Ballgames & More Ballgames

It seems like all I have done this summer is go to softball games.

Really it does!

All-Stars have been 3 games each week. . . . .

It is hot and muggy and very hard to be at the games. . . . .

But the reason I am there out weighs any discomfort.

2 of my little darlins' are playing

And Grandma needs to be there.

If you could see what my house looks like right now,

Oh, my goodness! You'd say "stay home"!Reason for my Summer of Softball
And this one too!

But I did have time this week to get in a project.
(proably why my house is a mess)
I rescued a beautiful doily.
Ya, I found it on the ground at the re-cycle bin. . . .
It was in bad shape. . . . . I brought it home
soaked it in Oxy-Clean
(it would make a good commercial for Oxy-Clean)
Fixed up some damage to it.

Sewed a pillow and put it on top of the pillow.
It is now part of the pillow collection on my bed. . .
Matches the blue in my bedroom just perfect.
I could have never left it there on the ground.
I am a crocheter and I knew
someone had spent time and
loving care to create such a beautiful
Work of Art
How could I not rescue it?
That is the problem with me with life in general . . . . .
Ya, I am a rescuer
I just hate to see things (and people) broken and in need of repair!
I want to bring them home and make them
beautiful again.

Louise - My Cousin

I love having Cousins

I have lots of them

But there are some that I am very close to

and I like a lot. . .

This is my cousin Louise

She is one I am close to and I like a lot.

(her Mom and my Grandpa were 1st cousins)

(My great-grandpa and her grandpa were brothers)

Louise

Is Talented, Can make ANYTHING!

she cooks, sews, embroderies and many other things

But

Most of ALL she is a GOOD Person,

Fun to be with

She likes to talk, and laugh and make things for me.

and always wants to make sure I

have a DIET COKE

She was sewing the day I was at her home.

I think she is always sewing something

and usually it is for someone else

never herself. . . . .

Her family is her life, she loves doing things for them.

Her husband, Richard, is very supportive of Louise and the girls

and they in turn are supportive of him

Her daughters are Brenda and Heather.

Heather is just as creative as Louise

Brenda is creative in a different way.

(I always like to ask her what new book she is reading.)

Louise has some beautiful things in her home.

She has a very "fine" eye for beauty.

She has an eye for color and texture.

I am always amazed at her nack for creating things.

Her stitiches and her work is very detailed and done to perfection!

Louise's Grandpa was my

great-great-uncle

(my great-grandpa's brother)

His name was Uncle Arthur

He was a gentle kind man

He was talented!

He could carve wood

He made the most beautiful carvings of Indians and horses.

This long stick is something that he carved.

The detail is beautiful. . .

(I wish my camera could do it justice)

It is solid walnut.

These are some of the things Louise has made

She does beautiful counted-cross-stitch.

She is the one that got me started doing it.

I have several things she has done.

She loves to give her creations to others. . . .

Very fine detailed work!


Heather was born on the 4th of July
so the house is really decorated for the 4th.
Also Heather's bedroom is decorated in Americana
and 4th of July things.
She has a great collection of July 4th
Because everyone has given her presents that go along with that theme.


Heather has a very cretive eye.
She does the cutest cards
That is for another day!


Pillows in Heather's room
Notice the cute Beanie Bears. . . .
I think they have every Beanie that came out
Really I do!


This is Louise's Mother's Rocking Chair.
Louise doesn't know how old it is,
but Aunt (I call her Aunt) Flossie (Florence)
would be over 100 years old if she were alive.
Aunt Flossie also had the creative genius
she made the most beautiful quilts
all pieced and hand quilted
There is a beautiful needle point on this chair that Aunt Floss did
(I don't have a picture of it.)


"Happy Everything" is so pretty!

Another 4th of July pillow



Louise decorates her shelf according to holidays.
I will show it to you in October, November,
and December is unbelievably pretty!



Louise loves Roosters
This is the top of her cupboards.
Did I tell you she also cans everything from the garden
Tomatoes, fruits, vegitables, and jams.
(hundreds of jars)
And her salsa is to die for!

Oh, I tell you she is one talented lady.
She cooks wonderful food, cans, sews, crafts and a zillion other things.
She makes you feel very welcome
whenever you come to her HOME. . . .
I love to be with Louise
She inspires me!
She is just a GOOD SOUL
one in a million.
I am so glad we are related.
Thankful for Cousins like Louise!

Never Enough Hours In A Day

There just never seems to be enough hours in the day

I really think time is going faster. . . .

Does anyone feel the same way I do?

I feel rushed from morning til night!

And I can never get everything I want to do

in the day I want to do it, done.

It is July 26th and

I hate to say it but

The Summer Is Almost Over!

Where has it gone?The Young Women in my ward left this morning for

Girls Camp

High in the Wasatch Mountain.

They will spend about 5 days

doing all kinds of activities. . . .

I don't go! I don't like camping!
They have to have a "mail box"

for their camp

A sweet couple in the Ward

John and MaryBeth

made this cleaver, adorable

mail box

Isn't it cute?

(just wanted to share that with you)

There is something else I wanted to share with you

Yesterday I received the

"One Lovely Blog Award"

from another blogger.

I was so surprised and humbled!

What a nice thing to receive.
It is for my other blog

The one I do all of my crafts on

http://karieschiccreations.blogspot.com/

I hope you will go to

Karie's Chic Creations

Look at the things I do

and leave a comment if you would like

Hope you have a

Blessed

Peaceful Day

Sabbath Reflection

Remember the Sabbath Day

and Keep It Holy BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.

I Am A Daughter of Utah Pioneers

I am a proud daughter of Utah Pioneers

My ancestors on all sides of my family tree

came to this beautiful part of the world

for religious freedom.

My family history reads like the history of

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.My beloved ancestors

traveled the great plains

forged rivers,

and traversed the

mighty Rocky Mountains

They suffered great trials and heartache

All in the name of Faith in

what they believed to be true

and for the freedom

to worship as they believed.

They traveled by wagons, hand-carts and on foot.

Suffering both physically and emotionally.

Some were part of the tragic

Martin & Willie Handcart Company.

Others were part of the rescue team to save the stranded Saints.

Death, sickness, hardships and pain

all in the name of their religion. . . .

They did this all for themselves

And most of all for

US!

That someday WE could have a better life

a life of truth, justice, and beauty. . . . .

A life built upon

FAITH

HARD WORK

TRUST

and most of all

LOVE

My ancestor helped to make the Desert Blossom Like A Rose

They were the builders. . . .

They helped colonize this vast Great Salt Lake Desert

They brought water and crops and cattle and sheep to the desert land

They built Churches

Schools and Towns

and most importantly

They built

Homes

Homes where children could grow and learn and work and play and learn

right from wrong.

Homes where the Word of God was taught and lived.

Homes that prayed

Loved the Lord

and Loved their country.

My Ancestors had Faith In Every Footstep
My deepest love to my families

The Pioneers

DALEY

BEDDOES

PICKERING

DANIELS

NEBEKER

SPENCER

TAYLOR

SIMONDS

HALES

EWING

WRIGHT

WIGHTMAN

SALISBURY

VAN WAGONER

DIXON

NORTON

MCDANIELS

GRAHAM

I Am Almost Finished - - - Quartrefoil Stool

TA DA!

This is what my little stool (with personality)

is looking like. . .

I couldn't be happier with the out-come!

We did it!

Me and My Stool

transformed something ugly

to something beautiful!

The Stool has gone through quite a transformation process!

It has been 2 hot long days for both of us.

She looks good even without the

Quartrefoil Design,

But I wanted more for her. . . .Bless my little Stools soul

it has been through a lot!

The dreaded sanding, then priming and painting

We both grew impatient with the

drying process! She came from DI (the thrift store)

She didn't cost very much,

This is what she looked like when I first saw her. . . .

But, I knew the minute I saw her

she could turn into something

BEAUTIFUl

She isn't quite finished yet.
I still need to go over her with a fine artist brush
straighten out the lines of the pattern
and correct any jagged lines.
The the poly-stuff goes on her
Just to protect her finish.

Dang, I am excited!
I did it
I copied Jen at
Tattor Tots & Jello
and I pulled it off!

Painting & More Painting

I am not going to tantalize you with a picture,

I am just going to tell you

I am

Painting

&

Added more painting. . .. . . .

I hope to show you tomorrow,

I am so excited to start on the details of it

I can't sleep tonight!

It has been one hot day here in the West Desert of Utah

I have been painting on my little patio.

I have sanded, primed and painted

2 seperate projects.

It is something I have been waiting to do.

Something I saw on another Blog

and thought

"Hmmmmmm, maybe I can do that, just maybe.

So I found the right object at the one and only

place to find cheap objects

DI.

(love that place, I find the neatest things)

I have debated on the color

finally I had it all picked out in my mind.

Now I had to find it at the paint store (Wal-Mart)

Sanding, priming and painting

takes a long time.

You have to wait for paints to dry.

And the little object took 3 coats of 2 different paint colors.

But,

tomorrow morning, when it is cool and nice.

I will put the finishing touches on my project

I promise I will show pictures and tell you about how I did it.

Right now my life is kind of consumed in softball games and DIY projects

I have decided that doing DIY projects is so fun because it is the

thrill of finding just the right thing to do the project

and the thrill of accomplishing something you created.

That's how it is to shop at thrift stores, (DI)

It is the thrill of the hunt

and finally finding something that is totally out of the ordinary

and to make it all worth it , the price is cheap.

Among all the things I like and collect. . ..

I like books, especially old books.

While at DI the other day I came across some very old books.

Like 1927, 1932, 1937

Someone must have been cleaning out their parents or grandparents house.

These books had been given to someone, because'

there were inscriptions on the inside of the book.

I liked the looks of the tattered yellowed books

it told me that the books had been loved.

Someone liked reading them, over and over again.

The books were not only full of information but they had

Charm and personality.

I was immediately drawn to them.

I only bought 4 books

and I wish I had bought more

(I may go back and see if anymore are there)

I have this weird thinking that inate things have personalities!

I know, it is weird! I agree!

The furniture I pick up at DI, or other thrifty places and especially "road kill"

I think, I am drawn to it because for some strange reason they want to come to my home

and be part of my life. They want me to fix them up and make them pretty.

And in the case of books, they want me to enjoy their words as they tell me a story or

impart knowledge to me.

All this "stuff" I have acquired in my many years of life

are like friends to me. Some things hold such tender memories there is no way

I could ever part with it . . . . .

I believe in enjoying the "stuff" I have. Love it, place it where you can see it.

where you can enjoy its personality and charm!

Weird, I know! But that is how I am !

Busy Summer Days and Nights

The days and nights are HOT

and my schedule is

SIZZELING

with projects

and places to be

and doing more than I really think I can do

(ever feel that way?)

But somehow it all gets done (eventually)Just thought I would give you a glimple of

my Daley life

and what has been going on

this past week.

(Besides going to Paul McCartney Concert)

I teach the Young Women in my ward

I made this hand-out for them

and gave it to them today at Church.

The lesson was on Testimony

In a bag I put a bottle of water

some sweet peach gummie candy

and a tag that read:

If you THIRST for

RIGHTEOUSNESS

You will TASTE

The sweet fruit of

OBEDIENCE

&

TESTIMONY

All I could think of when I was trying to come up with something to give them

was water!

Maybe it was because I was in

102 degree weather

and all I could think of was drinking water!

Anyway

My girls loved the hand-out.

This little darling is part of the reason for my hectic schedule!

And her cousin

They are in All-Stars Girls Softball Tournaments

for the next 3 weeks!

I have already posted about them winning the Championship

Now they are All-Stars. . . . . .

You know how I feel about these grandkids of mine. . . .

whatever they are involved in, I am there to support and cheer them on. . .

So the games are in the heat of the day. . .

It is HOT

and those poor little girls are in the sun and the heat

They try to keep them hydrated, but they need something to cool them off

So. . . .

My son (who is the head coach) and my DIL

came up with the idea of

COOL WRAPS

They are the neatest things!

And you guessed it. . . .

Grandma gets to make them!

I really don't mind

I am so happy to share my talents

Especially to make my grandchildren happy

So today I sewed COOl WRAPS

I promise I will share the idea with you on a later post

or you can go to karieschiccreations.blogspot.com

and see my other blog for directions.

If you wonder why these pictures are of the backside

well I love the JACKSON on their uniforms

and I love their stance when they are up to bat.

This is BRISSA

Brissa in the batter-up circle

This is my EMMA

she is my lefty

I love to see her ready to hit the ball

(You gotta love the lefty)

Emma

Coach Mat and Emma

(father and daughter)

Well, this is what I accomplished this week

None of my other projects were even touched. . .

Nope, not one!

But that is ok, they will be waiting for me

but

Not these 2 little granddaughters

2010 All-Star Softball

will be over and done and never be again

and my 2 little darlins' will go on to

another year and another game.

If I am not there I will miss it.

I know this happens,

I raised 4 children

and I wonder

where did my little ones go!

Paul McCartney- Salt Lake City, Utah 2010

Tuesday July 13, 2010

I saw live and in concert

the most talented and amazing musician

Paul McCartney

For 3 hours

we visited

YESTERDAY

These are my memories of that incredable night

in Salt Lake City, Utah

with a Beatle!

(in the background you can see an image of George Harrison)

Just pure, live music of the great

Sir Paul



Did he ever deliver!
The left-handed (got to love those lefties) guitarist
Sang to my hearts content.


Raising his guitar!
He played from various guitars
and when he said he was playing the ONE
he played in the '60's
The 45,000 people in the stadium
cheered!



He payed tribute to
his wife Linda
John Lennon
and George Harrioson
when he sang his song to George
I cried.
They were my favorite Beatles.


The crowded loved him
but
He also, loved us
the way he said
Salt Lake City, Utah
was so cute!


He is playing the ukelale (however you spell it)
George Harrison gave him.

I will never forget
Paul McCartney

How do you describe

Incredible ?

The hands of

Paul McCartney

McCartney

Sgt. Pepper, Elinor Rigby, Mother Mary

Paper Back Writer, were all present

that hot summer night

The Great, The Talented

Sir Paul McCartney

In Salt Lake City, Utah

and I was there!

I had a permanent smile on my face

as I rocked, sang, clapped and swayed

and at times cried.

These were the times of my youth.

A young girl in a little town in Utah

seeing for the first time the Beatles

on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964

And now 46 years later

seeing live, and in person

the great

Paul McCartney

1 of only 2 surviving BEATLES

So much has changed and is now gone

and it seems so long a go,

But

for one hot summer night

I revisited

YESTERDAY

Me, Melanie and Mathew

before the show

Salt Lake City, Utah

Inside the Rio Tino Stadium

where 45,000

people will gather to see

Paul McCartney in Concert

Me and Melanie
Mat and Melanie

It was HOT!

My son Mat and Me

He is just as excited as I am to be there!
Me, getting ready to enter the Stadium

for one incredible night!

I saw and lived YESTERDAY!