PS!! Jessica told me about a website called Shabby Princess which is where I got some of the graphics and paper I used. The one on the Holy Ghost was an old map I downloaded and the compass is also one I found on a website. This is really fun to do!

By the way, I will update the blog and get the Christmas things off! I am slow this year. Michael and Kecia brought the kids over this afternoon and said something about my red Christmas bows on the lights out front! I had forgotten they were there! I guess I could pretend they are there for Valentine's Day!

Well, you certainly CAN teach an old dog new tricks! Some of you know I have been taking online classes for a few years from Eclectic Academy. These are 6 week classes for $30 a class. I would highly recommend them if you want to learn more for fun and cheap! I've taken all the Photoshop Elements classes offered. I decided to practice some of the techniques we learned this "term" with my handouts for the Laurel class. (I am now the Laurel advisor and teach every week except for the first Sunday.)

Since we only have 5 Laurels, it is pretty cheap for me. I do not print them at home. I upload them to Walgreens and have them print them off, so for a dollar or two I can have pretty nice-looking 4 x6 picture/handouts!~

I have not updated my blog due to taking the class, submitting a lot of homework, and working on Tim's website. If any of you want to download these pictures and use them, go ahead!

Charlotte at school

I went with Jessica, Jack and Charlotte to school yesterday. Charlotte attends a pre-school on the USU campus in Logan. Charlotte was "sewing" a paper mitten. She was very intent on her project.

Charlotte at the piano

Here is Charlotte playing the piano! She walks all over the place! It is very exciting to see. She is very independent. It is hard to get a picture of her looking at the camera. Usually when you are ready to snap the picture she turns her head away. This was a good picture of her. She likes to play the piano one note at a time!

Grandma and Jack

Here is a picture of me and Jack. He is 5 1/2 months old. He is a very happy baby! Of course he loves his grandma! He has grown like a weed.

Four Sisters

Well, we finally got together. It was so good to get this picture finally! It was at the wedding reception. Since we are orphans, and our brother Johnny has passed on, we really try to get together every few years. Jean is to the left, then me, then Linda, and then Barbara.

Three Simmons Sisters

Well, as I mentioned in my last post, one of the purposes of my trip to Utah was to have our sisters' reunion. However, the weather ruined that, so we had to go it in several ways. This is a picture of Barbara (left), me, and Jean (right). We went to Barbara's house in American Fork after the wedding to visit a bit before the wedding luncheon. Barbara has painted some beautiful pieces and Paul has made frames to show them, so we enjoyed looking at her work. Later on, we got a picture of all four of us together.