April Showers?

April showers, not so much.  But it hasn't been as warm as March was.

 We continue working on the property line, cut down all the little trees and bushes growing and vines lots and lots of vines. This is what we hauled up front for the city to pick up. 

Then more racking.  The leaves were so thick that it was easier to row the leaves with the rack, than trying to rack the leaves.

 Then Bob, got the power washer out and cleaned up the deck and house.  One of the pictures below will show how much lighter the deck is now.

 He also did the shed.  It had a lot of moss growing on the roof.

 Of course Kayden was here to help Nana and Bob-Bob.

 Kayden took this picture of me.

 Of course we made time to play too.  With the park in our backyard, it's really easy.

 Well, last month I raked the leaves out of the flower beds, so April, I wanted to get them cleaned up and see what flowers were coming up.  These two pictures are before.

 These two pictures are after.  There was only two flowers and lots and lots of weeds.

 Repaired the hole Dylan put in my closet when he was taking down his wall.

Kayden and I colored Easter Eggs.  I had found out that if you used electrical type on the eggs the dye won't bleed through, so we made a few with stripes then one with K.  We had a good time.

 Kayden on Easter, finding all his goodies.

Bob built Kayden a sandbox, which he loves.  Picture is of Kayden and Dara.

Bob also made a tarp cover for the sandbox, to keep all the neighborhood cats out and all the stuff falling from the trees.

 Progress picture of Dylan's room.  Putting up the drywall on the ceiling.

 And pictures of Dylan's room-IT'S DONE!  Closet door on your left, door to his room on your right

 And a new window. 

 New vent cover that matches all the hardware in that room.  With the room being so small Bob made a couple of corner shelves to put his TV on and a few other things.  Dylan is all moved in his room.  I am just having a hard time finding a curtain for this window.

 Then it was time to start on my studio room YEAH!!! First three pictures are before pictures.  The picture with the two doors is a walk in closet.  I'll have lots of storage!

 This wall is the wall between my studio and the bathroom it is very jagged, it had two places where it came out.  The picture on the right is where we took down the wall and fixed the floor.

 They had the hot water heater in this room, we moved it out and it is in the laundry area now.  That will be the utility room also.

To make the bathroom a little bigger, it was very long and narrow.  It felt like going in a stall not in a bathroom in a home.  We moved the wall over 12 inches.  It made a BIG difference in the size of the bathroom and I didn't lose that much space in my studio.

 I also hung a few pictures in my bedroom.

Not as much as I would like to have done for the month of April, but still showing progress.  Until next month, I hope all is well with you and yours.

Easter

Eggs...

Thursday Kayden and I colored eggs.

When we were playing a game later that day, he said "Thank you Grandma Scarborough". I said you called me "Grandma Scarborough!", he say "Ya". I said "am I Nanna?", he said "yes". I said "am I Nanny?" he said "yes". I said "am I Nan?" he said "yes, stop asking me". LOL! That was the first time he called me Grandma Scarborough!

Water Wonders Pools & Spas

Bob and I open the first pool of the season. Had to replace the auto cover, clean and start it up.

Easter...

Thought I would surprise my Mom and go to church Easter morning. They had a very nice service and I was surprised to see my niece Elizabeth in the choir.

Had to leave church a little early because Kayden was going to come over. I didn't hear him come in and he caught me putting the baskets together. He was very happy to get the scooter and took to it like a natural.

Then Dylan came out and they played together.

New Patterns...

Can be found at ZaneyMay's and The Bead Coop.

Wings, made with 4mm, 6mm fire polished beads, size 11 seed beads and right angle weave.

Simple, made with 4mm, 6mm fire polished beads and size 11 seed beads.

Ruffled Lace, made with 4mm, 6mm fire polished beads and size 11 seed beads.

The necklace I was working on and talked about last week has been put on hold, I ran out of the beads I was using on it. So, it will have to wait until I restock my beads, which could be a while.

I also made Daisy Bracelet, Daisy Ring, Daisy Necklace, Daisy Anklet and Daisy Earrings, but still working on the instructions and diagrams and I also need to get the pictures, before I can add the patterns to the shops.

Video of Kayden saying Grandma Scarborough

Well that was my week, hope you had a good one.

Happy Easter

MY WEEK

Love the weather we had this week. The phone has started ringing! We did several hot tub service calls, a pool service call, opened a pool this week and did a liner replacement. This year we are listed in the phone book and our top competitor is not. Worked in the shop a little this week and meet with a guy that will be doing our windows. I actually found him on Etsy. Finished the fireplace, except for the limestone, it hasn't come in yet.

Backside of fireplace. New opening for a two way fireplace.
Frontside of fireplace.

Kayden and I colored eggs and Dara took pictures.

Saturday I went to another beading class at Beads and Something More in Mishawaka. We made Birds Nest Pendent and Earrings and we made our own ear wires. I started making the birds nest earrings but it turned out so ugly that I didn't finish it. LOL!

Kayden Easter morning.

STITCHING

I started a new piece Thank You by Cherry Wood Design Studio. I am close to half way! I really like this piece.

ETSY
This weeks listings...
Christmas Spider
Silver Beaded Necklace
Green Silver Beaded Necklace
Metal Crocheted Necklace
Star Christmas Ornament
Star Bracelet