http://www.ivyfamily.net Come on in, sit a while. Let's have a cup of tea and get to know each other! Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:46:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have acquired Spring's daddy, a retired stud cat.  He's settling in well.  Spring and Stretch are getting used to Goliath, too.  A lot of tip-toe-ing going on, but I'm confident they'll work it out.  No blood yet!!  :-) http://www.ivyfamily.net/index.php/archives/2008/06/13/new-cat-goliath I love the summer-time. Last night I turned off the a/c and opened the windows wide. Mmmm. Great sleeping! This morning, close the windows again and turn on the a/c. However, only the upstairs (bedrooms & baths) have central air, so to enjoy the summertime, ... http://www.ivyfamily.net/index.php/archives/2008/06/04/summer-sweet-sweet-summer I don't get to go this year, and yes, I'm sad. But I think I'm supposed to stay home this year. Here are "my" girls I made friends with last summer, Delka & Fonka.  The more I look at their photos, the more I want to go back!  ... http://www.ivyfamily.net/index.php/archives/2008/05/25/missing-my-gypsies Richard and I were introduced to this recipe when Beth's mom fixed it for us back when she & Bob lived in the beach house at Sandbridge. I got a fresh chicken on sale the other day, so I fixed this for Richard and myself today. Ahhhhh.... ... http://www.ivyfamily.net/index.php/archives/2008/05/16/chicken-marinade-courtesy-of-beth-beard Here are some happy faces! Julia, Andrew and Jesse were playing outside, the water was available as was the dirt... you guessed it!   Not long ago, Andy celebrated his 5th birthday. Here's the cowboy hat we got him and his nearly-bursting-with-joy face with it!! http://www.ivyfamily.net/index.php/archives/2008/04/26/warm-weather-brings-out-the-best I'm reading John Eldredge's book, "Waking the Dead". You can’t read this book too quickly. You have to take it slowly and let God talk to you. You have to soak it up in His Presence. It is a warm and lovely book. It is ... http://www.ivyfamily.net/index.php/archives/2008/04/24/waking-the-dead This is Lucy!  :-)           http://www.ivyfamily.net/index.php/archives/2008/04/07/in-my-easter-bonnet What a good time we had yesterday when Sean & Amy's children came over for a little "Grandpa & Grandma Time"!! It was especially fun because I had not seen much of them since coming home from Israel, three weeks ago. Now, everyone is well and ready for ... http://www.ivyfamily.net/index.php/archives/2008/03/16/time-with-grand-kids When our grandkids come over, one thing they like to do is constant... "Signing Time". "Can we watch 'Signing Time'?" Who am I to say no to them? I do limit them, though, as playing and reading are also great activities. Here are a few ... http://www.ivyfamily.net/index.php/archives/2008/01/28/learning-to-sign I baked a small frozen cobbler for the meeting this evening, but then realized it would not be enough to serve the adults AND the three healthy young boys! So, since I've been meaning to make them, and I had everything on hand to make them, I made up ... http://www.ivyfamily.net/index.php/archives/2008/01/17/mmmmmmmmmmmm