Kindra's Wedding

Ron's youngest daughter Kindra, was married in the Logan temple on Saturday. Can't believe that she is all grown up and married.

Kindra with all the Romney grandkids.

Brendin, Grandpa Ron holding Darci, Randi and

Shanda. These are the outfits that I made for the
girls while I was in Missoula. I was worried not
having them there to try on - if they would fit but
they did and the girls loved them.

I have a great collection of antique children's sewing machines. The collection started with a German machine that Ron's mom Lou gave to me. It had been passed down to her and it started my search for more. I stopped at 7 because I ran out of places to put them. I used to have a huge sewing room/craft room but after moving to St. George my sewing room - is a sewing closet.

Just like her Grandma(s)

I took my first sewing class at Washington School in Missoula when I was in the 6th grade. During the class I sewed over my thumbnail and broke the needle off on the bone in my thumb. My home economics teacher actually passed out. I still loved sewing however and continued sewing my own clothes all through high school. I sewed most of my dresses and shirts to go with my beloved Levi 501 button fly jeans that I babysat to earn the $5.69 they cost.
I have owned many sewing machines. I used my mom's singerto sew until my mom and dad bought me a Pfaff when I was asenior in high school. That machine was so well built I think it would have sewn over rocks.

I have had a Pfaff, a White (that I won in a drawing),

a Juki, a Janomi Gem Gold (that I used in classes), a Janomi 4800, a Singer Featherweight, and 2 sergers. I sold my 2nd Pfaff & my Juki, gave my Janomi Gem and a serger to Jess, sold the other serger to Joan (who gave it to Carla) and I still have my Janomi 4800 and Singer Featherweight. I had given my original Pfaff to Angela and she just gave it back because she said she will never use it.

Maia spent a lot of time with me as I would sew. When she was about 4 I would let her use a little antique Singer that she would sew long strips of fabric with for hours. Grandma Becky gave her a Bernina last year and she took a couple of classes. We were at the fabric store yesterday and Maia decided that she wanted to make a bag with the cute new Halloween Fabric they had. She also made a Halloween cape for her dog Duke.

IZZY

You would think that this is one of the grandkids for how fascinated I am about taking Izzy's picture. If we walk by the window or door that goes out to the patio - Izzy runs up on the wall and waits for us to come out with dinner. I told Ron that he is losing his natural instinct to hunt his own crickets and cockroaches (yum). Ron took a cricket out yesterday and showed it to Izzy and then dropped it. Izzy didn't see where it went so ran over and actually got on Ron's foot and looked for it. I'm not that brave. I throw those little insects far from my feet - don't want Izzy crawling on me. Haven't let him in the house either.

Ron was so lonely while I was away in Montana that he made a new friend. He got this lizard to actually almost eat out of his hand. He thinks it will eventually. I reminded him of the "Tacoma the duck" incident in Boise but he is determined to have Izzy as a pet.

Tenell's Wedding

My niece Tenell was married on Saturday at Reed's Boathouse on Flathead Lake. It was beautiful. I had gone up one day to help move rocks and build the stairs that she would walk down.