works of "art"

Today, we received a wedding invite in the mail....it came in a box! It was really pretty....It's really pretty...and it swivels out on a brad...that is under the flower...Maybe, I'll take a picture of that tomorrow...




















A few months ago Jordan's Yugioh and Pokemon cards were taken away. (He may get them back by Spring Break). So, Jordan and a friend, Tony, decided to make their own cards.
I found these on the table after he went to bed.
Yes, I noticed the misspelling...

More Aloha from the Islands

ok, this might not be too exciting for Alan Urasaki, but, I received a present from someone who just got back from Hawaii!

A shopping bag from Foodland...check it out! Saimin, Shave Ice, Spam Musubi, etc....

Isn't it cool? I'll be the envy at the grocery stores...hmmm...maybe it's too nice for the store...maybe for my yarn? Ah! Those transplant Island people may try to steal it...I better put my name on the bottom!

One tourney down, 3 to go

This is the first time I am posting a video to the Blog....I wonder how it will turn out.

Jordan played @ Berkeley High for the Ohtani Tournament. They lost both games...the first to a girl's team from Sacramento. Those Sac girls are tough...just like the cousins, from the prior post...The second game to a team from Diablo (Concord). Jordan is #40 and makes the basket in this clip. Next weekend, Neil will be playing in the Tri-City jamboree...and in March our organization will host a jamboree.

We had a large break in between games (9:30 and 3:30 tip off times)...so, we had lunch at the Emeryville Public Market and visited with Grandma @ the convalescent home. We picked her up some lunch...her favorite saba (mackerel) and rice. She ate some and Mom said she will give her the rest for dinner. Hopefully, she will be able to start rehab tomorrow. I don't think she has walked yet...not a good sign.

Gotta love family...

Jeff's Bachan (grandmother), Auntie Joanne and cousin Lisa came to visit. Bachan and Auntie Jo dropped by to visit Jeff's other grandmother who is in the hospital. Lisa babysat while Jeff and I attended a memorial service.

My parents and brother Dean also came up to visit Grandma.

At the end of the evening we had a great dinner... Bachan left earlier to visit her sisters...and Auntie Jo and Lisa went to the Warrior/Thunder game...currently we are tied 60 with 2.47 left in the 2nd period.

Just a Short Post

Hello everyone! Just a short post tonight...it has been a crazy few days....yesterday morning, before Jeff left for work...his mother called to say that I didn't have to 'Grandma-sit' because she fell and is going to the hospital.

This is the same Grandmother that had colon surgery less than a month ago...she ended up breaking her hip and required surgery to "screw it together". (metal plates and all...)

She underwent surgery late yesterday afternoon and after a short hospital stay, will move to a convalescent home for further rehab.

More later....

Baby Quilt!

Yes, it is my weekend to finish those "started projects".... We had a new neighbor move in last summer....at the time, she "looked" pregnant... but you know the rule "never ask"... so, in November, we broke the rule because it was VERY obvious....Yes, she was pregnant...and due in December.

She had a baby girl...I started making this quilt... no I am not that creative...it was a kit...all I had to do was cut the squares and sew... they even tell you how to lay out the squares...but, I messed that up.

It was that hard...as long as you have a seam ripper to take it apart over and over to ensure that the squares are in line.

I finished!!!

Yeah!!! I FINALLY finished Neil's robe....I have had the material for about 7 months...and I got it done last night.

Neil looks "puffy" because he wouldn't take off his fleece jacket....Now I feel better....his other robe was getting so small and short.....yeah..another thing for the church Rummage sale.




The Women's Association at church also had an Udon Luncheon fundraiser...that I chaired...scary, huh....

Besides the delicious udon, we had cabbage salad/orange and cake. Okay, we needed more cake...I already made the mental note....