I am so happy!--and so is Janie! I was told to go home early from work and there is NO choir tonight--So it's like getting extra time!! I feel like I am 12 and just got a SNOW DAY--even tho it was 3:30 when I got sent home--

AND------ I had made extra last night--so no cooking tonight either---

AND--last night was young adult Bible study so the house is kind of clean.

Plus I love snow--grew up in the Lake Erie snow belt--been away over 2 decades. I think I miss it alot--but probably I'm just like most old folks--if I lived with it all the time--I wouldn't be so nuts about it. But since I don't get it every day--wheeeee.

Buddies

What can I say?

I love these guys.

Sweet Mama

This was a bit before Christmas--some quality cookie time with Stacey, Bright and Krue.

This was Bright's decorating routine--over and over--Bright was the only one using the purple--and we didn't save the cookies to actually serve--but Linnea told us she used to do the same thing when I wasn't looking--therefore--I never knew (I should have guessed) --therefore--those cookies were---you know.

Before I forget

It is too late tonight to post more pics or videos--but THIS is what is new to the decorations this year--Jason brought it home--CHarlie Brown comes up out of the chimney and back down--It's not too big and Jared very wisely set it up close to the house and other lights--

Last week we were blessed with a real snow that stuck---




Krue and Pops Monday night out looking at our lights--Uncle Jared does a great job--not quite done yet--maybe a picture when we finish--we have something new this year--it's pretty neat----
ah--the suspense...

Snow Magnet

Janie was so happy and excited when I got out the leash--late that snowy night.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

had more pictures but getting errors on blogger--arrrggghhhh.

WooHoo!

Bright the Spright! Perpetual Motion.

I started to fold up this big stretchy blanket and I got the brilliant grandma idea of making a tent between the 2 sofas--Bright sort of got the idea but Krue seemed to think it was a really cool hammock--they both had more fun On the tent, than In it.

2 peas in a pod

just noticed this as I was downloading a lot of pics from my card.

Oh

last bits of autumn

you know you are old if...

...You KNOW you took the striped apron off the hook just minutes ago but don't see it anywhere so you take the blue apron hanging and put it on.

Then you go about your business in the kitchen.

All Done..

untie and take off the blue apron----

What!!???? Under the Blue apron ....

The striped apron is tied on your body!!

Now, who put that there?!



p.s. That is Bright outside of our house last Christmas.

Vessey's Orchard

Guess what I did Saturday?

Funny thing--I took this picture to show how desolate and brown everything looked--so I didn't actually get any trees in it--and when I loaded it up I only saw the beautiful sky.

Mr. Vessey filling up cider bottles. After I asked for 1 gallon and 1 1/2 gallon--he went in to pour them up--and I took his picture through the screen door.

Mae and I picked 7 half bushels--it was a beautiful day.

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big eyes

Swing Time!

Last week, we had a very pretty day to go outside and play--swinging and sliding--

Family Man

Jack came home while I was babysitting--sooooooo--I thought I'd ask him to pose with his children! I have some more of the kids to post--but another time!

wedding cake

I think this was like a pound cake with almond paste between the layers--very tasty!

Mr. and Mrs.

We had the joy of seeing Stef marry Ben this past Friday--

Beautiful Bride--

Cool Groomscake--Rocks spell Colorado Bound--very clever--a little grrom stood on top--we can see his feet!

here today gone tomorrow--or rather--here yesterday--gone today

This should have been posted about 5 days ago--

I was looking out the front window and "Look! some fall leaves--right across the street--Last year they weren't that colorful--and it has been so dry and hot--wow!"

so I walked across the road to take a picture ----they really were turning and not just browniish yellow, either--

Then a few days went by--and you know what? (MAN, I just thought--I SHOULD have taken another picture--what is wrong with me!?)

The leaves look a dull green again--the branches don't appear to be naked--just back to dull green--of course--the pretty ones MUST have fallen--but I think it is weird--

I will post a DULL picture of what I now see if I remember.

Autumnal Ode to Ludi

(...the new look)