Good luck!

Our great-nephew Alexander Bishopp is having surgery tomorrow to have cochlear implants put in. He was born with severe hearing loss. We are praying for him and his family! We hope it will be a successful operation! Good luck!

The countdown begins.....

We got our tree up over the weekend!
A few other decorations are now in place.

Only three weeks of school to go.....

It was a great day!

Getting ready: I got to make the rolls. They turned out o.k.

I used my friend Peggy's roll recipe.

Arriving: My sister Linda and her husband David hosted us all. This was the
"Christmas room".

Taking it all in: The tables were beautiful!


The hostess: Linda

Irene and Andrew

Robbie and Ari

Michelle, Jeff, Diane (another sister),Tessa, Kris, Ari, Jon, Melissa

Tessa

Aunt Mardene

Madison

We didn't get to spend the day with her, Liz, and Karl

and

we missed our daughter Heidi and Ovidiu in Oregon,

and

we missed Ken's family,

but

it was a fun day!

WE LOVE OUR FAMILIES!

Happy Thanksgiving

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we are thankful for many things.

(Having spent the last four days in bed with an earache, migraine, and flu bug,

I am thankful for my health!)

We love our families and all the physical things we share.

We are blessed with good parents who love us.

We love this great country and are thankful for those people who serve to protect our freedoms (and the sacrifices of their families giving up their loved ones.)

We are thankful for the gospel and the guidance it gives us in our lives.

We hope you all have a wonderful holiday

and think about those things you are thankful for, too.

Once again, Norman Rockwell captures the spirit of the occasion!

I've never been terrific at spelling, but thanks to "spell check" I usually get by.

Unfortunately, some of my mistakes are real words that slip through!

I do not have 6 "quarks" (sub-atomic particles, I'm told), but 6 "quirks".

(I should probably include this as yet one more "quirk".)

Thanks to my scientifically-minded-husband for catching the mistake.

Maybe I should avoid late night postings!

FYI: The 6 sub-atomic particles are "Top", "Bottom", "Up", "Down", "Charm", and "Strange".

Just don't ask me what they mean!

Six Quirks: My response to a tag from Liz

1. When I cook I often substitute ingredients.

(I'm famous for starting a recipe before I check the pantry to see if I have everything.)

I was once asked for a brownie recipe where i had put Stephens' Mint Hot cocoa in place of Baker's Chocolate. (Unfortunately, I could never reproduce it!)

2. I always cross my feet before I take my shoes off.

3. Before I get my hair cut, I always wash and style my hair.
(I don't want my hair dresser to think I have messy hair.)



4. Every time I leave home I worry that I left the iron on (or some other electrical appliance)!
Does this mean I am obsessive/compulsive?

5. If I start a novel I have to stay up all night trying to finish it.

6. When I bowl, if I get a strike I ALWAYS follow it up with a gutter ball!!!!

A little bit country

Liz painted this picture for me as a birthday present to hang in my bedroom.

I love old barns and country roads,

since they remind me of growing up on the farm in Idaho,

but...

I really like the fact that the little name in the corner is someone I know and love.

Thank you!