A Red,White and Blue Day…

Nothing like a parade to kick off July 4th. D/Cs school each year have a little parade with all the children and it is just darling! I just had to go again this year to see how cute they all looked – I was not disappointed!

    

   

  I think it is as cute a parade as any I have seen- could be this Grammy is a little Bias!

Hope yall had a wonderful 4th and saw some amazing fireworks !

Now I am off to visit this special place -Washington DC-seeing family and attending Bernina University.

A great place to Celebrate America!

Molly B

Hip Hip Hooray for July 4th!!

To say I love July 4th is a huge understatement – I just love everything about it!  BUT I have ONE major problem with my adult July 4ths. You see all my growing up years was spent at Lake Cisco – every summer for 20 years – every 4th of July was spent there. So on the 4th- I MISS the WATER!! Friday I was at Walmart and I could just tell everyone in there was going to the lake –they were happy smiles, baskets full of snacks and goodies, floaties, water toys and lot of cold drinks – I wanted to run my basket into them and say TAKE ME WITH YOU!!!!  I am trying to be a big girl and get over it but dang it is hard!

Ok let me tell you what I love about the 4th of July other than water. I love picnics, parades in neighborhoods, fun clothes (that you only wear on that special day) and the Fireworks- oh I do love me some fireworks! My favorite all time fireworks was sitting on the banks of the pacific ocean in Monterey, CA watching them shot out across the water and the reflection in the water was amazing – I will never forget that. But I love the ones t here in good ole Abilene – parked along the road just watching them gives me chills.

The 4th always brings out the crafty person in me – I know that is surprising! HEHE This year I found this darling shirt on Pinterest and knew just the little girl I would make it for.

I can’t wait to see our little firecracker in this! I will share a picture later – I promise. Anna my niece made herself a darling pair of shorts to wear on the 4th – aren't they cute?!

Maybe I can get a picture of her in these too. Whatever you are doing on this special day for our country – Have a great, fun day and if you are one of the lucky ones near water – ski around for me or jump in the water!!

  HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

Happy Birthday America!

Molly B

Worth waiting 50 years for…..

When I was a little girl I dreamed of owning  a playhouse. A couple of friends had them and I WANTED ONE. No amount of begging got me a little house! Well this year on my birthday my sister told me her neighbor wanted to get rid of their playhouse – All I had to do is come and get it! I was so excited I could hardly sleep dreaming of how I would fix it up for my grandchildren – Drew and Callie. A week later my friend who works for me and her husband moved it to my house – what a blessing to find them!

This is how it looked the day I started on it – I could not wait to make my dream come true!

I painted the outside and inside, and stuck down tile. And the little cute house emerged! I furnished the inside with a table and benches my Dad made for the boys when they were little and also added my doll bed from when I was a child. My friend Leslie is moving and she gave me a kitchen so it all just came together!

Yesterday was the Open House for friends and family – it was so fun watching their excited faces- worth the sweat, sore muscles and paint in the hair!

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Drew and Callie loved it and played, touched and looked at everything. Callie kept telling us it was time for dinner – she was a busy bee cooking and cleaning her little house.

I can not tell you happy it made my heart to see the two of them have such fun in their special place. We will make lots of fun memories in the Yarger Kids house.

 

And I learned you are never to old  for childhood dreams to come true! Got to go play in the little house now!

Molly B

The busy month of JUNE…. and its only day 8!

To say the last week has been a little busy is a understatement! My store The Bernina Sewing  Center had a booth at the Abilene Quilt Show last week. I had worked my fingers to the bone weeks before getting every thing made I wanted to show and sell. I had so much fun letting my creative juices run wild! the show was good and I saw a lot of old  and new Bernina friends. I chose the Embroidery collection “Steampunk” as my theme(I am all about a theme) and used all white,beige,black – I loved how it came together and it was a huge hit among the guest!

Yesterday I taught 24 Family Consumer Science Teachers in our Region a sewing workshop. I shared with them projects that they could use in their classrooms next year. It was a fun – fun day! This is the 3rd time I have been asked to lead this workshop and I look forward to it each summer.

I am now ready for a few days off to recharge my body and creative spirit- I am headed to the glorious Mountains – they are calling my name.

Molly B

My Porch Rules….

Let it be said “ There is no place like my porch” I love to sit out every morning and evening and enjoy Peace! There is no where I would rather be than sitting on my porch – I love it that much! To me it is my quiet sanctuary where I charge my battery and get the strength to face the world around me. Recently on Pintrest I saw this sign and knew right away I had to make it for my little porch – It is perfect there and says it all to me!

I hope you have a quiet place that you can recharge your battery and find real peace these days…..

Molly B

A Family affair….to remember

Amanda’s  wedding was the 5th of our Children to get married – I say “Our” children because it took a village or in our case a “ family” to raise them . There are 8 Brown cousins – and they are known in our town as

                           THE BROWN cousins.

They have loved,supported and enjoyed each other their whole lives. They were all in attendance for Amanda and Boyd’s big day. Loading Hay, driving guest in golf carts, looking pretty and pulling  little ones in the wagon. They laugh at the weddings so far and what they have done to make them each so special. Driving 100 white painted trees to Dallas for Josh/Erica’s Wedding. Carving pumpkins,decorating tables and setting up a tent for Sarah/Joes. Decorating Christmas trees for Megan/Clarks- but you know –they would not be anywhere else doing anything! They will always be there for each other – they have a very special bond. What I love to see is how the 8 has now grown into THIS!

They are also known as the CRAZY 8 – they always have to have a funny picture to go along with the serious one!

And they added one more to the mix – THE BROWN NOSE side view.

Yes you see they have a bond – noses and all….

Not to be left out are the second generation cousins….

Drew,Callie and Jet were also in the wedding – Oh they did so good for their cousin Amanda!

They took the job very serious- checking it all out – Getting ready for the big entrance.

         

Aren’t Drew and Callie the sweetest things you ever saw and the two little friends of Amanda’s made for the cutest little attendants!

I loved this funny picture of the three little ones being mischievous during the picture taking. Its their own funny cousin picture – Jet had his foot on Drew’s head and Callie was trying to touch Jet – too funny!

They were the hit of the wedding – you just wanted to eat up their sweetness!

My  Family….My Village….

The Joys of my life- My two sons and their precious families – Josh/Erica/Drew/Callie and Ben/Cheyanne/Matt/Jaden.

       “Hey Grammy – I am ready to Dance!”

and dance and dance they did – the first on the dance floor right behind Danny and Amanda’s father/daughter dance.

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They had all sorts of fun Party Plops to play with and dance with – Drew and Callie were still shaking their maraca's Sunday!      It was fun for old and young alike!

I’ll never forget the day Amanda Brown became Amanda Guthrie! What a perfect, perfect day – Love you sweet girl!

Molly B