Saturday Contentment

Hello my dear sweet friends.  I'm relaxing on the couch after a very uneventful day.  I am a content Mama with Princess Pea home from her Daddy's house, puppies feeling better after an injury a month ago, time with my beautiful new niece and now relaxing on the couch watching football with my knitting. 

Tomorrow Pea and I, along with our new pastor and his wife and the entire confirmation class will be travelling to a different church so the kids can see how others worship.  I'm so excited about this.  I think that it is good for kids to see the differences and then learn to express their own faith to others.  Our new pastor, Pastor Jim is bringing in a new fresh new perspective and lots of wonderful ideas!  I'm so excited for the changes to come!

 

Princess Pea and I went to Eric and Val's to see the new baby.  What a sweetie... Pea fell completely in love with her. She got to hold her and feed her and she was so excited. 

 

I'm also excited that Miss Emma is finally better.  She ran into a horseshoe pole and caused an internal injury that continued to bleed. She had a softball size abscess on her shoulder.  After 3 visits to the vet and three weeks of bandages, draining and hobbling her, she is finally well enough to run and play with Luna!  Luna is overjoyed to have get playmate back.

 

Work has been very slow.  To the point that I have read three books at work because I have nothing to do.  The latest one was called The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley.  It was such better book than I expected.  I opened it expecting a typical historical romance but was pleasantly surprised by a number of plot twists that left me turning pages without stopping. 

The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley

Well my oldest brother and my godson just stopped in to watch the game and have cookies.  I'm also popping a tater tot casserole into the oven for dinner.  Wishing you all God's Blessing on this beautiful Saturday evening. 

Busy Time of Year!




My Desk at Work...

Eucalyptys Shower Soothers



Stacks of Fabric!

Hanging Towels...

So it's that time of year again.  You know when the cold,  dreary weather weather forces everyone inside.  We have been keeping very busy with many projects and activities.  I have been busy working many sewing projects, among other things.  I made hanging towels for our kitchen, some eucalyptus shower soothers, and these crazy rice filled owls to warm on the microwave.  The owls were such a hit that I am now selling them in a local store with another store interested in having them. How exciting!


 

My Owls...Lots of Colorful Characters

Princess Pea and her buddy R at Dance!

Cookie has been working 2 jobs, trying to get his car fixed and figure out what he is going to do in life.  I so wish I could help him more and I wish I had guided him better as a young child.  But what's done is done and I can only go from here trying to guide him and give him advice as I can.  

 

Princess Pea is active as usual.  She finished up her volleyball season and headed straight into dance.  She is also busy with FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America)  and Forensics.  She is on the color guard squad and in choir and jazz choir.  She also plays flute in the concert band and saxophone in the jazz band.  Whew... I get tired trying to keep up with her.  

 

Making Beautiful Music



Smiles

Last night she played in the District Honors Band.  This organization takes a few musicians from several local schools, gives them music to learn and practice.  Then they pull all the students together for a day to play the music together under a guest conductor. After a full day's rehearsal, they perform a concert.  It is an incredible experience for the kids.
 

Emma!



Getting in on the Selfie Craze! LOL

One of Cookie's friends has an opportunity for a wonderful job within the state corrections department. I am so happy for him, but during his seven week training, he needed someone to watch his 3 month old golden retriever/german shepherd puppy. Yes, seven (7) weeks and yes 3 months old... Meet our house guest - Emma! She has the sweetest temperament and disposition. She is gentle and loving and playful. She does however think she is a lap dog and deserves ALL attention leaving sweet Luna to feel a bit jealous at times. Mostly they play well and we laugh at them. She is learning manners slowly and has found great fun in a game of fetch (as long as Luna also plays). I'm not sure what the two of them will do without each other when Emma goes home...

Enjoy a cuppa!

  

We are also planning for deer camp this weekend. Rifle season for deer opens on Saturday morning at day break. It's a tradition in our family that everyone gathers at my home on Friday night(since it was previously my parent's home) to swap stories and look at trail camera pictures and plan strategies. Some stay at our house, others go home, but they all wind up back at my place for breakfast around 5 AM on Saturday morning. This means up at 4 to start cooking! :) Then they all traipse off to the woods leaving a mess in the kitchen and me to start the chili and chicken noodle soup. And then I spend the day making cookies and treats as they filter in and out to warm up and eat. Some spend the night again on Saturday night and more of the same (minus a 5 AM breakfast) on Sunday! :) It is really a wonderful tradition that I truly look forward to every year. To me it starts the holiday season!  Check out this post about last year's Deer Camp to see just what I mean!

So tonight will be a night of planning, taking inventory of groceries, making more owls, and doing some laundry.  I hope you all have a wonderful day and I will check in with you later!

 

Bed Stealer..

We are puppy sitting for one of Cookie's friends.  Miss Emma is all of 5 months and still growing.  She has a sweet disposition and gentle nature and gets along with Luna well.  She is all puppy and just adorable to watch.  She did however sneak into bed with me last night and decided she liked it!