MONDAY AGAIN

The weeks melt by.  Yesterday it was 10 degrees when I got up, today it is 27, big difference.   Coffee is good today, half decals half high test, good brands, I like to mix it up.  
Thanksgiving is over and I have so much to be thankful for.  One thing, Bing is singing.  Remember "Christmas is a Coming".  The tree is up, has been for a month now.  I like Christmas.  The kids (Alexis brought River and Autumn and Buddy their long hair Chihuahua and Skye brought her dog Nico Blue, he is half King Charles Spaniel and Cocker Spaniel.  A Cockiler as it were.  I cooked like a crazy person.  My stuffing was a little dry but the rest turned out.  Put gravy on the stuffing and we had plenty of that.  Wat a blessing it is to live close enough to see the kids on holidays ans special occasions.  We will spend Christmas at Mac's this year.
I am just so grateful for the kids. Having "The Bethany Crafters" on Thurs. WELCA on Wed. Bible Study on Tue.  so will be a fun week.  I had better look at the calendar or I will forget something.  We'd. I have an eye appt. before WELCA and Jim has to go to Sartell for a shot in his eye.  I think he has to go to the VA in Sartell about his glasses too.
I need to get busy and finish some knitting projects, some sewing projects too.
I am having fun with my rotary cutter.  Need to get one for Skye.
Nat is on now, I have a five disc changer connected to the Bose radio, sounds good to me.

DOG BEDS

Thought I would show you the new dog beds I made for Makons and Otto.  Have to run or I will miss bible study.

WEDNESDAY MORNING

The election is over, my guy didn't win and now I pray for our President Obama and our country.  I will support him in any way I can and with God guiding him, our country will heal and grow in the right way.  We must succeed as a nation.
I had a fun morning, I wrote to My friend PJ Perkins from Alexandria.  X We go way back and she now lives over by Lake Cowdry in Alexandria, her famous son, the actor John Hawks purchased for her a house.  We haven't seen each other for a long time, would be fun to get together for lunch.  Maybe I will be able to some day.
Lyn Hop called me yesterday, what fun to talk to her, we reminisced about how when Tar would go off for coffee at 8am and Bob would go to work we would get on the phone for an hour to chat and start off our day of work and taking care of the kids.  God help me, I think of the Mother I was.  I did love it so but so busy, doing all the books and taking care of 3 kids under 5 and then there was Melanie.  I missed Lyn so much when we moved.  What a wonderful friend.
Yesterday it was "shot in the eye day".  It almost helps right away.  It was getting so I could hardly see out of my left eye.  It improves almost immediately.  For awhile Jim and I were getting our shots together but he needs them more often.  Now we have to find a place in Florida when we go there.  What a hassle.  We were able to do it last year in AZ.

SUNDAY DAILIGHT SAVINGS TIME

My clock says it's only 5:09, of course that means that it is only 4:09 yesterday, have to get used to a new time all over again.  Oh well.
LEFSE was wonderful, we rolled out 25 pounds of the stuff and of course it tasts brtter on that day than any other hot off the grill.
I will add pictures later.
Tose present were Myself, Alexis and her two kids River and Autumn, Skye, Mac and Laura and their two kids Hope and Hudson, my brother Mark, sister Heidi and Erin and Josh and the newest member of the family, Jackson who is one month old, Joe and Ali, Maggie couldn't get away from college this year and of course Laura's parents Karin and Glenn so we had 18 all together and wonderful food of Chicken Chile from Heidi, Beef au juice sandwiches from Laura and Mac, Skye got in a few hair cuts and and we even played some 31.  Was a fun day, Hope changed clothes 14 times I know, she had so much fun.
Am going to get dressed to go to Heidi's for breakfast and then to Mack's.

Skye's Salon

Here I am sitting at the salon.  I keep promising myself I will get online but I just don't get around to it.
Our craft bazaar went wonderful,our bake sale always goes super.   Nancy and Dot came up on Thurs. and baked their little brains out, we also made the meat raffle Thurs. night, I worked it and I won meat.
Got to gt my hair washed and cut.  Later.

TODAY IS THURSDAY BUT IT FEELS LIKE THE WEEKEND (MEA)

I know they don't call it MEA (Minnesota Education Association) anymore, it is now Education Minnesota Conference but it just doesn't have the same ring to it.  It just goes to show you That not every idea is a good idea.  I like MEA, everyone knows what you are talking about, in fact it is a good time for kids and grand kids to come home.  John and Andrew showed up last night.  It seems like they haven't been up forever.   I need to make some chocolate chip cookies.

Do you know I went to town 4 times yesterday.  Thank goodness we only live 2 miles out of Remer.  No we won't answer the question why couldn't I do it all on one trip.
One thing I an excited about is the Pastor's Christmas gift.  I am collecting the funds for it and we are giving it to him on Sunday.  Lucky man.  I love one-hundred dollar bills.

At 9am, Janet and I served for WELCA (Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America).  I may my famous egg bake, Heidi's recipe but it always seems to be a hit.  It was a good Bible study too, Jean does such a nice job as leader. 

At 3:30 Jean and I met Terry from school and gave her all the winter coats, hats, scarves, mittens and boots we had left from our Winter Care and Share.  Jean coordinated, I was the legs.  I had $400 and shopped thrift stores, Goodwill, Salvation Army, Savers, Target and Walmart, next year we plan on calling it Coats for Kids.  Tells more, we learn how to better utilize our funds.  It's funny because last night on the news we heard they have over 9,000 coats for kids.  We are indeed small potatoes, but we feel if we have kept one kid warm, it's all been worth it.

BEHIND AGAIN

I don't know where the time goes but I have been busy, I am going to start with today and work backwards.  First of all Jim went fishing and just look at his big Northern.

 

I have been on the computer most of the day just trying to get the some of the publicity done for our craft sale.  Just don't ask, I volunteer for too many things.  Why oh why-o.
I dropped 6 letters in the mail to radio stations today and emailed 2 newspapers with stories and went to Longville and placed a story and ad for 2 weeks to advertise it so I may do more radio stations tomorrow but for today I am done.  I have to leave in a few minutes for our Lions meeting.  We have it on the 3rd Monday of every month with a dinner and meeting at the Woodsman cafe in town.  Believe me the meals are forgettable.  For $10.25 you would think we would get wine with our meal.  Just kidding.  I have eaten so many yummy brownies today I am thinking about turning into one.  Got to run.  Later