Spring has sprung

Finally! I planted this hibiscus bush two years ago, and it finally bloomed this week. Lars' sister had given it to me to nurse back to health when she moved out of her old house and into an apartment. It first sprouted leaves after about a year, but didn't bloom last year. But it was certainly worth the wait. Just Beautiful!

Gwen finally arrives!

Sarah wanted a doll that is a character on her favorite video game. The only problem was...they don't make this character as a doll.

But never fear, my mother - who can make anything - came to the rescue! She made the doll from just a picture.

The only trick is the face, which is a Japanese kind of looking face, so Sarah is going to trace it on the doll with a tracing pencil and then fill it in with marker because one talent my mother, nor I, inherited is the ability to draw!

Luckily Sarah and Erik both did inherit it from somebody's genes in our family. They're both really good at drawing and painting!