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A Winter Birthday
It's early here on our farm and still quite dark and still. My feet were warm until they hit the cool wood floor, so instead of just staying under the covers (as I considered) I put on a thick pair of wool socks and loaded the stove with wood. The house will be toasty when the boys wake. I pulled back the curtains and peeked out the windows. We're expecting some very nasty weather today and from what I can see, it's already starting. Ice and snow are on the agenda. I'm not surprised; today is my middle son's birthday and he almost never has nice weather for it.
Bless his heart, he was born in a blizzard thirteen years ago! Getting to the hospital during a Level 3 Snow Emergency (and being pulled over and quickly let go by a police officer) makes for a very interesting birth story, don't you think? That being said, he was my easiest delivery. I barely felt a pain or broke a sweat. In the words of my great-aunt, "It was so easy I wondered if I deserved him." :-) That tiny baby with thick black hair and huge dark eyes now towers over me and is still growing!
Because of the weather, our celebration with family and friends will have to wait, but I'm still baking the cake he requested, a Raspberry Lemon Cake. (Yes, much more suited for an Easter dinner, but it's his favorite nonetheless.) Let's just pray that the power stays on so it can bake! Our newest teen wants/needs a new pair of insulated Carhartt overalls for his birthday, so we'll go shopping later this week when the road clears. We'll just spend the day where it's warm and plan a BIG birthday celebration for him... in July!
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I am hoping...that the storm that's coming tomorrow won't bring much ice
Please stop by to visit Peggy to peek into the lives of other "Simple Women," and to read the guidelines for creating your own Daybook!
Hello Blog friends
It has been awhile again since I have writen but I miss everyone so thought I would make some time to say hello.
I pray that everyone will have a blessed blessed New Year. I pray that everyone's days will be filled with love and laughter and that your marriages will be blessed and your families filled with happiness.
I am not going to list resolutions for myself this year, my only prayer for me is that I come closer to the Lord each and every day.
God's Blessings..... everyone!
My Cup Of Tea...
When you think of life in the 1800s what do you think of? Well, there are a few different types of settings I think of…. Pioneers, Easterners, and Victorian England (and of course Pride & Prejudice). Though all of these people live a different way and in different places, they all have one thing in common.. tea.Back in the Victorian era, tea parties were an event to simply get together with your friends, with whom you shared common interest with, to have an enjoyable afternoon. Today in our century we don’t host “tea parties”, but we do plan events to get together with people and families of whom we enjoy their company. I have always thought very fondly of hosting a tea party, all dressed up, as the Bennett sisters would have been, or even as Anne and Dianna did in Anne of Green Gables (though theirs ended in disaster)...Read more
Monday on the Homestead
We have been focusing lots of our time with my son. His visit home has been wonderful. He said it has been just what he needed. The girls and I have been keeping the meals and baking going almost non-stop since he came home. I am glad to see him enjoying home cooking so much. He still has a couple more weeks with us.
Today some of life needs to go back to normal.
On my to-do list today is laundry and housework. I need to get some floors mopped and some dusting done. Wood heat seems to create a lot of dust! I also need to get the kids back to my daily house cleaning chore list today. With all the fun times and off schedules my house is showing a bit of neglect. So that much of a normal schedule will start today!
Tobin and I will be having our weekly date so I need to get a pot of bean soup cooking before we leave. I was thinking Italian Pintos were sounding pretty good. Maybe I will find the time to get some French bread made before I leave too.. we will see how the days goes.
I will be back soon to more blogging and sharing but for now life seems very focused on my kids and family.
I wanted to leave with a pic of my grandbaby
Hope you all have a great Monday on your Homestead! 
New Year, New Beginnings
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
--Alfred Lord Tennyson
We had a wonderful time with my sister and her family ringing in the new year. The children were excited to see it come in. I was excited to hold my little niece! She is just precious and growing so much. She spends much more time awake and gazing into your eyes. I love talking to her and seeing her little smile.Tonight, I found a darling pattern for fabric Mary Janes that I'm going to make for her for the summer. (A pair in every color!)
We all managed to stay awake to see the ball drop and then we parted ways. The air was bitter cold, so I was happy to have a short drive home. Everyone celebrated today with pork and kraut. I love the first day of January. Everything seems fresh and new. I always wonder what the year will bring and there's always something to look forward to. For one thing, I know I will have a son who will be driving! (Should I look forward to that?)
No doubt, there will be many joys and trials. I remember saying the same thing on this day last year and by the end of the month, I was facing some very frightening symptoms. Those first few months were the absolute worst. It's hard for me to believe that it's nearly been a whole year of tests and procedures. I saw my neurologist last week and he agrees that my biopsy results are good news. However, he believes that I have MS. In my heart, I have felt this all along. I'll be going for a repeat MRI in a couple of months, but in the meantime, I am starting a medication to help control the symptoms. Maybe I should be fearful, but I'm really not. It has nothing to do with me...I mean, I am not especially strong or courageous. I just think the Lord has given me peace.
Anyway, we have a busy weekend to look forward to. On Saturday, all of our menfolk (my sister's family and my own) are spending the entire day in the woods dragging logs and cutting, splitting, and hauling the wood. From big to little, they'll all have a job. We're hoping to have enough to finish the winter and then some. While they're out working, my sister and I will prepare a nice noon meal for the "crew." It's supposed to be quite cold (which is good for operating the tractor on solid ground) so a nice hot lunch should help to warm them up a bit. I haven't decided on the menu yet, but that's a job for tomorrow.
For now, I am being called to read the very first bedtime story of the new year. :-)
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
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I am hoping...that everyone stays safe tomorrow night. My husband will be working in the ER, so he'll see some dreadful things.
Please stop by to visit Peggy to peek into the lives of other "Simple Women," and to read the guidelines for creating your own Daybook!
Week 1 of the Winter Bundle Giveaways!
Thank you for joining me in this year’s Winter Bundle. As I said before I am so pleased to be able to present these wonderful items to you. There is going to be five new reviews and prizes listed each week, and you’re going have a chance to win some of them! This is the what is in Week 1 of the Winter Bundle Giveaways. You can click on the links below to check the review and how to enter..... Read Moreaahh Secret Sisters., God's way of sending angels
I started a Holiday Secret Sister Swap back in November (click HERE to view original post) and I had to greatest package sent my way.
Heather (and kids) THANK YOU SO MUCH... I love it ALL!!!
included here are pictures drawn by her children, homemade candy, homemade soap, two ceramic mice, a hand-drawn picture by Heather, coffee and unfortunately the candle the children sent me didn't make it. Thank you children!
Here is a close up of the drawing Heather did for me...
Thank you my Christmas Angel.
(the reason I know who my secret sister is is that I matched everyone up by drawing straws.)
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