What Are You Really Seeing Anyway?

What are you really seeing?

Q. How do you tell it's time for new glasses?
A. You are using the bi focal part for tv viewing and other regular seeing!

I have realized I've not been seeing as much as I need to be seeing like I need a weed wacker to shave my legs who wears glasses in the tub or shower any way? LOL!There is dust every where and if it's not dust it's dirt! Those web sights that were driving me nuts with small 6 point print, hum... maybe it was me after all! Time for me to get my arse into the eye dr. I've been able to get in a spot that was cancelled this week. In the mean time I've been able to use some of the over the counter glasses I got for readers. I had forgotten about them. Welcome to my large print blog!

I walked 2.5 mi. yesterday it was after dark when I got home, .5 mi. today in 50* temps so far, more walking to come in this nice sunny spring like weather they missed this forcast snow not!!! I"m counting sweeping and mopping as part of my exerise too. lost a couple of pounds. I'm feeling better now cold pills are working yea!

Enough about me other interesting happenings here:
Dear son cracked his head on a shelf and now has an arrow shaped wound on his head with five stitches in it! Ouch! They got the house moving date for the end of Jan. time to get boxes so they can start packing.

Dear daughter called and will be traveling home with her family, her father in law who has had heart bypass surgery is doing fine walking 10 min. twice daily now. They were a little cooped up in a small apt. so she was able to get away to visit a friend over night with no guys allowed!

Hubby may have to work on Sat. and on Mon. too has to work on Mon. so do I!

I made crab dip no one else here much likes it but oh well if we have a party to attend they won't complain if I take it!

Christmas Break Fun

Ginger Bread house
This morning we did the ginger bread house the grand daughters did not want to do it at day care they wanted to do it here so I caved and got the stuff out and mixed up the mix, today I learned that the kit could be frozen for a later date from a friend on a message board but I'm so glad we did it here because I could see the results and the grand daughters had SO much fun with this they were in grand kid bliss! Gave me big hugs for helping this to get done, we had to use full soda pop cans to help hold the roof on until it was dry! Got that tip from the food network only they used water bottles but our water bottles were gone and I had just gotten some soda.

Movies
This afternoon we had movie time and watched videos and movies it was pouring down rain outside for most of the day. Our son came home early from work after getting soaked and enjoyed some time with his girls.
First we watched a glacier natl. park video and we got on one of our motor cycle trips through there and then we saw the movie Madagascar, I had gotten the grand kids for Christmas we finally found it behind the couch! They had seen this movie before, but I had not. Guess what? It's time for popcorn now!

Music
I got a box in the mail today I’ve been waiting on it and I’m listening to my new music guitar winterlude and it’s very nice. I got 9 others too I have the cd player loaded with new one to hear in the morning. This is like my 4th winterlude I’ve gotten in years past: I had piano, sax, and a mix, I got a new bells one and have the nut cracker, some of them I’ve not even opened yet like big band sounds will be fun too. I love Christmas music.

Book
I got a book too Cleaning up the clutter by Emilie Barnes this on has quite a large selection on cooking tips and the last half of the book in meal prep. cooking and recipes. I got an angel tote bag for knitting, crafts or books too. Tonight I finished up a baby blanket and have yarn for one more to knit up in lavender.

After Christmas Happenings

Yesterday hubby was home he had the day off. I am still waiting on one package to come. The trash out for trash day, and I worked on getting the living room and dining room reclaimed from boxes, gift wrap papers, etc. and I helped dear grand daughters clean out their room to make room for the new stuff we hung up clothes and made room for the new kiddie size vanity. I have been undecorating swapping out decorations taking down the red and green ones, and the decorations are off the tree, I’ve packed away the biggest nativity set, and it is back in storage only two more to go. Making new arrangements in spring colors is great therapy.

Dear son is working on the house for his dear sis and son in law this week, they got decking yesterday and were unloading it when we were over there. I went on a walk around the block it was great between rain showers that was my 2nd walk. Then dear hubby and I went to the indoor play ground at McDonald’s for lunch with the dear grand daughters it was great to get out of the house.

Dear daughter and her hubby and their son are with his dad as he recoups from heart surgery he is out of the hospital now, can’t drive much or be in the car for more than one hour at a time.

My mom called and dear sis and her hubby ran in to some trouble in their cross country move pulling a camp trailer loaded down with stuff, and she was driving the car with one of the dogs, he was driving the truck there was a patch of ice … the short version is they are okay and the dogs are okay, and their car and truck is are okay but …their camper is no more. They lost a couple of days dealing with that. The two truck family fed them Christmas dinner. We are grateful they are okay and for the kindness of strangers. They are going to his uncle's and take a couple of days to rest and regroup before heading out on the last leg of thier move.

Christmas Eve

Yesterday I was able to get a gift certificate at the home depot that dear son wanted for Christmas, he has a Jan. birthday and will be celebrating that and his daughters bday too. I used the gift certificate at the grocery store yesterday and it was slammed wall to wall people in the store, the parking lot was full too. I was sure glad when that was done! It was hard to find stuff because I do not know where stuff was I do no usually shop at this store. I got new years food cheese balls, dips, stuff like that, and bath salts!

I had great luck at the thrift store yesterday and got some more pink silk flowers for wedding decorations, and I found some pink bows half off, and a lovely gold beaded Christmas stocking half off too. I got a Thomas Kincade journal for me to draw in it had some of the pages gone but I can use the rest of these, and a planner for my Home and Garden party stuff.

I have been filling spice jars with layers of blue and white bath salts. Dear son burned some cd’s for his granny and aunt of the girls and events we have done this year they will enjoy that. Today hubby and I took a walk, he cleared off his desk and is working in there. I put up a different curtain in the rec. room. We did not make the Pizza in the Christmas tree pan yet so we may do that in a bit. Christmas eve service is in our plans for tonight.

Tonight the dear grand daughters will open one gift here and the rest in the morning.

Down Time

Today I was able to get some time to after doing Christmas dinner last night it was a success. We had rain today and it was 47* they are making progress on the house the sheeting is done on the roof, son in law had to work with a harness for an hour on part of it today. Dear son is helping now that school is out for him too. Dear daughter said the roofing has been delivered.

Dear son is really excited about the house and building on one too, he got a book from home depot on fix–it up projects and wants his gift certificate from there.

Hubby said that it was a pretty windy day driving, I was up late last night cleaning up after Christmas dinner and up again early to see dear sis off. This was a pretty normal day here, got the house reclaimed and back in shape had granny duty and did an errand & car pool today delivered three more gifts that were bagged up. One was of rain deer food also known as home made granola, dear grand daughter was going to make a card, but did not know how to draw a reindeer, I said it’s like a big dog with horns, when I told hubby this he laughed!

I got some baby blankets I’ve knitted up bagged up in fabric gift bags these will be for the pregnancy care center, after the first of the year, I have at least one more to do yet it’s about half done at this point.

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Dance of the sugar plum fairy and other scenes happened tonight the school program dear grand daughter was in tonight was delightful.

Christmas dinner is here tomorrow, will be Ham 'n' fixins I’ve ask dear daughter to bring the long table back again she sort of groaned some thing about scrap booking spread all over it, but we won’t fit at the other table. I have a Christmas table cloth for the long one too! Dear daughter and family will be gone dear sis will be here so this will work, except hubby having to work all but the weekend is the only draw back.

So the morning will be full with cleaning and some dinner prep. a bit of car pool cooking and granny duty early release with school will be out so some one will need to be here around noon or so. Schwans guy will be here too in case I need anything!

Dear grand son will be gone for a week over Christmas so I’ll not have granny duty. Hubby is not off work like some years when he took the week between Christmas and New Years for a week of vacation. Today I enjoyed reading in an art book I’ve had here on the shelf for a while and I enjoyed getting in to it it has some great ideas for some new art and painting project for next year. I'm looking forward to more of that.

December Camping Anyone?

Last night we slept in the camper it was 10* outside when I got up this morning, I can’t believe how much fun it was and restful sleeping in the camper is this time of year. I sat up in bed and read a chapter and took notes on a book I’m reading before I went to bed. Dear sis will be here with her camper mid week and stay in it. It is supposed to be warming up soon and snow here.

I just finished watching Lord of Rings series of movies, I’ve never read the books, or seen the movies so this was enthralling for me. The horses and riders were fascinating. I’m not big on Christmas movies because I hate repeats so I thought I’d rest and treat myself to watching this series instead. It was a great treat for me. I like more traditional sci. fi. stuff like star trek.

This afternoon I helped hubby move his gift in a cabinet, he worked on organizing the storage area to get a spot for that. I moved a desk, and put a shelf on it for my finds in the rec. room. And I got some gifts bagged up and under the tree that I had wrapped and stashed. It was great to do bagged up my toaster oven in a fabric gift bag I made in the past doing this while the kids and grandkids were gone this weekend worked really well. Now we have a bit more room in the closet and storage room. I have gift bags of stocking stuffers that will be put out later.

Mac n Cheese Pans To Go Please!

When hubby was at a mart store today and called I remembered I needed a mac 'n' cheese pan, I had to measure how much water I needed it to hold. I got a spare to share more on that later after the holidays! ;D

Then he headed to the sporting goods dept. to get a fishing reel for my new catfish pole, he said he is gong to have to look for one for him too. It's the middle weight pole he likes, I was the only one that broke a pole with a "fish on" last summer! He will have to borrow mine, the only problem with it is that it does not break down to fit in the car very well we will have to take the truck. They have put some picnic tables, and benches along the bike path / berry patch so we will have to go and check them out when the warmer temps come. At 23* it feels like summer today, it was supposed to be 8* but did not get that low last night we have sun and better air quality today yea! Camper is drained but still keeping heat in it until we get it antifreezed have to get special stuff from the home camp n cabin store!

I'm SO glad we did not get a cabin, several friends had theirs in the forest fire last summer, one couple lost all and snowmobiles etc., another couple lost the out building. The camper works fine and I'm erasing "get cabin" off the goals things to do someday list.

This morning I thought we had raindeer on the roof but no it was just the squirrels playing! It looked like Santa’s work shop here we had a kiddie vanity on the dininig table, we were working on it tightening up a few bolts on the mirror frame before we hid it. Hubby said it's better than some full sized things he's seen built now days with the particle board backing they use. Hubby said I was a wise woman for getting my shopping done early so I did not have to fight the crowds today this afternoon it was nuts over town.

I returned a library book and went by the house dear daughter and son in law are building they were putting sheeting on the roof. It was good to drive around for a break.

Getting My Life Back!

Getting my life back I just can’t even put in to words how excited I am about getting my life back; as the grand kids move out. I have so much joy! I will be having more time in the beginning and end of the day for me to write, journal, read, paint, play in the craft room, enjoy my friends going to ladies Bible studies, spinning and weaving guild meetings. Redoing a room is a thing I always enjoy! The room the girls are in was my creativity room, hubby got the office / den invaded with my desk, there is barely room to breathe in it, and a fish tank. Moving is great exercise!

There is a shed I can have a place to put my new lawn mower, and the carport will have things gone that are stacked up behind the boat. The play house was build with the idea of a potting shed for my gardening stuff in it eventually too. I’m wondering how the roses I put in last summer are doing in the cold snap we are having now. So the new year holds lots of possibilities and potential for me too.

100 Year Old House

One hundred year old house.

Daughter in love found a house and fell in love with it they put an offer on it and the offer has been accepted, now the have the inspection on Mon. dear son can be there if he wants to be and will be able to ask questions. The house reminds me of the one at the farm. Both hubby and I grew up in one hundred year old houses for at least part of our child hood.

From the front porch you can look out and see the pasture nearby, this makes it great to have live stock around for the country feel, friends that live across the way give a country atmosphere to this town. Black Walnut trees tower over the place giving shade in the summer, we saw the picture of the lawn green and the sun porch is a real plus for entertaining and having a summer bar b que! Off the kitchen in the rear of the house the back porch has been enclosed with glass and can be a garden room and, we can just visualize a reading there. The dear grand daughters are asking what room will be theirs. Everyone is excited about this move! Hubby and I will get the tool room, shop and craft room back.

I think I’m getting the itch to get back out in the garden, I saw leaves to rake there I’m sure they will let me do that! The trees are black walnuts with the hard shells, not English kind, they are a little like walking on golf balls. I wonder what kind of craft project we can do with them? We can't eat ‘em as we are allergic.

Back from the reading zone!

The library called yesterday I’ve been in the reading zone, one of Oprah’s book club books I think this book was written by a dyslic, seems I remember them talking about it on the show, I put in for this book last fall some time I’d totally forgotten about this one, I do not like O book club books and this one it true to form so I can’t recommend it because of the language. Skip this one. A guy in rehab dealing with addictions. A million little pieces by James Frey.

I got The Carousel by Richard Paul Evans I’ve read a couple of his other ones and really enjoyed them. This one has been on my wish list for a while so I was excited to find it at the libraray yesterday.

I have a Christmas Treasury Chicken soup for the soul book to read too. I've had this one on the shelf and remembered I had it so got it out to read. I'm so glad I have the holiday stuff done so I can realax. I really need this down time! I have Chicken Soup for the Gardeners Soul half read makes me cry each time I pick it up, there are so many touching stories in it.

Yum Smells Great Here Today!

Today I’ve been doing daily maintenance here, the morning jog around the house indoor spiffing and tidying up as I go doing a room by room more walkers are out now that we are adjusting to colder temps here it’s in the 20’s here 26* this morning.

We are getting some great morning routines here one dear grand daughter picks up the room on Mon. they other one on Tues. this seems to be working out quite well and they don’t get side tracked as much fighting or playing, I helped making with the top bunk, then went in to our room and got the bed made picked up the stuff off the floor and spiffed up the counter by the coffee maker.

We had the trophy bass I caught for dinner last night trying to make some room in the freezer. Dear grand daughter came up from the basement wanting to know what smelled so good she had a dreamy look in her eyes she knew grandmy was up to some thing good! This morning I’ve been making up a cobbler in a tree shaped pan with some of the fruit I had in the freezer some berries and apples we picked and prepared will be a yummy treat for family dinner tonight. We like to remember the fun outings we had gathering these things berry picking is always more fun in the winter because we tend to forget about the bees and thorns and grandkids only remember the fun they had riding bikes and skate boards on the bike path.

Just remembered we still have a ginger bread house to “build” maybe during the Christmas break we can do that when the kids are out of school.

Making Jan. Plans!

It has been quite a weekend here. the kids are working on homes, dear daughter and her hubby worked on getting the sheeting one on the vaulted ceiling of their house. Dear son and his wife to be invited us to see the place they are considering getting. I got the tree up and most of the gifts wrapped, bags of things for the stocking are stuffed.

Today I have been watching grand kids they have been raiding the cookie jar! I got a call in for an order of a book and couple things I wanted this morning. One box of things for to go has left the house and that was great to get done. I’m thinking of the new things for the new years and how we can make that special for us. I got another Christmas card today from mom it was good to get news, now I need to get a letter off to her.
Dear son in law's dad will be having the dye test they do before angeoplasy so that’s going on our prayer list.

Family dinner will not be tonight, dear son has a big test, it’s finals week. We will have it tomorrow, chicken is on the menu.

We are making Jan. plans here!
I’ve started another knitting project, it’s soothing for me and I need that right now, I’m doing a baby blanket white pink and blue I may add green later.

Dear grand daughter is clamoring for a baby doll blanket, she has a birthday in early so that’s a definite possibility! We have three early Jan. birthday’s so we’ll be working on some gifts for those.

On the list is possibility of a wedding being moved up, kids and grand kids moving. I’m starting to think of the things to do with gardening bulbs planting and all of that fun playing in the dirt stuff.

Luncheon Plans Foiled

I was intending to go to a ladies Luncheon at a church we used to attend to see my friends they have it quarterly I totally forgot about it. Sigh oh well lunch with hubby at one of our favorite places today was excellent we lingered watching the birds walk on the frozen river dessert was good too then we did a bit of shopping did not buy anything but I found some furniture I’d
love to have. But I did see a friend at the store that was nice.

On the way to lunch we stopped by to see the place dear son and daughter in love told us they were looking at across the street from the friend I saw at the store. And on the way home we looked at the trusses that are up and inplace at dear daughters place.

I’ve been playing musical chairs to get a spot for the tree to go, and vacuumed the living room picked up the kitchen a bit to get ready to get for cookie baking tonight, jam thumbprints and chocolate chip cookies. Mean while waiting on the girls to get here to help to decorate the tree tonight after I get it up, they said to be sure and wait to decorate it the for sure wanted to help with that. Dear son is working on a group presentation dear grand daughters had back packs full of games coloring stuff home and books to read they were excited to get to go to the library with their dad.

He will be working on his truck which has sprung two fuel leaks this week, both of his rigs are out of commission now. Looks like we need to wait on getting high speed internet.

Son in law got the snow blower going. Weather has warmed up a bit and it was melting down town up where we live it was not melting however. The sunset is aglow with glorious pinky gold color tonight!

Seasonal Outtings and Progress

Holiday attitude adjustment mission has been accomplished.
A joke we use to hear in the truck on the C.B. a weather report it’s clear and still clear up to your ass and still snowing!

I found some cranberry velveteen pants and a vest with an angel print on it, and one with flowers, it’s fun to wear vests to help keep warm in these cold temps. we've had here this week on one of my outtings, it will be fun and festive to wear for some of the seasonal outings, parties, and church, they are warm. I got a couple more long sleeved turtleneck tops to wear with them too. I also got a new planner and have been getting it set up for next year. A task I always enjoy.

I’ve wrapped a couple of gifts, the cookies I baked earlier in the week are gone. No granny duty today the trusses were not delivered the press that makes them froze up. So I was able to do some shopping and have a free day to read, journal and catch up on some much needed "me" time has helped my mood to improve tremendously. It is 23* tonight here and was up to 30* here today, we still have snow. Only two weeks until winter arrives!

Holiday Woes!

Also known as the weather rant. I hate winter and the cold. I need an attitude adjustment! I think I need to go hibernate like the bear who was disturbed from the place under the warm porch and moved to the mountains to finish hibernation. Did you see that on the news? The Fish 'n' game guys had to move it.

It’s 18* here this morning! Hubby said it was -10 yesterday where he was driving in North Idaho. You know it’s cold when the anti freeze freezes! Hubby had to bring the sprayer in over night to thaw, they use it for the truck before loading the wood chips they spray the trailers. The weather guy was wrong saying it would warm up today. [The soda I was keeping on the deck turned to ice when I bought it in.]

I’m heading back to Costco afternoon, and today for a new planner the other one is full and the old one is too small and I need to plan some stuff for after the first of the year. I got a call dear grand daughter needs a ride to school so I’ll just wait and take her on the way when I go. This is good timing I guess.

The Schwan’s guy came yesterday and we had just baked up some cookies for a snack I got some chocolate chips one for the next ones. I told him how we used the precooked sausage in the stove top stuffing for Turkey day and he told about how his father in law burnt their turkey and the only way they could eat it was smother it in gravy! Better that than a raw one we experienced not here one year. I found a ginger bread cookie vest one I’ll wear this week, and one with stars, I’m calling it my star wars vest my winter wardrobe is great I’ve revamped it this fall. I’m toying with the idea of rubberstamping some Christmas greetings on the paper napkins I got yesterday.

On the food channel I’ve enjoying that and the semi home made show had a great one on cakes last night. I’ve stocked up on cake mixes so I can try some of these for upcoming birthdays. Great tips on there. The Christmas celebrations in other places, and other countries, and how they do up ginger bread houses is a fascination for me! I found a book I want to get and a tote bag with an angel on it, hubby wants to go to deliver the snow blower to snow country. I'm not too excited about shopping up there or getting a room.

I had this plan the family gathers round to help decorate the tree and wrap gifts it's their fault! They are not interested at all in helping no help no tree! Maybe in a novel some where they do that, but not around here. I hate on line shopping no exercise, I think I'll go walk in place while I call in my order! Hubby wants to take me shopping in snow country I don't think so! I don't do snow! LOL! The joke is on me, there is snow in the back yard and I don't even ski!

Winters Icy Grip Arrives

Cold temps are no longer news the whole country is feeling this icy hand of winter’s grip way down in to Texas. They are calling this the Polar Express on the weather channel. The only thing I can think of about this that’s good is the bugs it kills! Looks like is will not be as cold here tonight so that is good. A slight warming trend. It was 11* when I got up

I'm back from town after granny duty temps got up in to the 20’s and the roads were good so I knew this was my opportunity to get out and about. I had a couple of errands to do so I did those, got some more hot cocoa in these cold temps. that is one thing we do not want to run out of. I saw a friend at the store seems each year we find each other at the book department at Costco it was good to catch up, and another fellow that used to be our insurance agent when we were first married, he is active and at his age was an inspiration.

I’m glad I fit in to jeans again now because, they are warmer, I have a vest that goes with them. The soda I was keeping on the deck turned to ice when I bought it in. I found vitamins in stock when and I found some nice bigger green paper napkins for setting the table with this month. I have pork ribs in the oven the house smells great they did not thaw out in time to use the crock pot. Cookie week on the food channel the next show is on Tomorrow night, West wing is having a wedding I’m not sure if it’s on tonight or Sun. Commander and Chief was a rerun bummer. I've enjoyed the movie about the Pope is on again I"m going to try to catch the end of it.

Slumber Party

This evening, we have enjoyed the time to individuate, family dinners have been rescheduled, the dear grand daughters eating in the living room at the small table watching their favorite channel cooking show "Rachel Ray" was on while they waited for the favorite Emril cooking show, I baked up some cookies, the Schwan’s guy left and a new brownie mint this had hubbies approval. Then after their tea party-esque dinner, the dear granddaughters were playing dress up and they made a play tent in the basement over the recliners, the house had the feel of a
slumber party tonight.

At 7:00 dear grand daughter was asking to get on her pj’s, I remember a time when it was like a war zone when my kids were small. She still had on the new had her dad got her last night she slept all night in it, the got scarves hats and mittens and both were so proud of these, the other one had on her scarf this morning when she got up. The girls talked me in to wearing my flannel pj shirt with candy canes and bears on it! I’m glad I did it was nice and warm. Dear grand daughters were glad to get the bath and bed routines going tonight. It amazed me how they look forward to bed time, story and prayers is a part of the day they enjoy.

Dear son was experiencing a moment of bliss watching the Seattle sea hawks kick but tonight
at Philadelphia in the snow.

When hubby came home and I had sugar free banana pudding dessert with him and we talked a bit while he ate dinner. Then I called dear daughter, and son in law had to talk to hubby about the snow blower what was going on with it. People are teasing us about hauling around a snow blower in the back of the truck with the skiff of snow we have here there is no need for that they tease! LOL! We are at 700’ above sea level and don’t get much snow. My sis is in snow country and said she ws going to make a snow man and throw snow balls, I asked her to make a snow angel for me.

I realized the car had not been run for a day or two or three, dear son needed to got to the store and was a bit low on gas so he took the car to make sure it was charged up for me and will start in the morning for car pool. Hubby is supposed to help me with alternating the rigs and some how the schedule got changed to the end of the week and we need to get that schedule changed back again now that winter is here.

Dear daughter said they are making progress and have put on the truss plates today, and can’t really do much until the trusses come on Friday. I’ll have a day then. When I was at the pc I looked out at the brightest pink sunset across the western skyline was breathtaking.

What does Winter Have in Store?

What does winter have in store for you this year?
No body really knows this year winter has made an early appearance. We had snow before Christmas that’s early for us. Two weeks of early storms sent travelers to the ditch, wreckers scrambling and state trooper calling for all but emergency vehicles to stay home and off the roads. After one storm hubby was the last truck that they let through on a Friday night
we were both glad he made it home safely after that trip.

Hazards of winter travel this year have been rocks sliding off closing down the free way in Ore. on the way to Portland for a while with big boulders has been, another thing to deal with, this happened on the pass on the way to Seattle too.

Getting rigs and farm equipment has been on the list here this month, repairing and hanging iron (chains), getting flashlights in working order, pulling batteries from summer stuff like motor cycles, 4 wheelers, putting in antifreeze, and getting the ice and snow from the steps for saver transit to and from the car with food and other purchases helps to prevent painful spills.

This is a good time of year for thinking about goals for next year, and cleaning out old planners, and thinking about the season ahead.

Moving Snow Blower n Making Soup

Today I got the leaves and bit of snow off the drive way for a bit of exercise. And doing four tubs of laundry, up and down stairs, reclaiming the kitchen and dining room, getting the vacuuming done made it a productive day. For lunch We made soup in the crock pot the grand kids loved helping to stir it up, but were not really all that excited eating it.I was able to get some sewing time in and delighted that the sewing machine works making angels pillow cases was a festive fun part of the day today for me. Later on I was glad to get out of the house, we enjoyed seeing the sunset the pink and golden glow was spectacular reflecting off of the snow.

We unloaded the snow blower, dear son was amazed we could unload it, I prayed on the way over and it was down off the truck, so gravity did most of it we were not really lifting. I do have a muscle that can tell it’s been used. I enjoyed feeding the chickens, they were glad I brought some food for them to eat too, there was an egg in the nesting box. We were able to deliver a fake Christmas tree from the farm and some planners and books dear daughter said that she could use.

Then we went to get fuel for the truck I found some winter ski type gloves that go with my purse they seemed to be a good idea this the freezing temps we've been having and they were priced right. It's 29* here this morning, and the sun rise was fun to see.

Holiday Weekend Happenings / Steak Out

Today I’m trying to blog but hubby is watching a fishing show and we keep laughing at the antics of these fishing buddies. So I’m not getting my blog page done. Okay focus you can do this! LOL!

Yesterday they went to met with the fish and game guy they caught several poachers with the decoy deer it was a successful stake out! The winterized the mower, brought the snow blower down to get it worked on to get it in working order.

I’m waiting on a bazillion e-mails to down load. Time to think about no mail of some fun graphic groups until I get faster internet that will be after the holidays. Last night we moved a book case out of the dining room and it sure looks bigger in there now. Love that part! Our son helped me to haul it to the basement, then I toted stacks of books to load back in to it. That was great exercise.

Today it’s 21* here br-r! We have a bit of snow on the ground, several of us are coughing, the coffee was a hit and dollar cakes from a box like mom used to make for breakfast with fruit from a pre-school field trip for the grand kids. We watched the nativity last night as a family and read the book that goes with it this morning. That was fun! I have cookies to bake, a tree to decorate, and gifts to wrap on my list for the next couple of weeks. If there is anything you want to add to my to do list I’ll probably not respond in a positive manner the guys found out last night! LOL!

December Storms In !

This is the week I’m getting back on track with my chores and stuff. Report cards are coming out this Fri. it’s early release and I’m sure some of the kids and teachers are grateful that they did not come out last weekend before Thanksgiving.

I’ve updated my planner today added the Feb. pages so I have the next three months in it as recommended by several sources, and journal tonight. Trying something new doing it in the evenings now. Which worked out really great.

Then I headed out doors to rake leaves in the dark. After the wind last night the leaves are mostly off the tree now.

I’ve been on a swing shift this week on the house work I’m not sure why but every so often I seem to need to work a different schedule on the stuff at home just to shake up the routine a bit. There is plenty to do to get ready for the holidays. I’ve been sorting toys and getting the basement de-cluttered. Last week I worked on the upstairs and the clear wire guys were here to see if we could get wireless and checked in the basement too but it didn’t work there. I was embarrassed by the condition of the basement so that’s been my focus area to work on this week.

Granny duty has been good this week. Hubby is not enjoying driving in the winter storms they have been having all around us.

I’ve retreated to the inner regions of the storage areas and sorting things seems some how therapeutic for me. I’ve put craft projects on hold until after Christmas at this point, it’s a little hetic to think about doing any thing else right now. I’m ready for hot turkey sandwiches. Turkey soup smelled great at the day care the girls were at today.