Daddy put the Christmas tree up while Maddie was asleep.
She loved it the next morning!
Now maybe she wishes she could sleep in the living room?
Sweet dreams.Christmastime
Daddy put the Christmas tree up while Maddie was asleep.She loved it the next morning!Now maybe she wishes she could sleep in the living room?Sweet dreams.
Christmas Trees in 1/2 the Time
The first time I put up our 7 1/2 foot Christmas tree, it required leather gloves and six hours of my day. And it was fun--five years ago. I've since been much faster at it, but it still takes some time and leather gloves. So this year, because we will be gone with relatives on Christmas Day, I thought about--I actually thought about--NOT putting up a Christmas tree at all. (I know, I'm turning into Scrooge.) It's just very large. Then I thought about buying a smaller tree. But that is just more money. (Maybe I am turning into a Scrooge?) So then it dawned on me, "Why not try putting up the top half of the tree?" As you can tell, that worked out very nicely. Plus, according to my logic, it took about half the time.
Thanksgiving '07
The Thanksgiving dinner is almost ready!
Hmmm. The turkey breast looks good to me.
Family photo!
Fun at the cousins' home later that week.Small Town Charm
I do not know of a more beautiful place in all of Missouri than where we now live. The small town community where I practice law is sandwiched between Truman Lake and Lake of the Ozarks which provides year-round beauty and many outdoor opportunities. As I think about the Thanksgiving season and God's many blessings this year, the one I think about the most is His provision in this regard. --J.
The Big Move
Special thanks to Grandpa Merle and Matt for their help!
Unpacking is never much fun.
But the weather was perfect. This Maple is in our front yard.
Ever in a Bad Mood?
I was in the check out line at Wal-Mart buying a large bag of Purina One Salmon & Tuna flavored cat chow for Daisy the other day. Some young woman in line behind me popping her gum (the cheerleader-type) asked, "Oh, do you have a cat?" (Uh, duh!!!)
I guess I was feeling a bit crabby so on impulse, I told her, "Nope. I'm starting the Purina Cat Chow Diet again, although I probably shouldn’t because I’ll probably end up in the hospital in a coma like last time. I lost about 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care unit with tubes coming out of most of my bodily orifices and IV’s in both arms."
The young lady stopped texting her friend and her eyes about bugged out of her head. "Oh, are you okay now!?"
I went on and on with the bogus diet story and she was totally buying it. I told her that it was an easy, inexpensive diet and that the way it works is to load your pockets or purse with Purina Cat Chow nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. I explained to her that the package said the food is "nutritionally complete" so I was going to try it again.
(I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story, particularly a tall guy behind the pom-pom girl.)
Now horrified, the young lady asked if the cat food I had eaten before had been recalled or if something in the cat food had poisoned me or something and if that was why I ended up in the hospital?
I said no. . . and then I explained that I’d been running around in the street with a bell around my neck trying to catch a butterfly when a truck hit me!!!
(I thought the tall guy was going to have to be carried out the door.)
Madelyn's Artwork
Madelyn has really taken an interest in coloring lately! Her coloring books are completely filled with vibrant color. And Mom & Dad gave her a new sheet of paper to make this original just for you!
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