Oma Rules!

Eli Takes a Stroll

 

Oh, that little face!

Oma Says

 

Happy Spring!

Happy Spring! 

I've been busy dogsitting, and babysitting, and enjoying the beautiful weather. 

It seems that Julia and family are really moving here, and she'll be minutes from Alexis and me. 

I'm very excited!

Be careful what you wish for......

Let me explain why I haven't blogged in a while.

When I was a child, I was always very healthy. I had rosy cheeks, and plenty of energy.  My poor sister, on the other hand, was often pale. She often suffered from headaches, and she often felt poorly.  Of course I felt that she was getting much more attention from our parents.  Ah, I just wanted to be pale!  I wanted to look as though I were suffering.  Do you remember Heidi's friend Clara?  The poor thing was fading. I always pictured her draped on a divan,  suffering.  I tried to picture myself in her stead.

I didn't give much thought  to what it would be like to actually be sick,  I just wanted to look like it  sometimes.  Was that too much to ask?

Here comes the part about being careful what you wish for,  you might just get it.  Well, I got it.  I've had a number of health issues,  and I now get my rosy cheeks from a tube. 

I'm sure I'll be fine soon, and then I will share pictures of spring flowers in my garden.

For Alexis

Are you amazed, Alexis? 

I had so much time that I even learned to post a picture!

Snow Day

I know that those of you who have lots of little children home for a snowday might think: lucky Oma, she can do whatever she wants to do. True, true, but now I've done it, and now I've had plenty of alone time.  Tomorrow I'm going out regardless how much snow there is!

Paintings

I thought I'd share some of my paintings with you.

 

 

 

If anyone has any advice on taking good pictures of paintings, please let me know!

And The Winner Is...

Just Jess!

Please e-mail me at [email protected] with your address so that I can send your wool out to you!

Congratulations to Just Jess and thanks to everyone who commented.  Also, thanks to Maya of Springtree Road, who handspun the yarn and sent many lovely folks this way!   I hope that you will all come back and visit.  I have to say that I am thrilled at the response to this giveaway, and I plan to do them every once and a while.

Thanks again!

Giveaway!

 

To celebrate the launch of Oma Rules! and the fact that my heart is still beating, I'm going to host a giveaway.  All you have to do is leave a comment below before 6PM EST on Friday, February 19th, and you will be entered in the drawing to win the two beautiful handspun yarns pictured above.  They were spun by Maya of Springtree Road and they are stunning!

Good luck!

 
 

Happy Heart Day

After a 24 hour visit to the hospital this past Thursday night, Alexis picked me up to take me home. She gave me a book that I had asked her to order for me, and said:  "Good thing you didn't die. I would have felt so bad when the book arrived in the mail today!"

Where could she possibly have gotten that sense of humor? 

Happy Valentine's Day!