June 15th was D-Day so we went out for Pizza with Gpa and Gma Leak, Jason and Sam (Matt's cousins), and Gma-Great. We came back to our house for a Hot Fudge Sundae, Platt-style (delicious recipe from my younger days. mom would make it almost every Sunday! mmmm). Then Grandpa thought it was funny to wrap the kids up in the blankets so tight they couldn't escape. They loved it!! Here are Trey and Kace giggling while Gpa wrestled with them. Thanks to everyone who helped make this day possible. We wish we could celebrate it with everyone, both near and far, and are hopeful that someday we will.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
OUT . . . and . . . ABOUT
June 15th was D-Day so we went out for Pizza with Gpa and Gma Leak, Jason and Sam (Matt's cousins), and Gma-Great. We came back to our house for a Hot Fudge Sundae, Platt-style (delicious recipe from my younger days. mom would make it almost every Sunday! mmmm). Then Grandpa thought it was funny to wrap the kids up in the blankets so tight they couldn't escape. They loved it!! Here are Trey and Kace giggling while Gpa wrestled with them. Thanks to everyone who helped make this day possible. We wish we could celebrate it with everyone, both near and far, and are hopeful that someday we will.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
YS REPORT . . .
. . . well . . . it's over . . . and for my first try I don't think it was so bad:)
I have excellent support and help from friends and family. I could not have done it without you all!! Our original plan was to go from 8 to 2 but around noon it started raining so we moved under the covered parking and didn't have much traffic so we closed up shop. My goal was to make at least $500.00 and we surpassed that so I am terribly PLEASED!! Thanks again to everyone that helped.
* Court and Sonnie made some adorable flower clips for little girls that were a hit (website coming soon)
*My sister Merrilee sold hot dogs and Mattie and two of her friends sold lemonade. (Uncle Denny did a great job at teasing/flustering the little girls and their lemonade stand. He is also great help whenever I have such hair-brained idea's)
*Mitch, Mark, and Dan helped put price tags on everything and move furniture around. They are pro's. I think Mitch should open his own professional yard sale stand:)
* Thanks Mark and Alisa for coming and helping with everything. I owe you big time!
* Thanks to everyone that donated something: Gma Leak, Natalie, Cheri, Joni, and Alisa all made goodies for the bake sale (which was a BIG hit), and Holly, Joni, Rob and Holly, Zac and Marcy, Shalice, Shauna, Merr, Court, Sonnie, and random stragers for donating to the cause.
*I really do not wish to leave anyone out so I appologize if I do but I need to give a big THANK YOU to my mother-in-law. She is always so supportive of my ideas and always helps in so many ways. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
YARD SALE
Posted by Matt and Lena at 6:40 PM 1 comments