Wednesday, December 26, 2012

QUITE A DEAL!!!!!

I STRIVE TO BE A PROVERBS 31 WIFE--'THE HEART  OF HER HUSBAND DOTH SAFELY TRUST IN HER AND HE SHALL HAVE NO NEED OF SPOIL,' (vs.11). HERE ARE PICTURES OF TWO AMAZING DEALS WE GOT EARLIER IN THE FALL!
FIRST, WE GOT SOME BEAUTIFUL BAGS OF RUSSET POTATOES FOR $1.99/10LB. I DECIDED TO CAN THEM--HERE IS THE FINISHED PRODUCT--THEY TASTE REALLY GOOD AND ARE SO CONVENIENT!
NEXT IS A THRIFT STORE FIND--AN ATTRACTIVE EXTRA LARGE COOKING POT! I THINK I PAID LESS THAT FOUR DOLLARS AND IT'S PRETTY ENOUGH TO SERVE IN! I FELT SO GOOD ABOUT THIS ITEM!
DON'T YOU LOVE A GOOD BARGAIN? I KNOW YOU'VE ALL BEEN CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, GIVING AND RECEIVING GIFTS. SO, PLEASE SHARE YOUR BEST BARGAIN OR MOST ECONOMICAL, USEFUL GIFT IDEA IN YOUR NEXT COMMENT.

Blessings, LORI

Saturday, December 22, 2012

CHRISTMAS AND FAMILY TRADITIONS--REDEEMING THE TIME

 I'm  thrilled to share these pictures. Not so long ago my grandkids were 20 hours away. Through an interesting series of events, my grandchildren are currently living back in our area, if only temporarily. Since the end of October, we've been packing in all the fun activities we can! 

l. Took a trip to the local "stone school," country school, complete with new prairie dresses
2. Had a couple of overnight stays at Granny and Papa's house
3. Went to the library together
4. Christmas shopped together
5. Baked many goodies in Granny's kitchen
6. Did some schoolwork together
7. Made paper snowflakes
8. Saw the big possum Papa had to "rid" from the chicken coop area (really a big, interesting deal to Emma!)
9. Fed the chickens and gathered eggs
10. Sold eggs and collected the egg money and put it in Granny's glass chicken (learning responsibility of business and how to budget for the chicken's feed)
11. Went out for pizza together
12. Attended worship practice with Granny and Aunt Ran and danced and used the worship banners while we practiced!
13. Went out for ice cream
14. Visited great grandmas
15. Played in the antique toy corner
16. Participated in tea parties
17. Prayed together and recited healing scriptures when someone was threatened with flu
18. Enjoyed life together!

And here we are last evening making memories by baking a traditional butter cookie recipe that I used to make with my Mom when I was little. Of course, the decorating is the most fun, although, little ones like to roll the dough and cut the shapes too! The girls were having a lot of fun and the kitchen "took a beating," we might say--oh well, that is to be expected!
Huxley pictured below making some of the faces he is so famous for! He's a flirt and loves to give interesting "looks."
Merry Christmas, LORI

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

OLD FASHIONED PRINCESSES

Could hardly wait to share these pictures taken one day when the girls came over. They had fun in Granny's sewing room! Emma on the left, Sophie on the right. I love Sophie's smile.

Emma loved dressing up and wearing one of Granny's many antique hats (perfectly matched her dress) and looking at herseslf in the big oval mirror on the front of a cabinet in Granny's sewing room. (Used to be part of a furniture set of Emma's when she lived in Michigan!)
The ultimate dress up party! I love how the colors of Emma's dress and the colors of the room are a perfect match! Granny had as much fun as the girls, only Sophie didn't want to try her dress on! I love having these little girls home. Blessings, LORI

Saturday, December 1, 2012

BE SURE TO TUNE IN NEXT WEEK WHEN GRANDPA SAYS...........

Doesn't this recent picture of the Zehr family remind you of the old segment on Hee Haw, "THE CULHANE'S OF CORNFIELD COUNTY?"  That was always my favorite part of the show. The Culhane's sat crowded onto the parlor sofa all looking completely uninterested in anything, but always full of country "wisdom!"

We tried to take a nice family picture of the grandkids with Papa and Granny at Papa's "cowboy" theme birthday party. I made these dresses for the girls for our day at the old school, but they were really in a bad mood when we took this picture and no one wanted to dress up or pose. Huxley looks pretty happy here, but we have similar shots that show his dismay with the whole thing!
Papa turned 51 on Thanksgiving Day and we had a good time despite the faces. Emma is completely uninterested, Sophie is downright aggravated at the idea of posing, and me and Papa were loving the whole thing and laughing at it all! Happy Birthday, Papa! This picture will be a good memory!

Please be sure to see my last post for pictures of the kids in their new "prairie" outfits when they were in better moods! Blessings, LORI