Ahhh, it feels so good to be home in Ohio. The kids are asleep (or in bed at least) and I can just sit back and enjoy being here and that tomorrow is Thanksgiving. The odors were in the air as soon as I came into the house. The table was even set already!! How organized and prepared is that!! I must have missed that one in the gene pool :)
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving Day tomorrow and that everyone eats too much so I am not miserable all by myself! Because I intend to eat too much....might as well admit it! The pecan pie especially! I wait for the pecan pie every year.....it's my favorite if you can't tell. With lots of cool whip on top :) OK, so my mouth is watering and I have a few hours to wait, so I'd better stop with the food talk.
We had a good trip in......got home about 10:30 tonight. Just a few snow flurries along the way but nothing too bad, so hopefully our trip home on Sunday will be that way.
TTFN (that's ta-ta for now, in Tigger speak)
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
It's Turkey Time
GOBBLE, GOBBLE!! It's almost time to carve the turkey! We plan to go to Ohio to my folks on Wednesday and stay until Sunday. I am excited as it's always nice to go home. Someone asked me a few weeks ago why I always refer to Ohio as "home" and I said "because it will always be home to me no matter where else I go.' I guess that is something that you can't understand unless you have ever moved a long distance away from your roots! I'm hoping to see some old friends while I am there too if it works out.
Monday, Dec 1 is the first day of Buck Season, so the fever has begun around here!! Jeff has made me promise that we will leave "early" (of course, that is relative), on Sunday so he can get home and "get ready"! I never seen so many preparations made so a person wouldn't be seen, felt, smelled, heard, or in any other way detected! I'm always amazed that I am told to wash the clothes, but put stuff in them to make them smell like dirt......WHAT?? I would not be suprised if he took a sleeping bag (made to smell like dirt, of course) and slept in the woods the night before, or at the very least, put me on the couch so as not to have any human scent on him. Of course, that is the reason for the dirt scented soaps and shampoos, no odor deoderant (huh??), and baking soda as toothpaste before he hit the woods, so maybe it wouldn't matter who he slept next to after all. I do draw a line at the doe urine being kept in the refrigerator though!! I will do a lot of things that make no sense to me, a nonhunter, for my dear husband, but doe pee in my refrigerator.......not so much! So it must be delegated to the basement refrigerator. Talk about hunters perfume....... I much prefer Stetson. But we love our hunters nontheless and we are hoping for a good year for them and for us, the hunters wives, because we have to live with them and its much easier if the freezer is full and the horns are on the wall.
The kids have half days if school Monday and Tuesday and are also off Dec 1. I have parent teacher conferences mon and tues so I am holding my breath that they will make me proud!
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and are reminded of all we have to be thankful for! Our blessings far outweigh our troubles and may we all remember that as we carve the turkeys and eat our fill. I am reminded of the time Sarah and I broke the wishbone and I was explaining to her that whoever got the biggest part got their wish. She asked me if I ever "won" and got my wish and I told her that "yes, I got you didn't I?" and she said "You mean you and daddy broke the wishbone and that's how you got me......you wished for me?" I, of course said, "Yep.......that's what we did...." So, on that note........don't forget to wish on the wish bone! I for one, will NOT be thinking babies this year!
Monday, Dec 1 is the first day of Buck Season, so the fever has begun around here!! Jeff has made me promise that we will leave "early" (of course, that is relative), on Sunday so he can get home and "get ready"! I never seen so many preparations made so a person wouldn't be seen, felt, smelled, heard, or in any other way detected! I'm always amazed that I am told to wash the clothes, but put stuff in them to make them smell like dirt......WHAT?? I would not be suprised if he took a sleeping bag (made to smell like dirt, of course) and slept in the woods the night before, or at the very least, put me on the couch so as not to have any human scent on him. Of course, that is the reason for the dirt scented soaps and shampoos, no odor deoderant (huh??), and baking soda as toothpaste before he hit the woods, so maybe it wouldn't matter who he slept next to after all. I do draw a line at the doe urine being kept in the refrigerator though!! I will do a lot of things that make no sense to me, a nonhunter, for my dear husband, but doe pee in my refrigerator.......not so much! So it must be delegated to the basement refrigerator. Talk about hunters perfume....... I much prefer Stetson. But we love our hunters nontheless and we are hoping for a good year for them and for us, the hunters wives, because we have to live with them and its much easier if the freezer is full and the horns are on the wall.
The kids have half days if school Monday and Tuesday and are also off Dec 1. I have parent teacher conferences mon and tues so I am holding my breath that they will make me proud!
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and are reminded of all we have to be thankful for! Our blessings far outweigh our troubles and may we all remember that as we carve the turkeys and eat our fill. I am reminded of the time Sarah and I broke the wishbone and I was explaining to her that whoever got the biggest part got their wish. She asked me if I ever "won" and got my wish and I told her that "yes, I got you didn't I?" and she said "You mean you and daddy broke the wishbone and that's how you got me......you wished for me?" I, of course said, "Yep.......that's what we did...." So, on that note........don't forget to wish on the wish bone! I for one, will NOT be thinking babies this year!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Where did fall go?
It has been suggested to me that I actually add to this blog once in a while, so I'll try to do that now. I find myself looking at my last post and wondering where the fall went.....here it is November and winter is upon us! We've had some illness since I last wrote. Sarah was sick with bronchitis and an ear infection and missed 4 days of school with that. She no sooner got over that and then
she ended up with the stomach bug and missed two more days. I think she is finally on the mend. Thomas missed school one day this week with a stomach ache, but he seems to be okay now. Hopefully we are through with everything for the winter.
We had an apple butter making day in October 25 here at our place. About 40 people came, in spite of it raining all day. We were under roof, so it was still fun and we enjoyed the fellowship over everything else. We ended up with 95 pints and 5 jelly jars of apple butter. Everyone was able to take some home to enjoy.
Thanksgiving will soon be upon us. We plan to go to my folks in Ohio on Wednesday and come home on Sunday. Some of our family from Illinois usually come as well as ones from different parts of Ohio, so we always have a good day and like everyone else, we eat too much. I'm just always glad to go home, for whatever reason!
Until next time, have a great thanksgiving!!
she ended up with the stomach bug and missed two more days. I think she is finally on the mend. Thomas missed school one day this week with a stomach ache, but he seems to be okay now. Hopefully we are through with everything for the winter.
We had an apple butter making day in October 25 here at our place. About 40 people came, in spite of it raining all day. We were under roof, so it was still fun and we enjoyed the fellowship over everything else. We ended up with 95 pints and 5 jelly jars of apple butter. Everyone was able to take some home to enjoy.
Thanksgiving will soon be upon us. We plan to go to my folks in Ohio on Wednesday and come home on Sunday. Some of our family from Illinois usually come as well as ones from different parts of Ohio, so we always have a good day and like everyone else, we eat too much. I'm just always glad to go home, for whatever reason!
Until next time, have a great thanksgiving!!
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