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Carin at forever in blue jeans has set up a challenge to all mothers to get in pictures more often. Even though I’m not a mother to human children I will still join this challenge.

Round #2 of  pictures with the hubby.

I’m not really sure why I have a sh*t eating grin on my face, but that’s what happens when you live with this hon-yock.

Way Back Wednesday on Tuesday

This was taken at my Grandma & Grandpa’s 40th anniversary. My mom made Mildred and I matching dresses. That’s my cousin standing beside me. We are the only two of our generation that has crooked pinkies.  My Great-Grandpa had crooked pinkies and us two great-grand children have them also.

I have to tell you a story about the cousin above.  We were both in high school and he’d come out to spend a few weeks during the summer at my grandparent’s farm.  He was driving the three-wheeler and Mildy and I were on our f0ur-wheeler.  Well my gpa had two silage pits carved into the side of the hill.  He no longer cut silage so he used them as a junk pile. There was old appliances, tree limbs, old cars and all the debris from when he’d remodeled the house.  Aaron the city kid that he was tried to jump over the 20 foot silage pit.  He didn’t make it.  Mildy and I hurry back to him and sure as heck he is in the bottom of the pit but luckily wasn’t hurt.  The three of us has to push it all the way out.  We’re talking about a big three-wheeler that weighed more than us three combined.  Plus we’re talking about a city kid who my 10 year old sister could lift more than.  We never told my grandparents and just recently told our dad.  My dad laughed pretty hard about the city kid trying to jump the silage pit.

Thankful for…

Today I am thankful for my family.  They made me who I am and still love me. lol

Since this is going to be a short work week I probably won’t post much.  I’m going to move the Way Back Wednesday and Picture Challenge a day ahead so I don’t miss out on those two posts.

On Saturday Mildred and I went shopping in a town 1 1/2 hours south of where I live.  Had lunch with my sister-in-law and niece.  Then headed home.  TNT asked me how much I spent. I told him less than $100. He goes I thought you went on a shopping trip.  Yes honey I just don’t like to shop so that’s all I spent. lol Yesterday I wrote out all of the Christmas cards that we send to his tool customers. Three hundred forty-seven to be exact.  Glad to have those finished and ready to mail on Friday. 

My boss is gone today so I’m stuffing all my Christmas cards I’m sending to family. They’ll be in the mail on Friday as well.  For some weird reason my goal is to be the first Christmas card my family and friends receive. 

 

Okra

I took this picture of one of my okra plants this summer.  As I watched it snow on Sunday I so wish it was summer.

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Carin at forever in blue jeans has set up a challenge to all mothers to get in pictures more often. Even though I’m not a mother to human children I will still join this challenge.

 

I’ve been to the first 10 blogs on Carin’s list and I was able to leave a comment on only one. Anyone else having problems leaving comments?

I asked TNT if he’d let me take some pictures of us. He reluctantly agreed.

I kept telling him if he’d just take a nice picture we’d be done, but oh no he had to be typical boy and make faces and be a pain.

He makes me tired.

**IMPORTANT!!!  I heard a report on the news that it is not recommended for women who don’t have breast cancer in their families not to get a mamogram or do self breast exams until they are 50. Ladies please do not listen to this study.  My mother is living proff that that is not the case.  We don’t have breast cancer in our family yet she still did daily self breast exams  & mamograms starting at age 40. If she had waited until she was 50 for both of those she probably wouldn’t be here with us. We will be celebrating her 6th year cancer free in May. So please please please do not listen to that study.  Do self breast exams and mamograms regularly.**   

Way Back Wednesday

In the spring of 1987 we had two huge blizzards come through back to back and dump a lot of snow.  Those trees are 25 feet high and you can only see the tops. Where the X is on the left side is where our barns were. They were covered.  My dad worked at a dairy about 5 miles from our farm and he couldnt’ get home. So my mom had to dig the pigs out of the barn and dig bales out of the snow for the bulls. I can remember when everything started melting we were playing out in the snow without coats on.  It was May and the temps were in the 70’s. Haven’t seen a snow like that for a long time. In 2006 we had a “big” snow  that dumped 4 feet. Nothing compared to the ‘87 blizzard, but we just don’t see snows like that anymore.

Another Weekend Project

I decided to paint our bedroom. It was a creamy color with the trim a shade darker.

My helper.

I chose the color “Alloy.” I love the color and TNT really thinks this is prison grey. lol

My next plan is to paint the dresser and the bed frame black. 

I painted the trim and closet doors white and I love the contrast.

Snow Day

Sunday we had a beautiful snow. Of course our land is water logged so snow isn’t what we need at the moment, but I will not complain.

 

It’s Finally Friday!!

It has been a very busy week.  The weather has been great harvesting weather and it is in full swing around here. Good for our growers, but busy for me.  What really sucks is I can’t work overtime other than working through my lunch break. Now who wants to do that? Oh yes me who has piles and piles on her desk. Yet here I sit typing on my blog. lol

Yesterday I received an email about the crazy things people report to the police.  For example: “A deputy responded to a report of a vehicle stopping at mailboxes. It was the mailman.”  Some people make me tired. But my favorite is the following: “Debra Jackson said she likes shopping at the Dollar Palace because it is convenient and casual. ‘I don’t have to get all dressed up like I’m going to Wal-Mart or something.’” This is where I tell you to go check out people of Walmart.

After reading those I thought I’d share with you a few funnies I found in our local newspaper about what the city cops and county law enforcement do.

One lady from the hospital called the police station to report a suspicious man sitting  in his car in the hospital parking lot. Officers found man to be waiting on his wife.  Duh!!

But the best two I found so far are below and happened on the same day.  The first one is from the city police report.

The second is from the Sheriff’s office report.

Here’s my question why would an airplane need to be escorted to the airport.  I always thought planes usually stayed at the airport.  Silly me.

Weekend plans?  We’re suppose to get a snow storm tonight and through Sunday so I’ll probably stay mostly in the house working on my scrapbook.  If the snow misses us I promised TNT I would take truck loads of milo to the elevator.  I know, what kind of farm wife is afraid to go to the elevator. The problem is I work in a sunflower elevator and I hear the way our workers will make fun of an amateur truck driver. I’m just afraid I’ll make my hubby and FIL look bad. It is also opening weekend for pheasant season and all the crazies will be out and about.

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Carin at forever in blue jeans has set up a challenge to all mothers to get in pictures more often. Even though I’m not a mother to human children I will still join this challenge.

TNT and I attempted family pictures with the kids.  I was setting up the camera and did some self portraits.