Wordless Wednesday – Cousins & Sharing

 

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Joining Barbara in commemorating the year in once a week posts … just whatever is going on in your life: the mundane, the crazy, the normal, the everyday.

1st deer-hunt for Dash

2nd Birthday for my baby – Louis

My grandfather… he had my Grandma Julia’s grave moved because the previous location was threatened by flood-caused erosion.

We visited the new gravesite on Thanksgiving.

It’s a snack time of year, but I can offset the damage with healthy protein!

Thank goodness for flowers!  There is no snow, so everything is brown and lifeless-looking outside.  Flowers make me happy.

Zeke upon completion of another ‘country’ study for history.

Christmas Dance Program

Angelina is on the far left above and below.  This Christmas tap dance was fast and fun to watch.

Angelina is second from the right below.

The whole company above, and below, Angelina is the middle ‘blue’ dancer.

Eric and I with Angelina

Angelina with her grandparents.

Thankful Thursday

1. Enough cookies/candies have been baked and packaged for me to show up at the cookie exchange on Friday.

2. The tomato season is officially over.  The last, covered in spots, were added to the compost pile this week.

3. After Friday, Angelina’s on vacation from dance lessons.

4. NO SCHOOL on Holy Days of Obligation for the Lahlum Family.  So very thankful to a good friend for convincing me to ‘do’ this and really take the time to celebrate our faith.

5. Hallmark Christmas movies.

6. The never-ending enthusiasm of kids.

7. The ever narrowing gap between today and the ‘No School’ time of Christmas Vacation.

8. Yummy Christmas cookies being baked and the dishwasher to keep up with the dishes!

9. Nursing toddlers.

10. Toddlers who want to potty train and are insistent.

Amaryllis

This is a new experience and it’s beautiful.  The bulb is ‘planted’ in rocks and a deep vase.  Water touches he base of the bulb.  There is one more bulb to ‘plant’ when I find enough floral rocks!  I’ve been looking for about a week at various stores. 

Of course, I could just put it in dirt, but I’d have to go find my potting soil in the outside garage.

Really enjoying the beauty.

Tuesday DayLook: December 6, 2011

Looking out from my back porch... it’s a little gray and gloomy.

I am thankful for... the feast days which help break up the school year from its monotony and doldrums.

I am reading… still working on the purgatory book, but only because I haven’t had much time to read.  If I had un-interrupted time, it’d be done.

I am praying for...perseverance and strength in faith for a friend in a mixed-faith marriage.

I am hearing... just squeaky chair noises.

I am wearing… jeans and a t-shirt.

From the sewing/craft room (aka. laundry room!)… Graham received a foam nativity craft kit today in celebration of St. Nicholas’ feast.  He got to work right away (without help), but needed a little help later on to get it put together correctly. 

From the School Room... complaints about writing abound, but I’m trying not to ‘make life too easy’ for my students and will not give in to their demands for less writing.  Quite frankly, everyone needs the practice.  Little do they know that if they wrote neatly and completed their assignments fully without my having to check… I’d consider letting them type!!

From the Kitchen... peanut better balls covered in chocolate for a Friday cookie exchange, Ham & Swiss cheese quiche, Beef roast leftovers made into a variety of meals, Doughnut muffins, Raspberry Jammy bit scones.

From the FarmYard… one of the Ameraucana’s lays the prettiest light blue eggs.  They remind of Robin eggs.

A successful moment… the garage freezer was defrosted and rearranged to store the 100lbs of venison sausage that came on Saturday.  Even though I was watching my nephew (6mos older than Louis) and Louis on Saturday without benefit on any other hands in the house, I was able to clean and bake almost all day.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

Tuesday: Haircut & Dance for Angelina.

Wednesday: Dance make-up lesson for Angelina.

Thursday: Feast of the Immaculate Conception – Mass in the morning.  Evening meeting in Fargo for Suzie.

Friday/Saturday/Sunday: Women of Grace on Friday morning and cookie exchange that afternoon.  Angelina has a Christmas dance program on Friday evening.  The BISON play on Saturday.  Sunday will be a day of REST; but we may decide to put up our Christmas tree.

A picture memory... my little double-dipper.

Happy St. Nicholas Day!