Adventures with Isabel: Lee's Marble Museum

Mom and I hit some of the stops in the Nebraska Passport passport program, and this was one of them.

Lee's Marble Museum is a small, free museum attached to a antique shop.  Lee has more than a million marbles.  He's an affable older gentlemen, who graciously showed us around and answered our questions.

In the photo above, Mom is holding part of a glass cane, which is how marbles are made.  The glass is mostly clear, with layer of colored glass included.  When making a marble, the cane is heated, and a glob of glass is cut off the end of the cane and put into a hollow metal rod.  The glass glob spirals down the tube and comes out perfectly round and cool enough to retain its shape.

Prior to 1935, marbles had traces of uranium in them and would glow under black light.

I'd say if you are headed down I-80 and in need of a quick break, Lee's Marble Museum is worth a stop.  We enjoyed our visit and even did some shopping.  It was a fun little interlude.

Isabel was in a play!

This is from January, but I thought the blog could use a little cuteness.  :)

Merry Christmas!

Christmas shopping with my lovely goddaughter Isabel

Wishing you a holy day that is truly holy, 

and filled with peace and love!

Shopping for First Communion Dresses with Isabel Rose

My husband and I were never blessed with children, so it is very special to me to have moments like these... I am grateful to Sarah and David for letting me be a part of this day.  Looking forward to Isabel's First Communion in April!

 This is the one we finally settled on:

I love how good Isabel is with her little baby brother Xavier.  He is just 7 weeks old.

Weekly Round Up

I did some sewing at my friend Carla F's a few weeks ago, working on Mom's run.

Her amazing daughter Mary showed me some of her artwork, which you can buy on T-shirts and other items here.

For my birthday, we enjoyed the Red/White Husker Volleyball team scrimmage.  I'd never been before, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Finally, here are some photos that my friend Sarah took before the tea party.  Such pretty girls!

Weekly Round Up

This week I....

.... stopped by Crete to see what will be Grandma Rose's new digs.

.... had a tea party with Arwen and my Goddaughter Isabel.

.... followed by the Disney Princess Game:

... ate lunch with Auntie M. at a hip little cafe and then....

... enjoyed the ethereal art of Elin Noble at the Hillestad Gallery on UNL's East Campus.

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Lots of fun things this week!

….. hanging out with the girls at Gianna’s Java & Gelato

…. spending time with our God-daughter and her parents

…. playing Star Trek Catan Board Game with Stacy and Terri.  (Terri won.)  It's not that different from regular Catan, which meant it was easy to learn, except that there are support cards, which enable you to temporarily be various characters.  Each of those characters has particular abilities which definitely add to the game.  I don't know that I'd spend $50 for it, but I liked it.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Alex's First Communion

Today congratulations go out to my nephew and godson Alex who made his First Communion!

Weekly Round-Up

This week I....

.... finally turned this pile of oregano

.... into a useful form.

 .... made cardboard boxes for more Christmas ornaments

.... spent time with my nephews.  Here's Mom hanging out with my mischievous little godson Alex:

.... and here's the star of the evening: Conner, who played Hank the Cowboy in the school musical and did an awesome job.  (Pardon the flip book, but hey, I'm a doting aunt!)

Note the aforementioned mischievous little godson Alex on the stairs...

 

Yes! This blog includes sports…..

Here is my godson Alexander playing soccer from a few weeks ago.

A Taste of India

Here are some fun shots from a trip to Omaha last week.  The Lauritzen Gardens were having an exhibit about India in connection with a local opera production.

Weekly Round Up

This week I...

... helped paint the window ledge that Handsome made:
BEFORE

 AFTER

.... did some playing with tile.

... hosted a movie night with Auntie Em.  (That's why everyone is smiling--Aunt Em brought amazing desserts!)  We watched Les Mis, the newest one.  Yes, I cried.

... met our Goddaughter Isabel's new baby brother.

She just gets prettier every time we see her. 

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!