Cherokee fun

 Up early.   Stopped at Carlyle tires before heading to Cherokee.  Then a bout 5mikes south of Cherokee I was flagged down by a gal whose car was hit by a deer.  She is a nurse at MHC who just got off a 12 hour shift.  She used my phone to call 911 and I waited with her until the sheriff staff came.  She was shook up and thought her hand probly was broken and the car totaled, but otherwise ok.   Mandy took Jack to preschool. Jason used my car so I would have the car seats in his Jeep to take little guys around.  Tyler plays do sweetly by himself, going from puzzles to Lego’s to Mickey Mouse to matching to photo books .  What a fun guy!   We visited a few stores before picking Jack up from preschool.  Jason wad home for lunch and meeting up with the internet guys. Mandy headed home early from work.  The wind is picking up.  At home we listened to the weather on the TV, went to the basement for a while, and thanked God that the storm bypassed us.  We ate chips and dip and watched Blue blood.  

Fun day

Good night's sleep.   I went to OGT, but  I left the car at Carlyle to get the tires rotated, aligned and balanced.  Such a nice visit with the guy who gave me a ride to OGT.  It made my day.  After OGT we went to the bowling alley for lunch.  Great to visit with those nice folks who volunteer at OGT.   Denny had come to town for a haircut.  At home he was washing his new pickup.  I napped, Denny took the pickup into the machine shed to polish.  Later we fixed meat for zuppa, meat for Mexican dip, party potatoes, salad for supper, tilapia for supper, and tartar sauce.  Such a good strar to getting things ready for the time when the kids will be here.   Nice texts with Mandy this morning.  Looking forward to having these 4 grands in Texas in February at the same time.  Always something to look forward to.  

Pickle ball in am

Up and painted the bunk house door another layer of glossy white.  At 9 I went to play pickle ball at the rec center until 11.  At home we started putting the trees together.  We sorted and got rid of some queen sheet sets that had seen their best day.  Denny rehung the bunkhouse door.  I napped.  We are just chilling today with not too much to do.  

 

Just rocking on the porch

 I love all the families in our little Arthur Free church.  That's one thing I miss in the church we go to in Texas.  There are maybe only 2-5 families with kids.  And the kids go to SS while we are in church, so we don't see/hear/smile at them during the service.   It is SO good to see all the kids on Wednesday nights and during Sunday school and church.  The youth group served soup for lunch before our annual meeting.  The meeting was so encouraging with the importance placed on sharing the gospel with the community.  At home we chilled, literally on the porch.  I shared some ideas ... I told him those ideas don't have to be done this afternoon, tomorrow, this week or next week.  Just ideas.  I put bon a clear glossy layer of enamel on the blue bunk house door.  Luke called saying that he was going to pull the trigger on plane tickets from Feb 11-Feb. 20 to Brownsville.  Now that put a smile on my face.   These pictures put a smile on my face, too.  :)

Job completed

 Wonderful slow morning.  It snowed last night.  Good phonemail with the sister's ;at 7:30.  Nice phone call with the kids at 9 We waited until after noon for Denny to bobcat the snow off the drive way.  I finished my cabinent project and put it in the corner of the basement.  We sat on porch rockers and had Mexican coffee and hot chocolate.   I started to clean sunroom and tackle the hallway closet.  Uffda!! What to do with all the stuff.  At 5 we headed into the Kiwana's dinner.  

Friday December 10 Mom's birthday

 Fun to use my imagination    ... BUT oh, does it make a mess!    I played pickle ball in the morning.  And mailed Christmas letters.  And bought adhesive and photo paper at selections and picked uucp a meal at IG UBI and Arthur UBI.  And came home and started to make a mess!!! but It is so fun to work on something that looks kinda fun now and in the end, hopefully it will be useful.  Mandy texted to family.  Denny and I got a phone call from Missy,  OUR TV has capabilities to record SO WE DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO COMMERCIALS!!  We're loving it!!  All after noon I drug things out of closets and cut and glues projects in the sunroom.  I"m quite sure Denny IS NOT happy to have me home in that regard.  UFFDA!!  

Cherokee

  Nice slow morning.  I headed to IG to stop at Doses before going to Cherokee.  Mandy and Jason left pretty much when I got there.  Tyler and I played Go Fish and went to pick up Jack from preschool at 11.  We had lunch with G'ma Cook at Family Table.  We stopped at a thrift store to get stuffed animals because Piper has chewed up some of Jack's favorites.  At home it was nap time and I put some centerpieces together.  Leah brought an egg casserole and cinnamon rolls for the family.  SO nice.