It's A Wonderful Day!

Just to let you know.....much more to follow, but

MORGAN

IS

HOME

for spring break.

We have her for a week and two days!

The Strawberries Have Arrived!

They're Here.......Enjoy!! If you ordered strawberries from Maci as a fundraiser for her band trip over Spring Break, I'll be delivering them Wednesday evening between 5pm - 7pm. If you need to arrange another time for me to get them to you just let me know.

Also, thank you very, very much for your support of the RHS Band!

A Little Pick-me-Up

I've been under the weather since last Friday. Spent Friday afternoon in bed, all day Saturday in bed, and most of Sunday and Monday in bed. All the beautiful weather that Jim and Maci were outside enjoying, and I was sick. I missed the first cookout of the season at my Mom's on Sunday. Grilled steak, baked potatoes, yum, yum, yum. But, I was sick in bed. Anyway, on Tuesday, I was feeling a little better until a little pick-me-up showed up...then I felt great! Little Miss Kensley came to visit. Holding a sweetie like her and anyone would instantly feel better. She babbled, smiled, and even walked a few steps with me holding on to her fingers. She was all dressed for Spring in her little capri's and sandals.

Oh, there is nothing as sweet as a little one holding on to your neck. As if her visit wasn't enough to cheer anyone, she brought me gifts. A list making pad and a Springy pad of post-it-notes. CaSandra knows me so well. Everyone will be tired of my lists and notes before the day is over. CaSandra even said that Little Miss Kensley swiped these off the shelf as she was riding in the shopping cart. Evidently Kensley knows just what I like.
Thanks CaSandra, you really brightened my day. And now, I'm off to make a few lists......

I'm Ready for SPRING!

I Love Spring. I'm ready for the warmer days, long walks, sunglasses, spring coats, and Easter. Whatever season is coming....that is my all-time favorite. So, at the moment, my favorite season is Spring! I decided today, as I clean, to take down the winter decorations, and hurry Spring along. Stored away were the snowmen in the bathroom.....
...the snowmen in the dining room....

...the snowmen hanging on the mudroom door.....

and last, but not least, the snowman sitting atop the fireplace mantle.

This is the winter themed fireplace and.....

...it's now ready for Spring!

These bunnies were made by my Grandma Ruth Hall in 1972 in a ceramics class she attended. The big one is mine and the baby was (or I guess is) Fred's. I tried to "steal" and I use that term loosely, this baby bunny from him for years when we were younger. I guess he would have only been 1 1/2 years old when Grandma made them for us. Anyway, he never would let me have it. Then, a few years ago it just happened to travel to my house and decided to stay. I really don't remember all the details....just that he's here to stay. They are a set and they belong together. Notice the repaired ear on the mommy bunny....some little girls just had to hold her!

Here is the winter themed kitchen window.....

...now, all ready for Spring!

This little egg on the window seal was also made by my Grandma Ruth. For years when I would go to her house, I'd ask if I could have it and she's tell me that no I couldn't because my Uncle Jeff wanted it also. Well, somehow a few years ago it ended up at my house also, and decided to stay. Again, I can't remember all of the details of the trip. But, it too is staying!!!

These wooden rabbits and chick were made by my Uncle Pete and he gave them to me. They didn't just travel here, I brought them. They are so cute.

Oh, here is another baby bunny. I really DON'T have a clue where he came from.

But, he's staying too!

The girls bathroom decorations.

A Spring wreath in the dining room. (I bought it myself.)

And lastly, this adorable hanging was made by my adorable daughter, Morgan, when she was in Mrs. Kathy Pletchers kindergarten class. She wrote her name at the top with fabric paint. Of all my Spring decorations, purchased, borrowed, or um...stolen, this is my favorite!

Spring has officially sprung in the Oiler household.

And, we're not going back to winter any time soon.

I'm now on my way to town to buy a bouqet of tulips for the kitchen island.

Off To A Marshall Basketball Game

Jim and Maci are headed out this evening to a Marshall Basketball Game in Huntington. Maci is all ready with her Nike Marshall T and her Marshall crocks. She's dressed for the game! Doesn't she just look so sweet?
Well, you must remember that she is going with her Dad. Below is a picture of Jim in his Marshall Football Season attire. I posted this picture in case you had forgotten the "look" (although I don't think anyone who has seen it before would forget). I also wanted to contrast it to his Marshall Basketball Season attire. I'm sorry to even have to put this on the blog....but it's our life, and we LOVE him, so......

I hope you're ready......

Maci has a good friend, Sarah, and her father and Jim went to grade school together and were friends. Sarah's grandma (Jim's friends mother) made this hat for Maci and as soon as she walked in the door with it, three guesses who grabbed it up? If he weren't so dang good looking, he couldn't pull this look off.

Jim also found this leather jacket (notice that it has the "old" Marshall mascot - Marco with the sailors hat) and had to have it. He now will only wear, buy, hang, or display items that have this mascot on them. Talk about hard to find! Anyway this leather jacket is one of his prized possessions.

And here they are ready to leave. What memories are being made! I just hope that the memories don't scar our children for life. Hope the team wins and wins big. Marshall doesn't have two bigger fans than these guys!!

Maci and Her Youth Group Go Tubing

Maci and her Grass Lick Baptist Church Youth Group went tubing at Winter Place

on Saturday night. Maci designed this t-shirt for the group which is called...C.H.A.O.S. The back of the T's had their nicknames.

Maci's is maymae and her friend KayLee's is kaykae (how cute).
This is Maci and KayLee. They are best buds.
This is the whole youth group.

After tubing, they stopped and ate "dinner/breakfast" at about 1am on the way home at IHop. Then it was a snowy trip home on the interstate.

Thankfully, there were no injuries and everyone had a GREAT time.

The Jewelry and Pampered Chef Have Arrived

On Friday, Paula and I went to Tara's house and helped her sort through the Lia Sophia jewelry orders. Oh we had such fun, trying on everyone's jewelry. I love when a new order of Lia Sophia comes in!!!! Plus, it was so fun to sort through everyone's. Tara fed us taco salad, then we had just a great evening. Lots of oooh's, and aaaah's and laughter. A great ending to the work week. The white bracelet and earrings are mine, the necklace is for Maci, and the silver bracelet is for Molli. Morgan didn't get anything because she hates jewelry. (Maybe it gets in the way when she is drawing and designing at the architecture table?) Then, on Saturday, when Jim and I came back from town, there were three BIG boxes of Pampered Chef in the dining room. More fun!!! I immediately called Paula, who came right over with a plate of cookies, and we looked through everyones orders of the Pampered Chef. Another great evening of oooh's, aaah's, and laughter (Tyler also had a lot of fun making fun of us). The picture is of Molli with all of the free stuff she earned from the party her future mother-in-law held for her. If you ordered anything.....Thank You So Much! I think that Molli is almost all set for her new kitchen. How nice would that be to start out again with ALL new stuff.