HERE IT IS THURSDAY AGAIN

I can't believe how fast the time goes by, I have a really busy day today but Thursday's usually are when Bethany is up for Food Shelf. We do it 3 times a year, Aug, Dec and April I think. I will be here this year.with Duane and Teresa moving to Brainerd they needed someone to pitch in. I have helped before so they are comfortable with me and you have to be very confidential about who yo use there. I left the house for the first time yesterday, we needed to do some shopping. We took my new car, a 2008 Buick Lucerne that is so loaded the steering wheel is even heated. It has remote start. Heated seats and back. Pretty Dark brown. Tan leather interior. Mine mine all mine but I really haven't driven it yet. Just the test drive. I have been busy, I think on Sun I visited June and Linda and on Tue I baked all day, Russian Teacakes, I use whole wheat flour, kind of a twist, I think most people use white flour but they are so much better with whole wheat flavor wise. Also made pecan Pie Thumbprints but we ate 1/2 of them, will try again, I just didn't have the hole the wight size for the pecan centers. Really tasty and I want them to look as good as they taste. I also need to make two more kinds before Sunday. Staying at home is fun in this 27 below weather. I know we are nuts for moving up North but Jim has so much fun here. Just listening to him talk on the phone about fishing is kind of exciting. T them and now it's ice fishing time and there is lots of perpetration - they have so much fun planning. A flyway I get a big kick out of it and I love the fact he is so happy about all of it. I love our life. I am sending out some Christmas cards and we did the traditional Picture. I will have to get some of the mistakes and post them. What a hoot. I am having too much fun preparing, we have a neighborhood party today and I am bringing that wonderful sausage dip, it is so easy and yummy, a roll of Jimmy Dean Sausage fried up and drained, throw on a pack 8 oz of cream cheese and a can of rotells detained tomatoes and WALLA you have a yummy dip for company, serve with festive red and green tortilla chips. I also make my sister Heidi Dill dip for the veggie try I am bringing. She said it was much better than the dip that comes with the tray, I wonder what happened to the dip that came with it, it must still be in the veggie tray, I have to remember to toss it. I wish you could have seen us do our annual Christmas photo, what a riot. The tree is the same in every one and I am sure people are bored to death by it but I am predictable. We did find out Jim need some new sweaters. We got hom one but he needs something more festive.