Tolentreasures

The day started out pretty calm. Painted this tray and table for Jenn's porch. It was a purple kind of day.  Then Shawnee put together this lovely arrangement at Time Works for me. Even the butterflies liked it!  Then I painted some wine bottles, still sort of purple-ish. And even strayed from the purple  (actually the table WAS purple) and painted the kids picnic table. This was accompanied by a bit of sadness  knowing that by the time it needs painted again,  all the kids will be too big for it.  Then sat down on the porch for a little quiet time reading and crocheting,  not at the same time, mind you. When the final PURPLE arrived. Wyatt wanting in the Hot Pool,  as he calls it,  puked something Purply looking all through the  Hot Pool.  So that is why at 9:50 at night we are sitting outside  waiting for the  Hot Pool to refill and...

I bet that you are really wondering about that title. Well, hang on, you have to hear some other stories first. The boys were at work, they were restless, they wanted to play in the snow. Always ready to take off work early, I volunteered of course! Don't they look cute with their snowmen we built? And a pic of the three snowmen builders together.   And one picture of us trying to roll the biggest snowball ever! Well, at least I was trying to roll the biggest snowball ever. That is Logan laying on the ground making one of the 35 or so snow angels that he made and Tyler forming yet another snowball to pound me with. But before all that... We went sled riding. Up and down this huge hill over and over. Pulling tired little boys UP the hill on the sled.  The best moment of the day.  Walking back up the hill, holding my hand, Logan says. "This time all three kids ride." I ask who the three kids are? He responds,  "Gramma, Tyler and Logan!"   Now I h...