more of my favorites

this is another one of my favorite pictures that ian made me. he is so wonderful at making me beautiful pictures.

a jovish blog about food

these are enchiladas i made night before last. they are soooooooooo yummy. the only thing missing are the olives that grandma main put on each peice. i didn't have any. these are going quite quickly as they are a family favorite. we had them with cantalope.

some fun projects

i made this tire cover, top and back covers for this joyner. the customer has an original super bee sticker on the front and it really turned out cool. it is very havasuish. playcraft pontoons are nice boats. this is the top of a cooler we upholstered for a customer to match his upholstery in his pontoon. it is popular here to have icechests that are seats also because it is cool.
front view of the cooler seat

we finally finished ians couch. this is his chinese monkey couch. this fabric used to be curtains in my morenci house, ian has always loved it so i have tried to keep them in his room over the years. now they have evolved into a couch. this is the monkeys final resting place. ian is thrilled.

total desperation

i only like to drink out of my big cups. this one got a puncture wound in it so i had to do some major surgery. my staff was making fun of me for this so i felt is was blogworthy.

birthday preparation

jule douglas' favorite day of the year is his birthday (november 2). he has been making his list of places to have the party and presents he wants. i love his list. i love everything about him. he is so fun to listen to and watch because his excitement about life is so amazing.
making the list (needing some spelling help)

deep in thought about how his friends feel about him. he was student of the week and everyone in the class had to make a picture and write a few sentences about him. it is a wonderful book.

boys

i took ian to the referrals club meeting with me this morning because he had a fasting blood test to do before school. so, we walk in and i show him where to sit and go to do my fundraising part. i look over and he is up shaking everyones hands and talking like an adult like he has been there many times. he was not bashful at all. AT ALL. he asked for a go box for his food, got in the line and sat across the table from me next to my guest from shimmer marine. he was thrilled to be there and had a great time.


so i just picked up owen and jule from school. this is the conversation in the truck. me- "so did you and davis let the girls chase you guys today?"

owen- "no, we don't play that anymore. we play racers now."

me-" oh, how do you play that."

jule from the back seat-" i am on the devils team"

owen-"i am on the devils oreos team. we race eachother."

me-" so who else is on your team?'"

owen-"about 7 people. we race everybody"

jule-" i am on my own team."

owen-"yeah, jule is a one man team."

jule "i am the only one who is fast on the team so i am the only one who counts"

owen-"yeah, jule is the only one who can beat us. sometimes he gets second."

this was funny to listen to. these guys are so full of personality. i wonder where they got that from.........................

laboring on labor day

so apparently most of you feel that this holiday is for staying at home with your families and relaxing. well, i am here (at work) to tell you that it is the most important day to be at work and you should all feel guilty about not working your butts off. mike is home with the short folks, i am here (by choice) getting some things done. i will leave early though and get home. we had people dropping off today on their way out of town and it is soooo nice working with the quiet. i have gotten quite a few things accomplished. hope you are all having wonderful days and cooking lots of great things.