New Pics of Abigail

 Krysten went to Utah recently and had some awesome photos made of Abby.  Here they are.  This little dress makes her eyes look like sapphires. Her hair is changing color and getting really thick.  Don't know about the curly status of it yet. 

 She loves to grab her toes and lift her legs in the air.  Exploring is so much fun, for us and for them.

Now we know where she gets her pretty looks!  She is getting very social and talking alot too!  Loves to put stuff in her mouth, is eating baby food and might be getting some teeth.  We will wait and see.  Her other grandma is coming this week.  Will be good to see her.

We Have a New Baby!

 Liam Alexander Robison was born May 24, 2012. He was 8 lbs 10 oz and 20 inches long.  He is beautiful, looks alot like his brother Levi and has brilliant red hair.  We already are in love.

He is doing well in the hospital, is in the NICU for some low blood sugar problems and is eating like a champ.  Susanna is amazed at how differently a full term baby nurses compared to the twins who were born at 33 weeks gestation.  His glucose IV is getting weaned down slowly but surely and we hope to have him home in a few days.  The twins love him already too, Levi said he wasn't pretty, he was cool and they gave him a sweet kiss before they transferred him to the NICU.  On the night Susanna went into labor I stayed over with them and we had a sweet little prayer for Mommy and Liam to be safe.  We also had a good rain that night so there is much to be thankful for.  God is like that!


Pictures for Owen!

 Levi doing what he does best!  He was jumping on the sofa this evening. Bouncing like a ping pong ball.

 Milly all dressed up!  She loves girly things.  She got new sandals with gem stones on them and could hardly breathe.  She wore them in her nap that day.

Easter Sunday! 



Big Dining Table

 Well here is the big oak dining table that we were so blessed to receive from my Dad's cousin's estate.  It was his mother's table, my Great Aunt Margaret.  I remember eating at this table when we visited them in Gunnison back in the '70's.  Dad says he remembers 17 people sitting around for breakfast.

 The table is 45 inches square without it's leaves and it has eight 10 inch leaves, making it 125 inches when all the leaves are in it.  We found the table in the shed, with no door, left open to the elements.  No telling how long it had been there but the table itself seemed in pretty good shape but the leaves had seen better days.  Several of them were split and dried out.  Well we put the leaves in (thankfully the mechanism for the table still worked perfectly) and then went to sanding.  I wanted it to still have some warts and blemishes.  Jan wanted it to look brand new, but I assured him it needed to look old and loved. 

Then when it was smooth I used some wood filler on a couple of places and the split leaves and gave it a nice coat of oak colored stain/polyurethane.  It is a Minwax product.  The dry leaves really soaked up the polyurethane and it needs a couple more coats.  I think it is going to look really good. The base doesn't need more than a good scrubbing and some lemon oil.  It should look really nice and come in handy for the family reunion this summer. 

I also have some plans for the old buffet in the old house, a chair that needs reupholstering, and we are working on the chest of drawers that we got in Montana also! So much to do. I love it.

Abby is Seven Months Old!

Grandkids are so much fun!  Abby is now 7 months old.  She is growing quickly and is getting more social.  She is also at the age where she fears new people.  Last Sunday she was afraid of me, it broke my heart when her little lip jutted out and she started to cry.  We are loving her so much and looking forward to grandbaby #4 coming in June.  Happy Birthday Abby!

Be Careful What You Wish For!

Well here it is.  Lately I've said a couple times that I wish I could have a new car.  My car was really Aaron's car and when he went to Iraq, he asked us if we would buy it, so he could not have a car payment.  Well it is a nice car, a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix.  It runs well and has great power.  Only problem is, it was not a me car.  It didn't suit my personality.  Aaron said it really did, don't know what he sees in my personality that I don't see but, anyway, this morning as Stuart was driving to work, only about 3/4 mile from our house, he had a little wreck.  I don't know the whole story, but he got a ticket and we are now down to one car.  We should be able to rent a car.  I don't know if it will be totalled or not, but is in the shop right now. 

The most important thing is that no one was hurt in this accident.  We may be getting a new car.  Be careful what you wish for.  I don't think I'll get my "ME" car this time either. 

Things I've Been Working On!

I had gone to the thrift store two different times and seen this lamp.  I really liked it, but it had problems.  I forgot to take a before picture so I will attempt to describe how it looked.  First it had a very big shade that looked like a chinese peasant's hat.  Then the color of the lamp base was a cement  putty color and had been dry brushed with a little green and gold.  The color was very subtle.  Also it had many chips in the plaster all over on it's pointy edges.  But I loved it.  I thought about that lamp and thought about it and finally on my way home from work I went back and decided if it was still there, I would buy it.  Well it was still there and so for $12.95 I bought it.  I also purchased this shade for $3.00 and donated the chinese hat back to the thrift store. Well when I got home I got some LOOKS from my husband, but I took that big, (and I mean big) lamp to the garage and got out the oil rubbed bronze spray paint and gave it a good coat.  The beautiful finial that came on this lamp has gotten lost, so we got a replacement tonight at Home Depot. 

 Today was my day off and I went in search of some Rub-n-Buff.  I had read alot about this in blogland and wanted to try it.  I wanted to create some definition to the fruit and the basket and not have them disappear into the dark.  I got it at Hobby Lobby and it was wonderful.  I put some on with my finger, but then used a cheap brush to get a better coat and do it quickly as this stuff dries fast. I love the lamp's new look!   Stuart got a photo of me with the spray can, while I was working on the mirror you see below.

I got this mirror a while back when I was doing stuff for Abby's nursery.  We didn't use it and so I am going to refurbish it and take it to Texas for our house there.  I gave it a coat of white paint and then brushed it with some dark stain.  I'll post a photo of it in the next few days and let you see how it looks. It is not quite right yet. 

I have some plans for a few other things in the near future that involve some drop cloths, some green paint and some dark walnut stain and a sander.  I also bought some paste wax to give it a try on the dining table and chest of drawers that we have in our Texas house.

This should keep me busy for a while.