First Day of School

Today was Melody's first day of school. She was smart and asked me to take this cute picture of her!!! I hope it was a great day! :)

The Famous Art Piece

Since we moved to our townhome, Amy & I  have been trying to decide how to deal with the expansive space over the fireplace.  We finally agreed on creating our own piece of art and I purchased six square canvases.  They sat on the ground for a few months until our Home Teacher gave us a hard time.  Amy hung them up with the plastic still on.  Then at Christmas we wrapped them with christmas paper.  After more teasing from our Home Teacher Amy unwrapped them.  They sat on the wall and finally last week I painted the canvases.  Here they are:

What do you think?

Trip Thursday

I finally got myself out of the house and not just to go to the grocery store, JoAnns, target or Barnes and Noble. I decided to head to the Nordic Heritage Museum in the Ballard area of Seattle.  I probably spent more time in traffic than at the museum - that's because this was going on:

This picture was from two years ago, but you get the idea -the Blue Angels are in town and had practice today.  That means shutting down the I-90 bridge for their practice.  At least I got to watch them practice while I sat on the freeway and tomorrow I can see the show from my side of the Lake.  After a large detour I finally arrived at the Nordic Heritage Museum. 

The museum celebrates the heritage of Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and my personal favorite Norway. 

The first floor has an exhibit about immigration from Scandinavia to the U.S.  Since some of my ancestors came from the area, it was fun to recognize some of the advertisements and situations portrayed in the exhibit.  The second floor shows the logging and fishing industries of the Pacific Northwest where many Nordic immigrants found jobs.  My favorite part of the second floor was the arts and crafts exhibit.  The third floor has exhibits dedicated to each of the countries represented in the museum.  I really enjoyed looking at religion sections that appeared in different country exhibits and the craftmanship displayed in wood and cloth. It was a great visit and then I sat in traffic on the way home and watched the Blue Angels 2nd practice! 

We Love Jeff Dickerson

from the Jeff Dickerson Fan Club Facebook Group

One of the major reasons Kyle Busch is my favorite NASCAR driver is his spotter. Jeff Dickerson.  There is nothing more enjoyable than listening to the two of them talk during the race on Track Pass.  But now they have parted ways.  It is not as fun to listen to Kyle's radio without Jeff.  This week Jeff has been hired to spot for Jeff Gordon.  I've been listening to the 24 scanner today so I can hear Jeff.  Amy & I aren't Jeff Gordon fans, but we love Jeff Dickerson and you can bet we'll be listening to him on the scanner as much as possible!

Note - I forgot to post this on Sunday afternoon when I wrote it.