HERE IT IS SATURDAY ALL READY

I am almost hopeless when it comes to tech stuff. Can you believe it is December 1st tomorrow, a busy month December is. I need to get a luncheon together of some women. I haven't written since Wednesday I think, not much news. I really need to mop the kitchen again, it is something you can do almost daily. Cooking sure takes it's toll. Yesterday all I did was clean the church with Jim, and we did rather a good job too, I had my yearly physical in the afternoon, I am gaining weight like mad, have to get that under control. II don't want the nickname of fatty Patty. Went over to June and Linda's for coffee, mother were putting up their tree. Linda seems so all in. Her crones you know. No energy, that is who we clean the church for. I think of how I eat and how she must have to eat. Can't go there. Watched the Barbra Streisand special on Public TV last night. Wonderful as always and can her son sing. He does have a gift. Looks just like her. I am trying to remember Thursday, oh heck that was Thanksgiving - I had a blast, made a huge chicken, sweet potato casserole - scalloped corn, stuffing with onions, mushrooms, celery, craziness, toasted walnuts, yummy, mashed potatos and gravy. Stuffed myself. I just know I would do the same thing even if I was alone. I had so much fun putting everything together, we had wonderful pecan pie that I made Tuesday. It really turned out. We ate about 2pm and just chilled out the two of us. Jim went ice fishing to Leech Lake on Friday by himself and today he is going up to Cutfoot Sue with Leon our neighbor. They are both crazy about ice fishing. I may run in to G.R. Just for giggles and to get out of the house. He told me I had better not get a microwave for the stove. I really would like Kenny to rip out the cupboard above the stove but I will have to have Kenny here and see how feasible it is. Jim told me in no uncertain terms had I show up with a microwave.

RUMM, RUMM, RUMM

I am working on sounding like a car, so do ire again, RUMM RUMM RUMM - there that's better. Jim is buying me a new car and giving Carol Gildersleeve, that is the name of my 2002 Buick Park Avenue. It's off white and has seat warmers, you love that in Minnesota. He is looking at a 2009 Buick Lucerne 4D sedan. Brown with Grey interior, sounds heavenly. Nice little V6. He has Loren so who knows what we will end up with, he may even go to the Auction with Loren. Will be fun anyway, I just want American made, may sound silly but that's how I feel. The one he is looking at sounds too good to be true. What fun it would be. Have to not think about it so much. I get like a kid in a candy store. I sure am having fun. Yesterday got my pie made for church last night, we of course saw Helen, she runs the kitchen at the church. Service was wonderful, Bruce is a lay-minister and he did a wonderful job with the service, theme "Attitude of Gratitude". Isn't that something we all need more in our life. Offering was for our local food shelf. I will be working there in December. We saw Charlie, dale and Gwen, Joanne and Audrey, Mary and Betty. Fran so Bethany had at least 10 out of the 40 that were there. We were well represented. We also bought 2 wreaths there youth were selling. Brought som leftover pie home. Half of my pecan was left. There were so many pies and only 40 of us. Saw 4 Pastors there so that was nice. Yesterday I washed my floors, vacuumed, today I want to really get the bathrooms clean. Yesterday I also fixed up and decorated the fireplace. Looks great. Candles burning, lights blazing. I am a real sentamentalist love making the house smells and feel like Christmas. Have more to do. I also tried to get a hold of Kenny my carpenter so I can find out how interested he really is in doing the job here. I will try him again today. I have so many special things on my tree, I have to find Gene Kelly, I found his poster for Sining in the Rain but I wonder where he is. Will be fun looking for him. Went over to June and Linda's for coffee yesterday, Linda is doing better. That Crones has really taken it's toll on her. Jim has worked on cleaning the church with Sue and Gary.

IT'S TUESDAY ALREADY

I can't believe how fast the weekend went, during the day I made my mashed potatoes, yes with 8 oz. Of cream cheese too, makes them so rich, made a new sweet potato recipe and ire was OK but not great, won't make that one again, made a wild rice mushroom broccoli thing, good, stuffing of course and corn casserole, Carmel Apple pie, crust was not perfect but I have that figured out and a perfect pecan pie. I have one in the oven for tonight. We have our Thanksgiving Service at The Congreational Church at 7pm tonight with pie after and they needed 3 pies from Bethany. I said I would do one. My pecan pie is really good. Putsy but delicious. I sent my Krumkaka Iron home with Skye and she is having a ball with it. We had a wonderful Turkey dinner. Our neighbor made us a wonderful pumpkin dessert, gave the recipe to Dot and she made it for company she had and it was a big hit. On Saturday night we all watched "Oz, the Great and Powerful". On December Skye and I are going to the Ordway with Hope. Too fun. We will be seeing "The Wizard of Oz". We are too lucky. Wonderful Laura put all the decorations on my tree for me. What fun for me. Just had some of the pumpkin dessert for breakfast. I be bad. It was too fun having all the kids home at the same time, doesn't happen that often. Christmas at Mac's this year. Will be fun. Monday we went to the Rapids to shop. Boy did it snow. What fun and so beautiful. We picked up our new storm doors and we had Bob out from Floor to Ceiling Tile and we measured for carpet and flooring and new counter. Will take some time to do but how beautiful it will be.

Well here it is Thursday CRAFTER TODAY

We had a good day yesterday, I shampooed and vacuumed until I was too pooped to pop! It will be the last time on three of my floors. There goes little Makons off of his bed in front of the fire. She is such a pretty dog. She sure sheds and we have to vacuum bunches. Jim does a good job of brushing her. I went out to the Barn and snow was Gentey coming down - I have to remember to put my lights on when the group gets here. I worked on the lights outside yesterday, and it was beautiful, 47 degrees I hear. Today wiil be different, heard we will have a high of 20. I wish you could see Little Otto. I have a hearth of about 18 inches, it is flat to the carpet. He is on the beautiful green marble. Warmth of the fire. One loaf of bread out. Worked hard yesterday, felt good, went to bible study on Matthew, it is fun and very interesting. It's Nancy S., Audrey, Gail, Jean and I and of course Pastor. Teresa came to town and took nancy Green to Dr. S I didn't have to. Believe me it is a pleasure to take her. We have a special group of people at Bethany. I have to remember to get some soup containers today, busy getting ready for kids coming tomorrow. I bought cheese and summer sausage and grapes for a snack to go with the Banana bread. We love to eat. My God could anyone have more in life than I do? I am so blessed. Jim is so wonderful and we do fight. Sometimes it's so silly, we end up laughing. I find I am far more irritable when I am tired. Going to make pecan Sandies this morning, have WELCA tonight. Will be an interesting meeting.

WEDNESDAY AND THE LIBRARY

I have to laff, if I went up those back steps of the Library once it was 15 times.  It is like claiming Mount Everest, just think those steps were put in when the depot was built a very long time ago.  The steps aren't even the same, they are different heights by an inch or two in some cases.
It was fun and we accomplished so much, I cleaned, sorted paperbacks and carried a carful of stinky old books to recycling.  I made two trips and stopped at the Muni for boxes.
We were there 3 hours and really got a lot done.  6 women at least.
We all care so much about the library.
Didn't do much when I got home so I had to really get at it this morning and I already have the office/sewing room shampooed. Now the guest room and hall.  It is so nice when the carpet is clean and with little Otto I need to clean it often.
Jim had an appointment in Sartell, at least 2 1/2 hours from here.  He is yet getting a different pair of hearing aids.  Poor man, he is loosing his hearing more and more every year.
He called on his way home and he had lunch with Loren, our friend that owns a car dealership.  I will be getting a new used car.  I am sure another Park Ave.  the ride is superb.  Jim called Skye and is giving my old car to her.  I won't have to worry so much about her driving.
Well here it is 5:30am and I already have one room shampooed.  My last time on some of these floors.  Our carpenter came yesterday morning.  Kenny Ahlbom and he can't get at it right away but we are going to go ahead and order our stuff.  New carpet for Day Room and our bedroom, new linoleum that looks like maple flooring and new counter top and back splash area.  So excited and so surprised about a newer car.  I will be naming my new car Carol Gildersleve because of my last two cars.  My Green park avenue was from her.  Now I have a white one and it will be fun to see what color my next one is.
Must be a 4 doors and have heated seats.
We are in Minnesota after all.
Back to the shampooing of the floors, even little Otto got a bath yesterday.
Llater.

TUESDAY ALREADY

Where does the time go, I can't believe it was Friday when I last blogged.  Well here we are well into Thanksgiving week for me.  Kids will be home this weekend.  I am so excited.  It is a busy week and I have been doing, doing, doing.
Yesterday on Monday I did a bunch of laundry in the morning and in the afternoon we went to Floor to Ceiling Tile and picked out new Formica counter top, back splash, flooring and carpet.  That will set us back, no profit this year on our investments or I should say this is the profit.  So glad Jim was with me,  changed our mid on the flooring, the linoleum will look like maple flooring.  I love it and the counter top changed and will match the flooring and cupboards much better.  Kenny our carpenter comes today and measures and gives up a date when he can start.  Hope it will be sometime in December.  We will see.
Went grocery shopping,  Jim bought a bunch od deer suet for the birds.  You should have seen

The Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a very large North Americanwoodpecker, roughly crow-sized, inhabiting deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific coast. It is also the largest woodpecker in the United States, except the possibly extinct Ivory-billed Woodpecker.

I saved the picture of it bur I am not clever enough to put it on my blog.  

Well this is interesting.  Trying to pick out print I can read well.  This is overkill but I hate to mess with it too much, I might erase the whole thing.
Went to Lion's meeting last night.  Had Turkey dinner, stuffing was so bad,  turkey was good, the potatoes at home are so much better bur we had 35 people there and it has to be hard to cook for that many.
I can't believe that the year is almost over, how fast time goes. I have such a good time I can hardly stand it.  And the kids home this weekend.  YIPEE SKIPEE, I am going to get to the kitchen and make some pecan Sandies, so yummy.   Saving iceberg
cream containers for krumkake.  Learned a new trick when I mix them up.  We see if it makes them nice and lighter.  



I need to get busy.  I am de cluttering.  Makes me feel good.
Can you stand it I actually figured out how to get a picture of the bird and that is exactly how they look.  I was at my desk in my office/sewing room, it's the yellow room, I love that room, it's such a happy room.
The guest room is either the Rabbit Room or the Blue Room.  I like Rabbit Room, I am crazy about Rabbits, little Otto I know is part Rabbit, Ozzie callers him Hip-pity Hop because he hops rather than runs.  Anyway I looked up out the window and there was my first woodpecker of the winter.

SATURDAY

We get shots in our eyes to keep things in check, we both get a drug called evastin through shots in our left eye's.  Jim had histoplasmosis which is a fungas the said he got from birds and I had hardening od the artery in my left eye and the shots help disperse the blood I think.  Vision is impaired In our left eyes but Jim's is far worse than mine and I worry he will go blind in that eye, his Mom and Dad both had macular degeneration in their eyes and Lillian finally just closed her eyes and gave up her vision.  I also have glaucoma in both eyes so for us looking at cataract surgery is the last thing we are concerned about.  We are doing fine with it but California Sharon was wondering what was with the eyes so I thought I would explain.  I want you to know we laff because we get our shots at the same time.. How many couples shoot up together.  Weird huh.
I can't remember what I did Saturday. I always seem to be busy.
Sunday church and I went to visit June and Linda.  So fun, enjoy their company so much.  We are planning the neighborhood Christmas party.  It will be across the street at their house.  We will have a dozen of us there.