click pic to see it larger! Notice how chat window is lower than it should be!

Samson's turkey -- feathers show countries he has an interest in! From the bottom left Japan, Belarus Map (birthplace), Flag of Belarus (birthplace), Pittsburgh Map, US Flag, Map of Egypt showing valley of the Kings, Flag of Egypt, Karate in Japanese.




the labels I made for my donated baked goods!



I used the new stitching App for this pic!





Birthday card I made for David's Office Manager!

Sam's mummy coloring on the wall in the hall!

Wrap the mummy game - they loved it...

Sam being wrapped!

Ghost Cupcakes -- the ghost is a Nutterbutter cookie frosted with white frosting.



Sam's project!


Now you see what I was painting paper plates for. These are my spider crafts!



Spider cupcakes - chocolate and chow mien noodles made the "spiders"

Donut seller boy -- sampling his wares! LOL


The donuts!!!!! :-)



The cute and funny 10 year old at his birthday lunch @ TGI Fridays getting ready to have some ribs!




Mini Cooper Store in Shadyside on the way to Hillman Cancer Center!

The girls -- Lily on the left and Monet on the right! :-) We took this pic for the foster family to have. They were raising the girls until someone would adopt them! :-) xxoo

New tv/monitor/my old Mac Mini. Sam loves it. He is playing Club Penguin. :-)




New dragon bedding. BTW -- the walls are a continuous story of Sam's life :-) Above his bed is a important landmark in Belarus. Then lots of white birch trees in Belarus.




top is my Mac keyboard -- below is Sam's new keyboard -- this will also be the size of the cordless Mac keyboard!

I asked Sam what kind of treat he wanted to share with his classmates this year. He quickly replied that he wanted Rice Crispy Treats. I saw the recipe for these in a magazine a few years ago and I decided to give them a try. I think they looked a little cuter with smaller sticks as the handles -- but we have tons of tongue depressors here ;-) lol

The recipe is just traditional rice crispy recipe and then I took a vanilla tub frosting and added it to a decorators bag and piped a line along the sides of each. Then I rolled them in the sprinkles. So cute! :-)





After they dried a bit I wrapped each in plastic wrap. They are all ready to go now! Thanks for looking! xxoo

the foyer of Amel's I really love this wallpaper.


The Kabob section of Amel's menu.

My tall baby boy in South Park at a party. The wall in the background is very old -- I have a picture of my dad sitting at this wall when he was 2. PS I dislike this shirt Sam has on -- but it is a Phineas and Ferb shirt -- his current fave cartoon.



fighting with "the man" -- over a grocery list. PS I also don't like his shirt -- it is a Beatles Shirt

this kills me -- the keys light up on the Mac Book Pro!
tres cool (this is on the Pub table BTW).


Sam's new lamp (he picked it for his bedroom -- Pier One Imports) for his Dojo (which I think is Chinese or Japanese for house?) LOL


This is the necklace Sam got me for my birthday! See the X's and O's so cute!



Sam's new Mac book Pro.


Our BBQ place -- nom nom.

My new serger sewing machine. I always wanted a serger.


Klimt print at Amels. I love this wallpaper btw!

Amel's lamps.

My baby ordering up at Amel's for my birthday!


My middle child -- Lily.

My babies -- Lily upside down and Monet right side up! This is one of their favorite places to lay -- by Sam's shoes! LOL