Halloooooo.........

Good morning! er.........I guess it's afternoon.

I've been running around all morning like a chicken with it's head cut off. Which is pretty visual in my mind's eye as my DH just lopped off the heads of 7 roosters last wed afternoon. Now those guys are lined up in quart jars! I was busy doing Thanksgiving dinner stuffs, and he killed cleaned, plucked, and bottled all by himself! He is a VERY handy guy to have around huh! l LOL

We did go after Christmas Trees last Friday, which I think is a far more pleasant activity than Black Friday shopping! I did that.......once. That was enough.

We went west, up toward Tabby and over the Golden staircase. We took our left over pies and salads and turkey and rolls and one DD brought some hand dipped Christmas chocolates! YUMMY!

We had a fun day, got our trees and came home by way our DS's home to celebrate a 2nd year birthday of our # 5 grandson!

A Peacock has adopted us. Don't know from whence he came, but he has been here since summer. He roosts up in the trees around our house. The dogs, which are literal death on cats, leave him alone. He's pretty aggressive and has pecked them so they just give him all the space he desires! :-) I love seeing him out and about, strutting his stuff! I am going to get him a Peahen in the spring! Then he can really strut!

Sue showed us her Thanksgiving dishes, and I just felt compelled to show you mine. Truly the thought never really occurred to me until I saw her post. I love her dishes so much. Here are mine. The first ones I bought, I bought at a storage shed sale. I knew I had to have more. I have found a few server dishes on eBay, all the rest I have found at the TS. One year for Christmas DH gave me a huge box full he picked up at the TS for me. As a child, I can remember these dishes coming in the oatmeal box, and I know they came from the gas station. All as premiums for buying a certain amount of the product. The pattern is called Golden Wheat.

Here I am, jumping back to getting trees

Blurry I know...... This is coming back down the Golden Staircase

Looking south. If you were to follow the highway, you would end up in Fruitland.

This duo wanted to have a tree for their room!

MY sister calls this country where we live, "folded" land. There is so much land here, and there are mountains and plateaus and valleys and just land. Miles and miles of land without people. Land that belongs to the forest service, or BLM, or wildlife fish and game , and private farms and ranches.

Well, back to the races. The dishes are calling my name! LOL

I grateful for the chance to start a new day everyday, fresh......... just waiting to be filled to the brim! I'm grateful for the holiday that just passed, the memories from past Thanksgivings, and the memories of new ones.

Enjoy your day

In Hymn Of Praise

How Can I keep From Singing

Music by Robert W. Lowry

My life flows on in endless song: Above earth's lamentation, I hear the sweet, tho' far off hymn That hails a new, creation.

Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul--How can I keep from singing?

The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,
A fountain ever springing;
All things are mine since I am his--How can I keep from singing?

Since Christ is Lord Of heaven and earth,
How can I keep from singing?

I'm so grateful for those who hear the music, and the words, and give us beautiful hymns!

Enjoy your day!

This is what our Son in Law did early, early yesterday morning!

Extended archery hunt. He was way jazzed! So was our DD, as their baby is due to come most any time now! :-0 LOL

He still has an extended elk hunt........ hummmm........

Hope your Thanksgiving day was as wonderful as mine was!

We are going after Christmas trees in a while. Fun!

Enjoy Your day!

Happy Thanksgiving

Over the river and thru the woods...........

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Be safe!

Enjoy your families and friends together today!

I'm grateful today for this country we live in, and for this wonderful holiday of Thanksgiving! For the men and women who celebrated that first Thanksgiving so many years ago! For my faith, family, friends, home and oh so many many things more!

Enjoy your day.

Blogging? Me?

The other morning when we were walking, we saw geese flying north! I was excited and told my mom maybe it was a sign, and surely spring was coming! LOL We both laughed as we stood there in the middle of the road, faces upturned, watching them as they formed their famous flying V. It was a noisy affair, and I wondered what it was they were saying to each other, and how they knew which slot was theirs.



So, time passes along, and once again, I haven't spent much of it here on the computer. I'm sorry for that. I have missed your posts.

I didn't tell you about our cat misshap.......

Well, we are still battling mice here at the stone house......So we adopted a cat. His family is moving out of the country and could not take him with. Poor guy, I think he was in total shock being taken away from his home.......Yes, well, Mr G as we call him, which is short for Mr Gigantor, is a huge tabby colored year old neutered scardy cat! This cat is bigger than our 7 month old grandaughter, and I don't think he had ever been outside much. He did not like our house, nor the old dog that sleeps in the mudroom. He found the darkest most farthest away place to hide in the house, and stayed there until the middle of the night, when he would come out and make a mess. And I do mean a "mess". SO, in very short order, he landed himself out in the grainry! We feed him there and told him to feel free to eat all the mice and squirrels he sees, and not to let any get into the grain!

I just saw him outside hunting, an If he even had a clue how big he was, he wouldn't be scared of anything!
So once again I'm back needing to either get a cat, or put out bar bait. Uggg. I really "dislike" mice!


I did get my little gingerbread men made. I got in too big of a hurry and forgot I wasn't making cookies, and rolled them out with flour. But they turned out OK any way.
If you would like the recipe, go here to get it. Remember these are not edible. Except for two year olds don't care! They eat them anyway....or try to! LOL

I also have finished my Thanksgiving stitcherys.

Thankful from Primitive Bettys , Daily Bread from Stitches 'N Stones , and Give Thanks from The Stitcherhood

I have also finished some Christmas ones as well, but will show them at a later date.

We are week 7 of Gratitude Attitude.

Time has been marching right along huh.
I'm very grateful for extended family! My sisters son and little family have been down from Idaho to visit. We had a good time laughing and visiting. I really love our family! Not only our own, but our brothers and sisters and their families. We're spread all over now, and can't be together as much as we would like too, but this Internet keeps us linked a little closer than just the phone. Happy Thanksgiving Family!! I love you all and think about you often!


Enjoy your day!