Some of the more wintry-looking decor… (Thank you, Mrs. Henry!)
The Cowgirl, the Cattleman, and the Popper all had a great time at a friend’s bday party where they got to make these “glass fusion” projects!
More baking…
The Computer Geek was in charge of recording Treasures of the Snow…
The cookie frosting party…
A feast for Christmas morning…
then on to the stockings and gifts…
(fashion ear-buds)
and now the formatting goes haywire…
The Popper wrote, “To Dear and Loving Daddy”
Miss Music Box made the cute card and included 16 Willy Wonka chocolates with their gift…
The cold frosty snap before the meltdown…
Shopping (online so far) for a DSLR camera for Miss Artist prompted me to find my old film-using Fujica…
It’s for sale, by the way…
and so is this heavy-duty exhaust fan, just in case you have a lot of air to move somewhere…
While I’m at it, here’s the leftover vanity top that needs a new home too ~
Yeah, Craigslist is on my To Do List.
Tim brought home the wood-splitter…
The cattle have enjoyed grazing the hayfield again since most of the snow melted.
(I even joined my family this past Sunday for a hike into the pasture, but I didn’t take the camera ~ silly me.)
Thursday (12/30) Lee joined us for some grilled rib-eyes (!) ~ the guys worked on this project where the Computer Geek got a powerful lesson in touching hot wires. And then we started a game of Settlers of Catan at 9:30pm which ended 2 hours later.
Friday night ~ New Year’s Eve ~ Lee came back for more Christmas goodies and another round of Settlers, Mexican Train, and ?? what else did we play after we put them in the box?
New Year’s Day 2011…
sleeping in, reading more new books, listening to new CDs, and tackling the MESS in the basement would-be-family-room! (no pictures~ you’d think it still a mess if I showed you the AFTER)
And one last thing, especially for my mom…
Look what I did today!
PS>>> In lieu of Daybook…
This week’s menu possibilities: tacos, baked chicken, and pizza. Cleaning out the leftovers and finding motivation to go grocery shopping… soon (shoulda done it today).
This week’s agenda: It’s a new year! We will have SCHOOL and housework routines! Piano tuner coming tomorrow, violin and piano lessons. I must travel afar for a supply of ground beef and wheat berries (40 miles is beyond my comfort zone!)
Prayer requests: Angela L. had thyroid surgery today. Julie’s new baby needs to come home from NICU. Praise for Matt & Jess’s stuff surviving a dump into the ditch on Saturday ~ as well as safety for the people involved in the black ice accident! Jason D. heads off to boot camp next week ~ He will need stamina as an older young man, and his wife needs to sell their house. Sweet Grant ~ praying for more good reports with the doc and minimal side effects from his meds. Bible Night #2 is coming up on January 26 for the Rettigs and the Prague church.
Goals for 2011: Tim has decreed that we as a family will read through the entire Bible this year. I was a bit intimidated since I haven’t done this since …? But I enjoyed reading 3 days worth yesterday, and I am hopeful I can accomplish one day at a time from now on =) We made a lot of headway through the STUFF in the basement on Saturday. I vacuumed the whole house and mopped the upstairs this weekend. I am looking forward to cleaning out the would-be office/sewing room and making it functional! The plaid fabric Miss Artist is hugging above is destined to become a skirt =) Tim has the siding close to done ~ a bit of trim work to finish. He bought plywood to finish the inside of my “china hutch” ~ which will make a home for lots of boxes still in the basement catch-all mess. You don’t need the entire to-do list, do you?
I think that I will be blogging less. I have to find a way to blog without consuming so much time! ha ha
