Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas
What fun we had at Dad and Mom's last night. The whole clan was together. Makes for a noisy hot house. We had to turn the air conditioner on. It was a night of surprises. Mom and Dad gave my nephew Ryan a bunch of old movies and TV show videos (never opened) that belonged to Uncle Dell. He was so emotional. That is Ryan. . .the biggest kid, with the biggest soft heart. We decided years ago not to buy stuff for the sisters. Well, they played dirty. Sherry made Diana and I each a quilt. The tops belonged to Grandpa Andy(Fador) and his French wife (Lucienne). She had pieced them. Nice gesture. Diana (always told she is the mean one) decided to do something really nice, and bought us matching diamond/heart necklaces. Funny thing there, Mom had bought the exact same necklaces for the granddaughters. I guess great minds think alike.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
pens, pens, pens
This is the 2009 Christmas projects. The guys have been furiously working on getting pen and pencils sets completed in time. Thank goodness some people don't need their's for Christmas gifts. They are really having a lot of fun and you know how they love a good woodworking project. They are selling for $25.00/set and up, depending on style and wood. Gee, Lorrie, that would be a good project for your in-laws.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Let it snow!!!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
OH, No
If I figure out how to use the card reader with this one, takes me a while, I will post some pictures of the state inspection on the water well. What a crazy day.
We have been super busy getting ready for ho ho. My kitchen has been in an uproar, with the baking, candy making and normal everyday cooking. Sure does smell good most days. The guys are in the basement. They have their own little projects going, as usual. This year the big thing they have started is. . . pen and pencil sets. Turned from wood. I will try to get those pictures posted, too.
Today we are off to get Santa to the community center. He will be coming in on a firetruck, since we don't have any snow. Who knows how many more times Dad will get to be Santa. This is the first time in quite a few years that he has had the opportunity. The community just hasn't had anything. We will make sure to get pictures today.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Where has the time gone?????
What happened? What a great way to spend the last 30 years. With my best friend and eternal companion. These years have just flown. It seems like yesterday we were at the alter, being sealed for time and all eternity, in the Washington D. C. temple. How lucky I am.
Yesterday we spent the day just running around. I was able to get my hardwood kitchen floor at Keim Lumber in Charm, OH. Got new boots, yea!! Just enjoyed spending the day together, even though John is sick. I am pretty sure he has the flu. Lots of aches, pains, fever and head stuff.
Looking forward to the next 30 years. Can't wait to see what fun and adventure they bring.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
SURPRISE . . . SURPRISE!!!!
I started making bread at 6:00 am yesterday morning. I just wanted to have the perfect loaf. By 11:00 am I had made 14 loaves. I shared them with Janet and some of the guys at the firehouse. Way too many to keep here.
For those interested, the hives are gone. Still some redness, but the itching left.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Happy 70th Birthday, Dad !!!
April, Annie, and John Jr.
Mitchell
Dylan and KelsyBrian and Kelsy (she loves having her picture taken)Dad and McKayla
Sarah and MamaApril and SarahDad and Diana (Kelsy's grandma) She hates her picture being taken.As you can see, we did catch him off guard. He still had his bibs on from working outside. Kids all had a good time laughing and enjoying the sugary buzz.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Is it Christmas???
We canned almost 60 cans of goodies. We found a place up North that will sell us bulk soup mixes, pudding, wheat, etc. Did you know you can get 17 cans of oats out of a 50 lb. bag. Lots of oats. Found a good storage place in my new building. ha ha John.
These are my friends Tom and Dottie Folmar. I have know them since I was a teenager.
Friday, October 2, 2009
One last ride. . . I hope
Friday, September 18, 2009
Busy, Busy, Busy
Lorrie, she had a chocolate chip cookie in one hand and an entire bag of ginger snaps in the other. What do we do with her? We sure laughed and wished you were here.
Layne, you would have loved to have been here for Labor Day. We spent way too much on ammo that day. Wasted!!
They did have tons of fun. We went through 3 boxes of clays. We really don't want to tally up how much ammo was used. It sounded like WW3 most of the afternoon. Nice to see they all have something in common. I will tell you all, the girls can match the boys shooting. You really don't want to mess with them. They could hurt you.
The 4 kids are on a cruise this weekend. They flew to LA yesterday and were boarding the ship today. They are going down the west coast of Mexico. Annie had her first airplane ride. She will have to tell you all about it. Sarah and Brian met up with Connie and Larry in Columbus airport. Quite by accident. Who would have thought, in a huge airport they would see each other. They didn't even know the other was going to be there.
Time for a little rest.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
HOME . . .What a nice place
Day 2: Touring Gettysburg. Probably my favorite. Then off to Hershey to sleep.
Day 3: M & H Train Ride (Middletown & Hummelstown) (Milk & Honey), Indian Echo Caverns, Hershey, Strausburg
This little yellow caboose is where we spent the night. Very quaint. The entire motel is several little cabooses that have been converted into sleeping quarters.
Day 4: Train museum in Strausburg, Pioneer Village (coal mine tour and train ride) then to sleep in Clarion, PA.
A small town in Amish country, PA, that is talked about in a lot of the books I have been reading.
Huge windmills that you see along the mountain tops.
Day 5: Oil City, Titusville, Drake Oil Well
We had a good time, but it sure feels good to be home. Lots more pictures. John filled the card for the camera. I only came home with aprons. Beautiful ones at that. John came home with hats. Shame he was sick all week while were were out and about. He is resting now.