Happy Thanksgiving

Hello ladies, I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while. For some reason, things have been busy around here and it’s been difficult for me to make a post. Grace is feeling better and I thank you all for your prayers for her. So far, we have been blessed that no one else has gotten sick.

We are on Thanksgiving break from school. The girls are very happy. Today is planned out as just a fun day. We will watch a movie, The Prince of Egypt, also play a few games, and listen to Christmas music. I will also be busy baking today. We are doing Thanksgiving at Jessica’s. Everyone is bringing something. I am to bring the rolls and the ingredients for punch. The punch we all love is called Angel Punch. Jessica’s grandmother, Marie would always make this punch at Thanksgiving and Christmas. We really like it.

My bread machine just beeped so it is time to start shaping the rolls. I better get busy. I pray you all have a safe and happy thanksgiving. God bless.

November 23, 2011 7

Eagle

Our first eagle spotting of the year. So exciting! We think they must travel through here every year. They are so pretty. I remember the first year we lived here. The girls were very young. We were sitting outside talking about the different birds we had saw that day. One of the girls said “Oh, Mommy, I wish we could see an eagle”. I remember thinking that would really be something to see an eagle in the wild. Then that fall we saw them. We were SOOOO excited and we still get excited every year when they come through.

My Grace is sick with strep throat. Yesterday we went to the doctor and got antibiotics. Today has been a pretty rough day for her. We are praying that by tomorrow she will start to feel better. She is sitting in her favorite chair enjoying a new book she just got with her birthday money.

Hubby has been busy this morning working on the brakes on the van. He was having trouble with them but thinks he has gotten the problem fixed. I am so thankful he is able to work on our vehicles himself. Hubby and I will be going up on the hill later to cut a load of wood. Then he wants to work on Jess and Dave’s bed. He wants to work on the stain color to make sure he has it just right. Then it will be time to stain and poly. YEAH. I can’t wait to show you ladies how it looks. It looks beautiful!

Well, I have lots to get done so I better get busy. Enjoy your day and God bless.

November 18, 2011 6

Opinion

Okay, ladies, I need your opinion on this. You all may remember that I have been selling homemade laundry soap at the Bread Basket here in Floyd. The laundry soap is lavender scented. Well, I have been thinking about putting homemade lavender fabric softener with it for sale. What do you all think about this as a container for the fabric softener? I have been trying to think of a container that I could easily recycle. The less expense I have in the container the more my profit. This would be concentrated. The customer would need to add 3 cups water to it and it will yield 10 loads of laundry, the same amount as the laundry soap I sell. I have put these instructions on the card.

This is a picture of the laundry soap. I got this idea from Mrs. Faye at http://theblessedhearth.blogspot.com/ So how do you all think they will look together?

Please let me know your honest opinion. Do you think this looks good or does it just look stupid? I so appreciate your help on this. Thanks again and God bless.

November 16, 2011 6

Grandbabies

Today we went down to play with the boys while this little one went for her checkup. Doesn’t she look cute?

Baby Sam having fun.

Daniel loves it when Julie and Grace come to “play” with him.

Just one more. Daniel and Sam are both very impressed with their new sister. Katie gets lots and lots of attention. Enjoy your day and God bless.

November 15, 2011 9

Monday

Today has been a beautiful day here in Floyd. Plenty of sunshine with a good breeze. Perfect for drying clothes on the line. I love to see clothes flapping in the wind. This means they will dry quickly and will be so soft.

I tried a new homemade coffee creamer today. It is Almond Coffee Creamer. I changed the recipe some to suit our tastes. 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 3/4 cup non-dairy coffee creamer, 3/4 cup powdered milk, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp almond extract. Put all ingredients into blender and blend well. I must admit I had some trouble getting it to blend together but I just keep on trying. I like almond extract in other things so I thought it would be worth trying. I do like it and think it would definitely be worth making again. I was wondering if I could use this same recipe with different extracts, peppermint for example. I’m not sure how the cinnamon would go with the peppermint though.

Enjoy your day and God bless.

November 14, 2011 7

Finished with Deer

No picture-just wanted to let you all know we have finished working up the deer. We got 20 qts canned, 16 roasts in the freezer and 15 bags of tenderloin. YEAH! We are all tired and so I think tonights supper will be left over homemade chicken noodle soup. Enjoy your day and God bless.

November 12, 2011 7

Snow and Deer

We had snow overnight! Amazing!!! I don’t think I ever remember having snow here this early in the year. Then we had another surprise.

Hubby got 2 deer! Last day of muzzle loader season. YEAH! We love deer. We are so happy. He got a buck and a doe. Happy, happy dance. Well, I don’t have much time to talk. We have got them skinned out and ready to start working up so I better get busy. Enjoy your day and God bless.

November 11, 2011 6

Sunset

Hello ladies! I was sitting here trying to think of a picture to use for this post. I looked out the window and there it was. BEAUTIFUL! and to think I almost missed it. God is so good to allow me to see such glimpses into His character. Obviously He loves color.

Today started off pretty warm. When we got up the temperature was 49 degrees. It has however dropped all day. Now it is 35 degrees and the wind has picked up all day. I think we are forecasted to be in the teens by morning. YUCK! Well, outside may be getting chilly but inside our fire is keeping us nice and warm.

I hope you all have a wonderful evening and God bless.

November 10, 2011 5

A Splash of Color

My Christmas cactus is blooming. I don’t think it has ever bloomed at Christmas but it’s very pretty no matter when it blooms. I love the bright pink color. It always makes me feel happy when I look at it.

Temperatures here this morning were mid 20’s with a heavy frost. It has warmed up already to low 30’s and the sun is shining. I think it will be a nice day. We will be doing school as usual, then we have some wood to unload. We also need to go into town to get some chicken feed. Thank the Lord, we have once again sold enough eggs to pay for the feed.

Jess and Katie are doing well and big brothers are adjusting nicely to having a little one in the house. Katie seems to be (as of right now) a very content little girl. She sleeps very well at night, 3-4 hrs between bottles. Amazing! David will be going back to work on Thursday. He took a week vacation during Katie’s birth.

Well, it is almost time for school and I have clothes to hang out. Enjoy your day and God bless.

November 8, 2011 5

A Wood Cutting Day

Saturday, before Grace’s party, we went up on the hill to cut wood. Grace decided (just for fun) she wanted to chop this log with the ax. She chopped for a pretty long time. This is how much she chopped.

Pretty good, considering it was splitting maul and not an ax. Then Hubby had difficulties with his chain saw and we had to load up and come back home for him to work on it.

Now you can’t see him but in the left corner at the tail gate is Shadow. This is what he is waiting on.

He is too old and too heavy to jump up into the truck bed. Hubby has to lift him up now but we would never dream of leaving him behind. If the girls are riding in the truck bed, he thinks he has to be there too. He checks out the area where we are cutting and then comes back and stays where we are. If the girls go for a walk, he goes with them. He has always taken his job very seriously.

Everyone loaded and ready to go. Hubby did get his chain saw working again. He went back up and finished getting the load of wood while the girls and I stayed down and got everything ready for the party. It was a really fun day.

Enjoy your day and God bless.

November 7, 2011 7