My Great Grandma...

My Great Grandma was 102 years old as of June 30th. She passed away on Saturday, August 16th, 2008. It is sad, but at the same time I'm happy for her. She was always such an outgoing person. Very independent and always going and doing. When she was around 95 years old, she finally moved into assisted living. About 2 months before her 100th birthday she had a stroke and it completely changed her. She started confusing people and it was no longer "her" if you know what I mean. She would have hated the way she has been living for the last 2 years. I know she is happier now. It is still sad though...

My Soon to be Teen...

I can't believe I am old enough to have a teenager! It doesn't seem possible... but - since he is now 2 inches taller than me - I guess I HAVE to believe it! :( I "stole" a couple of pix of him last night... he is a STRING BEAN!

Sorry about the delay!

The stupid camera battery was dead... anyway...

Here are the pictures of the butterflies -

This one was actually "born" this morning...

Then - as they grow they get more color. This one was "born" two days ago. They will "eat" oranges. I haven't really figured that one out yet - but they do seem to spend a lot of time sitting on it. And the red you see on the napkin is the "left overs" from the protein they had to form into butterflies. It gets everywhere when they are hatched! -

And this is one opened up -


These are Painted Lady butterflies. When they are closed they kinda look like moths, that is part of their protection. They are really pretty when the open up! And let me tell you - it was hard to get good pictures of them without letting them loose in the house! HA!

WE HAVE BUTTERFLIES!!!

I came home from work today to discover we have three pretty butterflies in the treehouse! =) I will try and get some good pix of them later... right now they are slowly opening and closing their wings. I think they are drying them. I can't wait until V gets home tonight - he will be SO excited!!

How Exciting!

I'm off on a new business venture! :) I have started selling Uppercase Living wall words! You can view my site at jamesmarie.uppercaseliving.net and the product catalog is under "products" and then click on "idea catalog" on the right side. If you would like to place an order - let me know!! :)

Butterflies?

That is what they tell me! V is "growing" butterflies in his bedroom... it is actually quite interesting! His Uncle and Aunt bought him the "Butterfly Treehouse" for his birthday...
it is pretty neat really... after we got the "treehouse" we sent off for the "butterflies". They came in their own little cup the bottom of which is filled with food... they were little tiny when they got here and they grew really quick! They are now attached to the top of the cup to a thin piece of paper. I've tried to take pictures... not sure if you can tell what they are though!

Here they all are... 3 are in their cacoons and one is hanging getting ready to make his... then the last one is crawling around all the others...
Here is the late bloomer...
Here is the one getting ready to transform into his cacoon

Here is one of the fully formed cacoons... pretty neat! :)
I honestly think I'm just about as excited as V to see them change into butterflies!! =)

Back to School...

It is just about that time again! I went Wednesday night and bought most of the boys stuff for school... including school shoes for both of them, football cleats for D, and dress shoes for both - 5 pairs of jeans for both, and about 10-15 shirts for both. New underwear was also necessary!
And then all the school supplies... I don't even want to admit how much I spent! But - at least it is all bought now! Next is school fees! YAY! More money to spend! :D I swear - if it is not one thing it is another! LOL Oh well - it's just money! =)