NEW MOON

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Ryan turned 21

I went to Dallas the weekend of Halloween to celebrate Ryan turning 21. We had a great time. A jazz club, the Dallas Aquarium, shopping and BBQ. Dallas is huge. I'm really proud of how well Ryan is doing.

Jess got to hang out with us when she wasn't at work.
Everyone should try a cupcake from Sprinkles. They are WONDERFUL!!


Ryan looks good in his McLeod plaid at Northpark Mall


Ryan LOVED how close he could get to this jaguar at the Dallas Aquarium. They include rain forest life as part of their aquarium.


Another picture from the aquarium. Check out the green parrot on the fence in the left of the picture.


My boy......all grown up.

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New Paint

This is our new Van Gough hanging over the loveseat in the bedroom. The chocolate kitchen is harder to see but maybe you can get the idea. I'll take more pictures when the lighting is better.

Girls at the museum of natural history

We had fun at the museum. The girls like the animals in the naturalist center.

New bedroom paint

I love the color of our bedroom. I hope you can get the idea from these pictures.

The Girls' Summer Fun!

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Shopping with Ma'am.

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St. Louis was great!!

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Practice, Practice, Practice

With summer comes time to play. Here are the two most recent paintings. They are practice for a bigger painting that I want to do. We'll see what happens. No matter what its fun.

Twilight

I admit that I love the Twilight saga. I've read everything at least once and most of it twice. If you're wondering why a grandma would love a teenage vampire story......... see picture. Any questions?

Flowers

Here's the new flower painting. It looks like the scanner "cut" a slice off but I don't know why. I was frustrated at first and then it started looking like a flower. I'm going to leave the background white. It's mostly practice but it's fun to play.

This is the first commissioned piece. The client wanted pink. The cost: one big hug! I hope you like it Gelsey.

I painted this flower with Jillian in mind. Jill, if you like it I'll frame it and bring it with me when I come to see you. Gelsey, if you like it I could paint a flower for you but maybe a different color. Girls let me know.
Love, Ma'am

This is the first watercolor that I will frame. I know it is a beginning piece but you have to start somewhere. It makes me think of Paul's first bowl. We all thought they were great but it wasn't until about 4 or 5 bowls ago ( out of over 50) the he is saying that they're pretty good. Sooooooo, this is a good beginning to what I hope is many, many pictures.
It is for my sweet little grandson, Frank. Look closely and see if you can see why it's for Frank.

Paul's latest bowls

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Here are three new bowls by Paul. They're all being given away. I especially like the one in the middle and thought I was going to get to keep it. BUT we were invited to a 50th birthday party and well,..... I'll get a better one someday.

Winter Moon

This is the first picture that I've framed when it was finished. I did this black and white of the winter moon the way it looks in our backyard. Ryan is taking it with him to hang in his dorm room with his black and white photos.