another reason I will be happy when winter is over...

But then again--it will just switch from rabbits back to turkeys... this never ends! Here is Cody with his latest rabbit. There are very few things i am unwilling to cook--I have cooked partridge (Shake n Bake), turkeys, deer, goose, heck, I might even consider bear..keep in mind I am saying COOK..not EAT...but I don't think I can cook a rabbit...seriously!!


But I can't help but be proud at the young man he is growing up to be. So responsible and kind. To people, anyway....
Have a Blessed Friday!
**Keri**

Winter has arrived!!

Yup! We finally got some snow! It was so perfectly quiet outside this morning, that I had to go out and take a few photos of the trees. It was gorgeous, even though I LOATHE the snow! You can see the chicken coop on the front end of the barn in this first shot...

Up the road...

Down the road...

Won't be doing any plowing anytime soon...

Spring can come *anytime*!!
Have a great day!
**Keri**

Dear Brother...

Would you believe, that after weeks of these pieces sitting around in my craft room, that I finally finished this page??

Cody took these pics of Neil and I on Christmas day at Mom and Daddy's. They turned out pretty good, and it was something different to be able to scrapbook, rather than the usual dead animal photos!!

This one is really 3 dimensional--lots of thick layers...and I had been hoarding away this paper for something special, I love the color combinations..

All of the embellishments were raw chipboard pieces, that I either covered with patterned paper, or painted.

Here is the finished project- it is a 12x12 page. I used so many different supplies from so many different places, that I am not even going to attempt to list them all. If you want to know something specific as far as products, shoot me an email and I will go confirm the source..

Have a great day!

**Keri**

Valentine Cards

Good morning! I thought I would share some recent creations with you. I made up these Valentines a week ago- I had such fun with them! They are made with a variety of die cuts, and embossing folders, as well as stamps and ribbons.

These first two were made with SU! stamps, as well as Nestabilities dies and the Top Note die from SU! I just LOVE the scalloped square shaped card!! Patterned paper on these cards is from SU! and Basic Grey.

Here are the other two cards I made. I used the SU! Top Note die, SU! stamps, and a Cuttlebug embossing folder. The card on the left actually has a circular window in it, with the stamped image peeking through. Patterned paper on these two cards was from my "unknown" stash.
Here is the stamped image. After I colored it, I coated it with Crystal Effects for some dimension. Hope you like em'! Happy Valentine's Day!

**Keri**

First Rabbit....

Cody had another big first yesterday--his first rabbit! If you want to know the truth, I can't believe he shot it...After having Rocky, the pet rabbit for several years, I never thought he would be able to do it, but he is growing up, and he got it! Thankfully, the rabbit was quite "patient" and sat their until Cody got him with the third shot! Dylan was here this weekend and took the photos so I didn't have to see the creature first hand. I have my limits, and this is one of them. Cody was a gentleman and asked me permission to hunt rabbits ahead of time yesterday, cause he knows how I feel about bunnies, and then he resisted the urge to talk about it for the rest of the afternoon after the deed was done. He did tell me that if there ever was a rabbit to shoot, this one was it--it was UGLY looking and DUMB cause it didn't know enough to run away after the first shot was fired. Gave Cody some good practice!!

Isn't he adorable? (Code-man, of course!)

Regardless of my feelings on the matter, I am so proud of my young man for being so responsible, and considerate, and above all else SO COOL!!

**Keri**

Easy Valentine's Day Treat...

Happy Sunday everyone! Thanks for being faithful "checkers" of my blog--things have been crazy these past few weeks, but I did want to thank you ALL for your kind words and sentiments at the loss of my Grandmother. You all were such faithful supporters of hers, and I appreciate you all so much!
My two daycare babies are keeping me VERY busy...I have not had much time at all for craftiness-but things are getting better and moving along much smoother, so I hope to make more time in the evenings to get things back on track!
One thing that is an added benefit of having babies in the house again, is the baby food jars! I don't have a lot of them yet, but enough for me to think up something cool to do with them! I cleaned them up really good, and spray painted the lids, some pink, some red. I decorated them with strips of Valentine paper, and embellished them with cute little stamped pieces. Last but not least, I filled them with Valentine red, pink, and white M&M's! These are gonna be the perfect little treat for the sweethearts in my life! Bring on the baby food jars!!

These guys are really cute, and really easy to make...anyone can spray a lid with a bit of spraypaint--and if you don't have babies, but applesauce or bananas and stir it in with your yogurt so it doesn't go to waste! Patterned paper is available by the sheet, or the pack, in the craft section at WalMart, Joann's, or Michaels. And I got regular and PEANUT BUTTER holiday M&M's at Walmart!!

Have a blessed day!
**Keri**