maura and bob camping at the smith

john sarah bob megan smith river camping

megan

john mickey sarah megan

sarah

sarah

sarah megan john camping

see the face in the rock i found on the coast n.ca

home -must be summer as theres stuff on the wood stove -the flower picture on the right sarah painted and gave me for christmas before last

megan (also known as meg) sarah (also known as sare) melissa (also known as missy)
bob always bakes our bday cakes from scratch, but the girls decorate them!

sare and meg doing johns cake (missy was still away at college)

john admiring his cake -meg and sare made strawberry people and tied one at the stake-it sizzled when the candles were lit

jen-a friend john and sare -thats grandma bernices cottage in the background

my bob -in his chair-at his desk at home

bob -in his chair, etc and mickey

bruce -my constant shadow for 13 years -he has never even needed a leash because he never leaves my side!

my garden and our house

garden path

ditto

benjamin and sebastian helping me make applejuice -their grandparents are all in austria, so i do stand in...

sebastian niki(mom and dad) robert and benjamin at our table bob made

they're asleep on our bed

fuzz the cat trying to push meg off the computer chair

almost off!

sarah making tea (always)

want some?

guess what she likes in it?

honey! lots of it

anyone for coffee?

maura will make it -hey look how old i got!

jytte maura and missy -the goddesses on the stump

missy on our bed (everone thinks its the couch -we havent told them yet tee hee)

chris manuel niki and missy carved great pumpkins

chouia kathy (the kids have always called her aunt fifi -we dont know why) missy sarah lisa megan chemise -the girls nest in front of the stove

maura kathy , kathys bob, sarah and missy with some of our ancesters
at thanksgiving

aunt fifi and missy thanksgiving

missy

bob melissa john and grandma

chouia -kathys new puppy -isnt she cute -shes a briard

missy clownin at the smith river

heres the start of missys graduation -she decorated her hat -we never lost sight of her in the crowds...

the dean congratulating her on her honors -and her hat!

hurrah

proud siblings friend and boyfriend chris watching her graduate

and here comes mom

heres a family group! from left to right
uncle david her stepmom kathy uncle tim cousin misha mybob me missy her dad dan sarah chris john megan

mickey

my bob -recognize the chair i got for my 13th birthday?

last christmas laura (johns girlfriend) sarah missy megan john bob grandma

tada! finally done -manuel and i practically lived in that bathroom for 3 weeks!

a maura pole

using a tile saw is fun

another pole

this oak dresser was there all along but buried under 20 coats of paint

alea likes to play chess when she takes a shower in here

ok since i had so much fun in the bathroom and leftover tiles i decided to finally do something about the worlds ugliest sink counter i have always hated

sarah laid out the sun and moon

megan did the round thingee

and bob and i filled in the rest

oh yes and i got this great red paint

ok heres some wood things i made
this was johns christmas present
-back view

front view

my present to bob for his bday

the megan hair stool (this is the first one i colored)

the missy hair stool -no her hair isnt purple but she always wished it would be

the sarah hair stool -actually i didnt tint it red -it was already like that

table i made for missys little fountain

computer chair with woven bottom -bob and the girls mostly did the weaving

a stool with many stones!

sebastians stool

in the workshop

one of my workshop stools -i found that heartshaped rock on the beach