Hello!

I probably won't do any better at keeping this one up than the other, but my bear family deserves some attention as well. Welcome to the blog for Bellybutton Bears, Memory teddy bears made from the clothing of a loved one, to hold special memories for your family and friends.
Snow has stopped, maybe! We can still see it, but our area is melted away. Yesterday we had warm sunshine and it started to feel like spring. However, past experience tells me not to get tooooo excited about that. The week we moved into our current den, 33 years ago near the end of February, it was t-shirt weather and a true blessing for the moving process. We've had many February days like that in the years since. We've also had freezing, snow etc. March has often had it's own surprises, once a snowfall of 17 inches almost overnight. Rarely have we managed a spring break week in March without rain and a spit of snow, rather like a last taunting of winter.

Many of you have asked about the upcoming trip with 'the Moms' ~ and how plans progress! I am collecting several alternate route plans from friends who know the southern Cal area well. We have added a stop at Camp Pendleton because our nephew Brandon is stationed there, and Gma Helen has not seen him in a couple years, or the new greatgrandbaby! Yes, this IS a trip to see grandbabies!

Meanwhile, work is busier than ever as we have several ongoing projects at our school, including better organizing of some grant areas that were not in my office previously. [I did however get to go to a conference that was at the coast, wahoo!!]