly - I don't think they ever figured it out.  And another....

.......... from the same day - but neither of them are very good.  Poppa and Munchie had so much fun while he was here.  They went swimming every day, they tried out all the playground equipment in every playground around - even the one across the road from our old house, they had a ride on the little train at the park (and Munchie got an engineer's cap!), we all went shopping a couple of times and Poppa and Munchie went miniature golfing at a location close to us where we could also get ice cream cones since it was very warm during Munchie's visit.  So - to make up for the lost pictures.....

.......... here is a shot of the boys in one of the new outfits for school.  Munchie is the slightly taller one on the right in the grey pants and Curtie is in maroon pants.  Here is another picture........

......... taken in the school yard.  Munchie is third from the right in blue shorts and white shirt, while Curtie is on the extreme right in the hoodie.  The bottom insert on the right also includes Daddy!  Mommy just called and said Munchie qualified for the cross-country running team at his school.  He runs like a gazelle and loves doing it, so we're not surprised at all!  I'm still knitting on the blanket for Mommy and Daddy - pictures will follow.  But, I have finished the pair of socks that travel in the car with me and posted them in the sock file for further scrutiny....

........ they look like this.  Auntie Colleen will recognize them - she sees them every Tuesday while we are visiting Gramma Grace and Aunt Peggy!  And.........

...... also every Tuesday, Auntie Colleen, Poppa, Auntie Cecile (from left to right) and myself get together for lunch at the golf course.  Tuesday is the only day Poppa doesn't golf, but there are only two weeks of golfing left before the golf club closes for the season!  I wonder what he will do with himself then????

Computer Issues

I apologize for the long delay!  The hinge on my laptop broke and Best Buy could not get the part to replace it since Toshiba no longer manufactures laptops!  I really liked my Toshiba, but reality is not always fun.  Poppa was kind enough to buy me a new Acer laptop and this is my second day with it.  I have spent lots of time re-configuring everything so that it suits me.  And, finally, I think I have things sort of caught up, and decided I should take a few minutes to explain why you never got to see ......

......... the pictures from our summer visits with the little (getting bigger quickly) boys.  This is Curtie.....

....before he went to the barbershop with Poppa.  His hair was quite long............

............ but it was soon getting much shorter, and the end result is the picture at the top!  He wasn't here very long - only a few days, but............

.......... he had time to visit the playground at MacDonald's where he climbed to the very top of the play gym and...........

......... then back down to smile at us through the window (I love this picture!) before.......

......... putting his shoes back on and heading to the beach with Poppa.  They went "swimming" every afternoon when Poppa got home from the golf course.  I didn't get pictures of that since I took that time to do my chores and prepare supper.   But..........

.......... I did accompany them to the playground..........

............ where Curtie had a swing with Poppa's help............

............... and a swift ride down the curved slide!   As usual the days flew by and it was soon time for our little fellow to go back home - in time for his birthday on August 19th!

First Things First

Before I show you any pictures of our visits with the little boys, I think I should show you the Big Reveal..........

..........this is what our kitchen looked like when we moved into our condo.  This photo is taken from the front.  This..........

...........is a view from the dining area.  The dark chocolate colour was quite trendy and we liked it when we looked at the condo.  But, after living here for about a year, we decided that it was very dark in the kitchen area and maybe it would be nicer in a lighter colour.  So......

........... after many hours of work by Poppa...........

.......... here is the view from the front of the condo..........

.... and ...........

..... this is how it looks from the dining area.  We are both very pleased with the outcome.  It is now a much brighter and cheerier area - and I still love working in my new kitchen - maybe even a little bit more!  The boys' visits will be up next, but before I sign off for today...........

........ here is the second pair of socks for Uncle Brian!  I am now working on a queen size blanket for Mommy and Daddy - it is going to take a while to make one that large - but I am enjoying the project!!

A Long Delay

Sorry for the long time lapse since my last post.  We had Curtie here for a few days and he kept us very busy!  We had a few days off and then Munchie stayed for a week.  He is returning home tomorrow, so he will be all ready for school next week.  I have some picture to share of both visits and will be posting soon!  Please check again in the next few days for an update!  See you soon!

More of the Same....

........ Poppa even took off ...........

....... the fronts from my drawers!  What on earth is he doing??  Taffy is getting interested in all sorts of things that previously held no interest for her.  She was supposed to be helping me set the table........

....... and instead..........

........ she was watching Dr. Phil!  And......

... I can't get Poppa to stop working!  The closet at the front door was rubbing at the top...........

........ so he took it right off, headed out to the garage and took a little off the top.  He then..........

.... brought it back in, put it in place....... and of course it worked perfectly!  However............

............ once in a while he takes a few minutes to relax in his new anti-gravity lounge chair.  Not to mention.........

.......... his projects turn out so well!  These look beautiful, and I love strolling up to the front door between rows of wonderful foliage and flowers!  On another topic....

.......... here is Kevin's blanket all finished.  He seemed quite pleased with it.  I gave it to him on his birthday.  I have also completed...........

....... another pair of socks for The Sock File.  These are made from Knit Picks Felici yarn in colorway Surf's Up.  In addition..........

......... I made these for Uncle Brian.  He asked for two pairs and this is the first of those.  I am currently working on his second pair.  Now finally..........

.............. here is a clue about those kitchen cupboards!