My Nieces

   They are the most darling little girls ever!

I love being an aunt! *grin*

Travels

Missouri

Illinois

The church where my parents were married 25 years ago...

Michigan

These are from our trip to Michigan last month. We saw so much beautiful scenery and lots of family and friends!

The Best Marinade

Steak Marinade 

1 cup oil

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/3 cup red wine vinegar

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

3 tablespoons worchestershire sauce

1 tablespoon pepper

2 tablespoons mustard

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 onion, sliced

Mix together all ingredients (except for onion) in 

a large measuring cup. 

Place steak in a casserole dish and, using a fork, pierce meat 

all over both sides.

 Place the onion slices over the meat.

Pour marinade over the steak. Cover and let sit for about 10 hours.

Grill and enjoy!

Wreath Re-do

   My Mom's birthday is today. For one of her gifts, Alison and I redecorated the wreath on our front door. It turned out really pretty and Mama loved it!
   Here is the "before" picture. It had gotten quite dilapidated, so it was definitely time to do something with it!

Cutting the old decorations off of the wreath.  

Arranging the flowers and gluing them on.

 It's finished!

   The hydrangea is one of my favorites, and even if it takes a while to make it's really pretty simple. Cut out 20 petals in a rounded cross shape about 3/4" across. Stitch them onto a small oval of fabric using one cross stitch for each little petal.

For these poppies, cut out 3 circles in graduating sizes - our biggest for these flowers was 3 3/4". Lightly singe the edges over a candle. Stitch them together and attach a button or bead in the center.


I'd like to do more felt flower tutorials in the future, so stay tuned!

For the Love of Lenses

   My friend, Hannah, and I both really enjoy photography! For several months now, we have been wanting to start some sort of website where we can share our photos with each other and anyone else who is interested. We started planning how we wanted it to work, and asked several friends and relatives who also find great pleasure in taking pictures to join us in our endeavor. My brother, Daniel, very kindly helped us the technical design issues and we finally kicked off this week. I think it's going to be a lot of fun to post, and to read everyone else's posts! Come and read along as we all introduce ourselves and then start sharing our photography on...

Lens Love