Answers!!!

Riddle #1:

YES!!  GLITTER TOES!!!  My favorite!  I'm hooked!  I love them more than I ever knew I would!!  Now that Linzy has moved away, I need a new glitter toe lady :-)  I told Drew we would have to put money in the budget for them and he just gave me THAT look.

Riddle #2:

First a little explanation, the first photo on the last post under riddle #2 was a close up of the bathroom wallpaper in the master bathroom.  As you can see from the photo, it is orange and brown.  The cabinets were painted a deep orange rust color.  In the bathroom, it was so dark everything looked brown.  But when you got it into the light, it was obviously orange!  Nasty--and it was full of mold.  There is brown and pink tile in the bathroom that was going to be outrageous to replace.  Anyway, Spanky, Sport and I with some assistance from the little ones, changed it to look like this:

Yes, those are lighthouses on the shower curtains and dolphins on the toilet seat.  I didn't take a picture, but there are also 'nemo' fish in the tub to keep you from slipping.

On this wall, Sport is going to paint a lighthouse mural.  He is a very talented artist and I thought this would be a great opportunity to help him explore on a larger surface.  He already has a rough pencil sketch with the lighthouse at the right, on a rocky shore with a turbulent ocean and skyline.  I can't wait to see how it turns out.  (The master bedroom is the big boys' room, so this is their bathroom.)   And I found this poster to go over the top of the vanity:

OK, Riddle #3:
Speedy and Sun were invited to a 50's party, so I helped them figure out how they should dress.  I really wanted a poodle skirt for Sun, but didn't get it together in time.  (Then come to find out, she didn't want to wear a dress anyway, so I guess everything worked out for the best!)

Riddles........

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Riddle #2:

What does this: 

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And finally, what does this:

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Answers on Tuesday.......here's a hint.  None of the above riddles end in: 

Kids N Puppies, Puppies N Kids!!

Almost two weeks ago, we went to the beach with our friends and their dog and puppies!!  There were six puppies and seven kids, three adults at the beginning, two at the end.  It was such a fun day!!  It was a big day for Shorty.  He doesn't like dogs and is usually very afraid of them.  BUT.....he actually picked up a puppy a couple of times and became very comfortable, even holding one in the car on the drive home.

Our friends have moved away!!  We will and do miss them dearly but we know they will bring sunshine wherever they go!!  We love you Friends!!  Thanks for the GREAT day!

One of the many reasons I love my sweetheart!

He has an incredible ability to help the children with their doctrinal understanding.  It is never a question of time or energy.  If they have a question, he is there.  And almost always the answer is, 'Let's look in the scriptures,' or 'Let's see what the prophets have said about that.'  I just happened to be sitting next to Speedy with the camera when I got this photo.  (Trying more to capture relationships in my photography.  What a fun challenge :-)

....Waiting.....

Don't you just feel like this some times?  Here Shorty and Smiley are waiting for Spanky's and Scuff's party guests to arrive......

They are taking SOOOOO long!

Sometimes I feel like this when I am waiting for an answer from the Lord, or when I am expecting a life change, any minute, or waiting for a new baby to arrive, even just growing up.  Some things just take time and we have to wait for the process to unfold.

Here are Scuff and Spanky sporting some of their gifts......love the hips Spanky....really?

Spanky has been waiting for that magical number.....18.  He was waiting to finish high school.  Now he is just waiting until he leaves for college....right around the corner.

Scuff has been waiting for a different magical number.....16.  Congratulations guys!


I'm sure the time will fly and pretty soon, the two in the first picture will be the ones posing like the second picture.  In the mean time, I get to watch the process.  No waiting here.  Just trying to enjoy the scenery before it all passes me by.......  Then I'll get to watch the grand kids.....

I Can't WAIT!!