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and he was so cute!

Oh Homey I am sorry I am late for the party!!

Happy Happy Birthday to you!

I assume everyone has received the ornaments I sent out by now. I hadn't really seen where anyone but Snowmom had gotten hers.

I really like the snow. I don't like to drive in it. But when I look out my windows across our ten acres here,it's very beautiful. My children can go outside and entertain themselves for hours in it and laugh together. Which is something teenagers don't do very often in any situation. I love to smell the fires burning. I like Christmas lights. And as winter sets in I like to relax with all of the seed catalogs and plan my garden for spring and it's promise of new life.

More reading, sewing, quilting, and baking....

I have mine all signed and in the envelopes now I just have to address and stamp them..

I am all for wanting to hear that Chocolate Pecan pie recipe too!!!!

Georgene as soon as I get the chance I will let you know about Carla's visit.. It was mostly concerning the eventual run out of petroleum (sp) and how that affects us as homesteaders and the whole world for that part. And the need to prepare for such a tragedy..

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We are headed closer to the Windy City (Chicago) this morning! We only got a skiff of snow here but the hubby says that in the next town up they had lots more! Since we have to travel up that doesn't surprise me! Ya'll take care.. Blessings!

When I was a young turkey, new to the coop,

My big brother Tom took me out on the stoop,

Then he sat me down, and he spoke real slow,

And he told me there was something that I had to know;

His look and his tone I will always remember,

When he told me of the horrors of.... Black November;

"Come about August, now listen to me,

Each day you'll get six meal instead of just three",

"And soon you'll be thick, where once you were thin,

And you'll grow a big rubbery thing under your chin";

"And then one morning, when you're warm in your bed,

In will burst the farmer's wife, and hack off your head";

"Then she'll pluck out all your feathers so you're bald 'n pink,

And scoop out all your insides and leave ya lying' in the sink";

"And then comes the worst part" he said not bluffing,

"She'll spread your cheeks and pack your rear with stuffing".

Well, the rest of his words were too grim to repeat,

I sat on the stoop like a winged piece of meat,

And decided on the spot that to avoid being cooked,

I'd have to lay low and remain overlooked;

I began a new diet of nuts and granola,

High-roughage salads, juice and diet cola;

And as they ate pastries, chocolates and crepes,

I stayed in my room doing Jane Fonda tapes;

I maintained my weight of two pounds and a half,

And tried not to notice when the bigger birds laughed;

But 'twas I who was laughing, under my breath,

As they chomped and they chewed, ever closer to death

And sure enough when Black November rolled around,

I was the last turkey left in the entire compound;

So now I'm a pet in the farmer's wife's lap;

I haven't a worry, so I eat and I nap;

She held me today, while sewing and humming,

And smiled at me and said "Christmas is coming."

It's SNOWING here too! Along with sleet.. It rained here all morning and now it's freezing! Yippee.. I hope it thaws a little before we have to leave out in the morning! If you all are traveling be careful out there! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

We have pretty much stopped buying tomatoes at work because they are 2.50 a pound..

I'm with Wes! Give em up!!

Aww mother I am hurting for you.. May God wrap you in his arms to ease your hurting heart.. Amen on the new body and no pain!!

Dawn

My post wasn't to enquire as to where your ornaments were.. I was wondering about you... So sorry about your Uncle.. My prayers are with you!

Dawn

Cookie was your's the needle point star? Becca Anne? Yours was the white yarn snowflake with the pin? I think I have them all straight now.. I will take a small marker and put the names and year on the back so I will always remember ... Thanks all

Buttercup

Has anyone heard from Bigskymommy?? I am forgetting who I got what from.. I should have put little tags on them so I would never forget! Ugh!

If I were fixing it at home this year like I wanted to we would be having

Turkey

Sage Dressing

Mashed Potatoes and Giblet Gravy

Sweet Potato Praline

Noodles

Cranberry Salad

Greenbean Casserole

Rolls

Pecan Pie

Pumpkin Pie

and probably a fruit salad..

Still might do it next weekend...Everyone's menus sound very delicious!

theyd? was it mine that was broken? if so maybe I can find another just like it and replace it..

I just got a great stocking from Wes!!! I think I have all but three!!! So exciting!!

digging my way out with my handy dandy

as i throw a spoonful at the back of Cats head!!!

Buttercup sneaks through the backporch door

Rise and shine sleepy heads!! It's finally Saturday.. Today Mike and I are being interviewed on Christian Radio WJLY in Illinois. It's their annual shareathon.. We were asked to come down and talk about why we like the station. In Chicago there's Moody Broadcasting.. We will be interviewd by Mike Kellog and Steve Hillyer.. Anyone heard of them?

We have invited another family to come over and go with us. So they didn't have the expense of driving themselves. They are bringing breakfast! Well I am cooking it but they are bringing it! LOL... Anyone having Thanksgiving this weekend? I have a turkey thawing I thought about doing a small one for my family tomorrow after church.. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Love,

Dawn

I can't wait to get into this site! I love the civil war era as well as reading on the depression era.. I know people who lived through the depression and man the things they taught me! Like saving every piece of tomoato you can by cutting out only the bad spots. And paring a potato very thinly so you don't lose any of the potato.. Saving everything, newspapers, styrafoam you name it.. Although I don't save styrafoam. But I reuse papers to start the fires and I save all my dryer lint.. Eventually to make home made fire starters! Thanks for this site!!

I am with you Joan, that's what got me hooked on MrsS to begin with!

Joan! That's awesome and will work for me! Thanks so much!

Dawn

Al how's the baby doing this week? Have you found something to help calm her?