Painted nails!

It's been many years since I've painted my nails, but today I did them up nice and proper--to make up for lost time!

See...? :)

Here's the reason for the grand occasion:

Yes, my afternoon was spent in painting the merry-go-round! :)

While I was busily painting away, (and splattering myself!) there were some other busy beavers working hard...

Jacob started painting colors onto the teeter-totter board:

Andrew was busy spreading again:

Mother painted around the front door...

And my dad hauled grain from 7:00AM to 6:00PM. (Sorry, I don't have a picture of him today...)

Here is our now very colorful merry-go-round. You may notice that it's a bit tippy... It got to be that way after several big people rode on it all at the same time years ago, and we've thought about straightening it out since, but have decided not to! The reason is because it's really fun to be able to lean in and out and "Pump" yourselves as you go--plus, this way, you don't need someone to push you in order to keep going round and round and round and round.......

Want to go for a ride? :)

Jacob & I also repainted the boards on the swing-set, as they were a little dinged up already and we want to varnish them this time, so wanted them to look nice before we do that.

Now I really need to get to bed, as we're getting up early to do our chores, as we're going to the annual "Harvest of Thanks" at the Alfred church. We have several dear friends over there, so it will be wonderful to be able to visit with them!!! Mom and Jacob cut up a bunch of tomatoes to take and share...

Here's a closing thought by Margaret Brownley~

"As a rose fills a room with its fragrance, so will God's love fill our lives."