Latest CCoatsOfManyColours! Sold Designs

 These four CCoatsOfManyColours! Wedding Kneeling Pillow Designs are the latest sale and are now out of stock.  I will re-stock this design in two months.  This is the time of year where I will put my Etsy shop on vacation mode for about 1.5 months.  The shop will re-open late April.

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A few pics from a fun gathering with the Seniors and Sophomores

This is the time of year when some can start to feel sad knowing AC graduation is around the corner after the HD's are over.  I know personally the students become like brothers and sisters, and when it's time for them to move on and grow more in life, it's bitter sweet.  Every year we try to do a little something for them as they work very hard to be where they are.  Thanks to my dad for letting us use his old Ambassador College cookware.  Perfect for a larger dinner gathering.  Thanks also to my sis in law for making all of the dessert.  I always try to get a pic of everyone at things, but I missed a lot of people at this one somehow.  I think there were around 54 people in attendance though.  Maybe people have just figured out how to avoid having their pic taken.  :-)

Below is how to avoid being seen when the paparazzi is after you.  Cups do the trick.  #LifeHack  ;-)

I have a pic of this young man at this same piano when he was a toddler on his dad's lap, and now he is actually a really good pianist for real now.

boys = wrestling :-)

Sisters!  :-)

Don't be fooled by the smile.  Sophia was little Miss Cranky at the party.  LOL!  Love my niece even when cranky.  :-)!  She made up for it today though.  She came in the office and gave me a hug.  :-)

The kid fun room in action.  :-)

Fun Kid Quotes

Alec Brown:  Comes in door and very excitedly came behind the front desk to say: "I've been at work all day with Daddy and Mama is at home!"

Sophia Coats:  I told her to say "amazing Mama."  She said instead, "amazing Mama ever" while looking at her mom.

Sophia Coats:  My brother told me that she was in the HOA visiting him with her mom when apparently she told someone in the office: "Aunt working."

Alec Brown:  His dad told him to push the door open for him as his dad was carrying a small ladder.  Alec, who was carrying a magazine in his hand asked his dad in response:  "Push the door while holding the magazine the whole time?" 

A Chili Cook-Off

So much fun thanks to Dave and Shandise Brown and Ramona Larsen.

 

A "China Curio Cabinet" Type of Night. :-)

I'm so excited that Daniel Arnfield put together my oak cabinet for my china dishes.  It's about time those dishes received a home.  They were gifted to me last year and amazingly have not gotten broken, but I didn't want to risk it any longer and was blessed with this amazing cabinet on sale along with the amazing friends that helped me put it together.  Here are videos of a "fun night" of china cabinet fun!  ;-)  It was a "great excuse" to spend some time with family and friends.  :-)  A nice evening with my fam, the Wittsell's, Deepika, and handy man Dan.  :-)

ABOVE:  Sophia kept "begging" for me to play Pharrell Williams' Happy song over and over, literally, on my Ipad.  I played it about five or six times for her in a row; she clapped everytime it came on, yeah she did; until the adults were tired of it.  LOL!  Apparently, that is her new favorite song.

BELOW:  Hard working daddy's get exhausted, but their work never ceases.  :-)

ABOVE:  Dan works hard on the cabinet while Charles and Deepika break for a game of mini pool.

BELOW:  Charles fixing my chair that I've had for years.

ABOVE:  Sophia lets us all know she's hungry

BELOW:  Say Apple Juice.  Aunts can be annoying sometimes.  ;-)

BELOW:  Cabinet Progress

BELOW:  Cabinet Almost Finished

PHOTOS  from the evening......

 ABOVE:  Sophia is thinking, Daddy has his arm around me, but my arm won't quite reach Mommy!  :-)

 Charles fixed my chair while Dan started the cabinet.

 BELOW:  Sophia found Aunt Carolyn's empty, thankfully, party plastic champagne flute, and tried to suck out any remaining liquid remnant's that she could.  Fortunately, it was empty, but she kept asking for wine. We told her she couldn't have any, of course.  Too young my dear!  ;-)

 Dan finished it!  :-)

 BELOW:  I haven't put all of the china in yet, but I tested it out and put a few pieces in for the pic and to kind of get an idea of what I wanted.  I have five shelves to deal with.  Anyway, I look forward to being able to use the china more easily now on special occasions.  The cabinet is just another little physical blessing that won't last forever, but it will be fun to use it to serve family and friends while I have use of it.