Ladies! Introducing....

another Good Thing!

Suzelle is a good friend of Tracy's (and Cindy and Nola) and Crafter Extraordinaire. She is an avid scrapbooker, a Girl Scout Leader, a blogger, and lots of other good things. She has two kids, Claire and John, and works part time as an aide in the first grade class at St. Anthony's.

She will be joining us at our planning meeting coming up with her calendar in hand and some new ideas for us to try. Don't worry, we told her she can't be opposed to stealing at the gift exchange, and she knows her way around a glue gun, so she'll fit in fine.

Welcome Suzelle, we look forward to your friendship and eating your cookies!

Good News is a Good Thing

Hey everyone,

Chrissy posted a comment to the post below saying her report came back cancer-free, and she is on the mend! Wanted to make sure everyone saw that.

We are overjoyed Chrissy, and yes, our prayers were answered. Get better soon, and we love you!

Jean is a very good thing!

So, I'm here. I'm in Marshfield, Wisconsin, visiting our very good friend -- and always a good thing -- Jean, and her husband, Mark. Their home is lovely and they've shown us a very good time. I'm blessed to have been able to visit. I'll tell more later, but here's a few snapshots from our evening. By the way... I would have called, Mom, but no cell service! (Aaah, but I've hacked on to somebody's unsecured wireless network!)

On the way... the most awesome sight of sunflowers as far as the eyes could see. Breathtaking!

Jean and Mark in front of their lovely home.

Did I mention that in the back yard is a river? And wildlife is everywhere. Jean said this morning she had wild turkeys in the back, and that deer always visit to sample her raspberries. If you look closely in this photo, you will see wildlife of another kind... Buddy, the pug, playing while Jean is being silly!

Tomorrow is breakfast before we head back to Chicago and the Stassens go to work. We had a lovely visit. I'm blessed to have been able to visit such good friends.