McKeel Kids and snow

No new pictures from today. These were taken Friday and Saturday.

Isabella is really growing. It's fun watching her walk around. She's not real steady yet, and will still get down on her knees. She tries to keep up with her brother and sister though.

Lauren came to the door yesterday after playing in the snow. The first thing she said was "Grandma, will you wash my hair?". Her hair outside the toboggan was wet and pieces of sleet were frozen to it. She came on in, went to my bathroom and we pulled out the hair dryer. A couple of minutes later she was ready to go. Carter just wanted his hands warmed!

It's really having grand kids for neighbors!

Just a little snow

We woke up this morning to just a little snow. I think the top of James' house has more than anywhere. Poor Girl dog and Jack are having a tough time finding a place to take care of their business.

We will just be getting sleet all day. Oh well, at least we still have our electricity, phone and internet service. Wendy, how much did y'all get?

Update on Mandy

Well Mandy arrived back in Phoenix with some of her things last night. She will be making another trip back to Las Vegas for more of her stuff. Also Meghan let the hamster Robe out last night so we all say bye bye to that hamster. I think that's all from Mandy's world.

Message from the Jones'

Facebook never ceases to amaze me. I saw a post on there from Wendy and Cindy's Aunt Angie, Stephanie's mom. I have to repost it. I got a BIG laugh out of this! Sure hope it's not considered a terrorist threat.

Angie Hartley Jones Lord, the past year you took my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze; my favorite actress, Farrah Fawcett; my favorite musician, Michael Jackson; and my favorite salesman, Billy Mays. Lord, I just want you to know that my favorite president is Barack Obama.

No phone, No TV, No internet, NO SNOW ! ! !

This morinig about 10:00 AM the TV went black, along with the internet and digital phone. I gave Time Warner a call and the recording said it would be up in 90 minutes. About 4 hours later it all came back on. I recently changed over to digital phone, and realized that the absence of all three really messes up ones communication abilities.

The cell phones work, but you know how they are inside the house. So, if the power goes out, and the phone is out of service, we will have to depend on our cell phones. Just leave us a message if they are turned off.

Don't worry about us starving. The crock pot is full of chili and there is a pork roast cooking. And when that runs out, we ALWAYS have CHICKEN ! ! ! There are logs ready to be burned and a generator ready to crank. There are plenty of extra quilts for the beds. What more could we ask for? Let the snow begin! I'll be up all night watching for it.

Christy, Mandy's computer is still messed up, so you get to do the daily post. We want to see pictures when available. Kelli, you be sure to let us know what is going on in South Dakota.

Wendy, hope you are prepared. I am sure you will get more than we do. I'm just expecting a lot of ice.

Take care everyone! Mandy, good luck with the moving!

Snowy Day

Well you can see what my kids have been up to. They had so much fun. We got lots of snow and they made a snowman and a snow fort. The snow was so deep that Catherine had to be carried everywhere. When the boys laid in the snow to make snow angels they sank. Ha Ha they thought that was great. Wish you all were here to play.

Joe.....What's that noise?

Mom called Sunday night to tell me about their excitement. Saturday night mom was in bed talking to Aunt Jane on the phone (as usual) and dad was in the den watching TV. They both heard the alarm signal go off. Mom runs to the living room to see what's going on, and dad runs to the kitchen. Then mom sees dad head to the utility room, so she follows. When he opens the door a plume of black smoke and soot enters the kitchen. Mom is convinced the house is on fire. Dad calmly walks to the utility room, flips a switch, and after awhile the smoke subsides.

By this time mom has inhaled smoke and fumes that she said is irritating her lungs, so she had dad open the windows in the house.

So, this was Saturday night and they have been without heat every since. I haven't checked in with them today. I'll be sure to let you know if I hear anything.

I guess all those times Larry told us he had to crack the water in the toilet before he could flush, could just might become a reality!

Tuesday at the McEwan house

Well you can see what my kiddos were up to. They were attacking Kurt on the floor and goofing off. We had a busy day with school, dentist, speech therpy and dinner. Not all in that order. I am pleased to announce that Kenneth does not have any cavities. Catherine is talking more, and Luke made it through another day of school.
Of course Jacob is just an angel as usual.

That's all

No wrestling for a week

Chris went for x rays today. He's still sore. But he did get a pass for NO WRESTLING for a week. I guess this will give his body time ro rest before it gets pounded again. Why would ANYONE want to wrestle???

Mandy is packing. Kat is babysitting. Christy is....I don't know. And we don't see alot of the chicken man! I'm sure Wendy and Cindy are working alot. As for me, I spent the afternoon with Uncle Rudy. Hanging out with a 83 year old that knows everything will put a smile on anyone's face!

So now, what are all of you really doing?

15 Year Old Struck by car

For more info go to Kat's blog. Or better still, call Chris and let him tell you the story.

My poor little baby!

My Montage 1/23/10 at OneTrueMedia.com

Well we have a new member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Kenneth and his cousin Samara were baptised today and we went through the baptism without goggles and with out to much crying. ( Kenneth is tender hearted). So every one needs to say Hip Hip Horray for Kenneth. It has been a long 2 days.

Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Cameron and Olivia

I stole another one. Randy just made a post on facebook, and this was his profile picture. I just HAD to steal it and repost. Olivia still looks like Cindy, and not her mom so much. Sorry Wendy!
Wish I could make it larger.

I need some pictures now of Tristen and Nate.

Weekend project

This is my next project. I am going to cut out each face and put a multicolored border around it. Then add in a few white blocks, and another border. I think I am making it for Isaac, but I will have to wait until I finish it to see if it is too girly. There is pink in it, and the backing will be purple. You know, I might be able to make two out of this one panel. The blue eyes, the upside down head, and the pacifier are definite favorites of Isaac

Class went GREAT. I love this stuff! Y'all need to start having babies so I can make blankets.

Seth is up to no good again

So Seth told me today that he was on green and had a good dau. After I put him in bed he came out and told me that he actually went to the office today for being bad and getting in trouble. Any suggestions on what to do about my little trouble maker? Oh, and also, we are moving to Phoenix within the next few weeks.

Aunt Astrid

Aunt Astrid is still in Germany. Her mom is still in the hospital running a fever. She has been there for over a week. Just thought you might like to know.

All About Kelli

Kelli hasn't posted any pictures, so I decided to grab a couple off her facebook page. That's a lot easier than going through all the photo albums. I'll wait until her birthday to do that, and post some really old ones.

Hey Kelli Belli...... are you still counting down the days? You better get after Chris and his school grades. He's being a slacker!

Triplets ? ? ?

Mom called tonight and said that Chris Evans and his wife Cherie are expecting triplets. Don't you wish it were you? I'm sure this will be exciting for Grandaddy Joe to count down. In the past he would say he had 13 and 1/2 or 13 and 3/4 great grand kids. Wonder how he going to count these three.

Today Uncle Rudy had two doctor appointments in Greenville, so I spent most of the day there. I had left Jack out on the patio in the fence, but forgot to remove his leash. Anyway, he got tangled around the chair and only had 2 to 3 feet to move. Sherrill DID NOT appreciate this.
He didn't fuss. Even if he had, I was just too tired to listen!

Have a good week everyone.

In The Zone

Well this was what my kids were up to this morning. As you can see they are all focused on one thing. SpongeBob Square Pants!! Yes as you can see even baby Jacob is in the zone. I was on the computer this morning and the kids were all in the living room. Then it got real quite and I look up and this is what I saw. It was bliss for about 5 mins. Aren't they just cutties

Now tomorrow is school and we are supposed to get snow tonight. Anyone want to shovel my driveway in the morning:)

Austin, Could It Be?

Here is a pic of Carter's birthday cake! He had a Backyardigan's Birthday Party; so here is, none other than...................AUSTIN! Carter's Favorite :) Carter can get real emotional sometimes. He will say "He's going to cry" referring to various objects like, bunny, blanket, the fox on "The Fox and the Hound" and Carter will cry. Yesterday morning before church at 1pm, I made the cake. Well, on the way to church, Carter's voice cracked and he said "Austin's going to cry"! Well, I wrapped him up with saran wrap and foil, so I told Carter that I wrapped Austin up in his blanket, that he's taking a nap, and that he will be okay till we get back. Carter wasn't convinced!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carter's Birthday Party

Here are two pictures taken at Carter's party. Abby, I didn't do the cake.....I'll let you show that!

As I said in my previous post, the Zhu Zhu pets got the most attention.

Isabella is the little girl in the striped leggins. She's scooting around. Well actually she is walking around now, Finally!