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~Just Thinking~

Is My Ghost Scary Or What???

I'm sitting here looking out my window the tree's are so lovely all the diffrent colour's, The sky is abit overcast and there has been some rain sprinkles as well but nothing too much. I'm not sure if it's cool out or not, I havent been out yet today, I know theres some items in the yard that should be brought in befor the really cool weather come's....Some of the boy's toy's really need to be brought in and I think Im gonna tarp there big boat up....It's like a sandbox thats in the shape of a boat,but mostly just keeps there outdoor toy's in there. And theres some outdoor ordments that I need to bring in as well.

Boy's are laying down right now, I wish abit I was too....But been cleaning the house most of the moring picking up hear and there trying to get the kitchen cleaned after yesterday's big dinner, That I'm happy too say I think everyone injoyed.....Now on too the planing for Christmas supper! I allready have a really good recipe for what too make the boy's too eat Christmas morning, I will share the recipe with you all.

Christmas Crock Pot Breakfast Recipe

1 bag (32 oz.) frozen hash brown potatoes

1 lb bacon, cut into pieces, fried and drained

1/2 c diced onions

1 green pepper, diced

3/4 lb cheddar cheese diced

1 dozen eggs

1 c milk

1/2 tsp dry mustard

salt & pepper

Layer the hash browns, bacon, onions, green pepper and cheese in a slow cooker, layered. Add the cheese. Beat eggs, milk and mustard, salt & pepper together; pour over mixture and cook on Low for 10 hours. Serves 8.

This just looked so good.....I deffently want too try it and whats nice if you put it in over night it will be ready for the morning when everyone get's up too eat.

I allready put my frist order in Sears for the boy's for Christmas......Man did I have to pinch pennies thats for sure, I usally have to order from them becuse we dont have a car, So I order from them and it go's to a local store for pick-up so I just have to walk there with the wagon to pick-up, I might see if a friend of mine can take me though becuse there was a couple larger box's too pick-up, I sure hope they will like what they get....I know there so young yet, but with this past year with what the boy's have went threw with my parents, I really want them to have something too end the year on a good note!! One last payment next monday and our tree and a few other items are all paid for.....Im over joyed....But in the end deffently worth all the saveing I did!! I

Anyway's thats all for toyday :)

Blessings

~Ruth

I am only one

" I am only one,

But still I am one.

I cannot do everything -----

But still I can do something------

And because I cannot do everything

I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

~ E.E. Hale, D.D. ~

Daily Devotion 287

Pumpin Butter~Needed

For give me if someone posted a recipe I missed it but I'm looking for a quick easy recipe to make to sell for the apple/pumpkin fest this weekend.. Thanks

Brenda

Free Tote Bag

Here is a link to sign up for a free tote bag..

http://www.naturesbounty.com/totebag/index.aspx

Brenda

Decluttering

I know most people do their 'spring cleaning' in the spring, but I am just in the mood to declutter...I have more 'stuff' than any one person needs...now let me add... this is not stuff I purchased, but when I moved here, to my dads house and they moved to Costa Rica, they did not take everything they owned, the gave it to me...so that meant not only did I have my own things, but I also 'inherited' some of their things...they have really nice things and some I have found extremely useful but some I haven't...I have some of my own things I have not unpacked in the year I have lived here...soooooo this tells me if I can have 'stuff' for a year and never look at it, I must not need it....right?...So over the next few days I am unpacking my boxes, going through cabinets, closets and anywhere else I can find and purge this stuff...Its so freeing...I have in the past tried to do this, but I kept hanging on to stuff...NOT THIS TIME! It all must go...let me give you an example...I had my own coffee pot(bunn brand) when I moved here....They also had one and left it....sooooo that gave me 2...who really needs 2 bunn coffee makers? No one! I had a desk when I moved here, they left me 2, we only have 1 desktop computer so who needs 3 desks??? Again, No one! Well, unless you have 3 people who need seperate desk, but in my case we don't...that is just the very tip of the ice berg here...there is so much stuff...its almost overwhelming...So that is why I am decluttering this week and have a massive garage sale...

I also have some homeschool curriculum for sale I will be listing here in a few days...keep watch if you are looking for something, I may have it!

~Kris

Rude people today in the market

I ran into more rude people today at the market.  I breed and train service dogs. Plus we own 4 service dogs.  2 are going to replace the 2 older service dogs.  We have a total of 7 dogs.  1 is a wolf and 1 is a half wolf.

Any way we ran to the market to pick up cabbage for dinner.  I take one of the service dogs, Alex with me in.  Alex is a 20 month old 120+ golden.  We are finishing up his training. We just finished Kristi's volleyball practice and we stopped in real quick.   Shayna and Kristi waited in the truck with Kristi's one service dog Gracie.

So Alex and I run in.  Alex has on is id stating he is a medical alert service dog.  So off we go in the store.   Alex does his job, he stays right by my side , he ignores the people.  We get some rude looks , that is normal.   A few people say look a dog!  What guy said what the f word they let dogs in here???  I look at Alex and say I know we just do not talk to people like, that loud enough for that nice man to hear . 

As we are getting in line a store worker comes up to me and says "Miss are you blind?"  I look right at him and say no.  I then turned away from him.  Again "Miss??"  I look at him , yes.  "Miss does this dog assist you???"    (Do you think?? , I did not say that but wanted too)  I looked at him and said yes.   We were next in line and the phone rings at the check stand.  The manager says yes I see and he leans over to look at Alex and then he looks at me.   I just smile.

When it is our turn to pay the manager asks me what kind of dog is he?  I say he is a medical alert.  He was very nice about it all.  He said his manager was giving him a hard time about it.

Hello. Alex has on his id stating he is a medical alert dog.  He is well behaved , more than some peoples children.   The problem??  I am not blind nor in a wheelchair.   I look normal, what do you need a service dog for ????????????????. 

Do to this we started a service to help people with their service dogs.  I do not like dealing with the people who do not know the law and I know other have the same problem.  What a pain in the tush!!

I do not mind people when they are interested in what the dogs do or what breed.  I love to tell people how they can help people out with service dogs.   I tell some where they can go to be puppy raisers and so on.....   But, I do not like to deal with rude people.  

 Some people go look a dog what is it doing here real loud and rude.  The girls and I go where ??? And we look they some times point to our dogs and we say no that is a ? Horse, Monkey, or many types of zoo animals  .  Ok , we do it to get back at them.  We just can't hold it in some times.   We don't go look they let rude people in.

Ok I will get off the box now.

God Bless, mj

Rainy Monday

It has been gloomy and dreary all day long.........and tomorrow is supposed to be the same or worse.  Yuck!  I really need sunshine to have any ambition at all, so as you can imagine, I haven't gotten much done today.  I have a "few" indoor projects I could be doing, maybe tomorrow some of them will inspire me, I sure hope so.

We actually didn't buy anything at the auction Saturday except 4 roller pigeons.  There was lots of critters there for sale, but nothing that really interested us, so we left about 1/2 way through the sale. 

Got home that evening and found out a lady wanted pies made for Sunday........so I spent Saturday night baking.  Remember I just said I was glad the pressure of baking every Friday was over for the summer??  Well, I had an order for 3 pies on Friday afternoon, and then made 6 more on Saturday night.

We had a pot-luck dinner at church yesterday.  A friend and neighbor gave me some eggplant and a recipe last week, so I tried it out.  It turned out good.  As always there was lots of good food there.

We have an interim pastor right now, he has been there about 6 weeks.  I can see the Lord working through him and it is exciting!  He is such a caring man and really stresses prayer.  Almost every Sunday there have been people going forward for baptism ( our church is Baptist) and to join the church.  You would not think people would make those kinds of decisions without a full time pastor.  There is just a different attitude, very exciting indeed!

Hubby has been working, until the rain, on getting the garden worked up.  It will be quite a bit bigger next year.  We also need to have a spot ready for some blackberry plants.  Some friends asked if we wanted some starts next spring.....of course I said yes!  They will have to be someplace safe from goat escapes.  Not sure there is any such place???

I know there are mixed feelings about Oprah, but I saw advertised today that her show tomorrow, Tuesday, might be interesting.  It is Where does our food come from, or something close to that.   They showed some free range chickens.  Don't know what it will include, but I thought it might be of interest to watch and see how they present the topic.  It may make us small producers look bad or it may bring us some great advertisement............

The weather man said there are frost warnings for the north-west part of Kansas tonight.........yikes, I know it is coming soon enough but I am not ready! 

Country Blessings,

Marilyn~at Heritage Hill Homestead

October 13, 2008

Well yesterday was a day from dickens.... got a phone call from our 20 year old son in northern Ohio, and he was saying that he had run into some problems and now he had no where to live... so we went and picked him up, a 3 hour drive, waited while he finished up some business, and came home. We got home about 11:30pm.

All the children get one chance to come home, and if they do well, then Praise God... if not... next time around, they can figure out their own way (providing nothing horrible happens and they REALLY need us, you know..)

It was good to see our two boys that we hadn't seen in almost 3 years. It's blurry, I know, but you get the idea. The young lady to the extreme right of the picture is the Mother of my grandson.

I also got to see my grandson that I had never seen before.  I had seen pictures, but never in person...

This is Keegan Matthew.... and he has eyes like his Great Grandpa (my Daddy).

I called off work today and of course, got guff from a co-worker who  says, "I'll just give you Be**y's number and YOU can call HER, cause it looks like NO-ONE is coming in tomorrow!" I told her to just write it down, and hung up. I did my part, now let them do theirs.... *SIGH*

I finished up laundry today, had quite a time with 11 y/o disobedient child continuing to be disobedient, cooked supper, had the washer overflow, took 15 y/o to work, picked 15 y/o up from work, helped ds make appointments for tomorrow to look for work, and yes..... I am still alive! :)

Just finishing up putting 2 quarts beef broth up and 2 quarts of chicken broth up.

Made 4 loaves of bread today (2 white and 2 wheat).

Quite the busy past two days, I would say!

Life is good, and God even better.

Here's a quick pic of the 14 year old sister and the 25 year old brother.... she's climbed up him and is hanging on his back. He is way over 6 foot tall by the way! (She's barely 5 ft)

Can you see the love?

Too bad we don't live closer.

Good lookin' kids the good Lord gave me, eh?

~~Blessings~

A Day in the Life of Me

Sunday, Oct. 12:

We went to church as usual.  We had a guest preacher today because today starts our week long revival meetings.  The preacher talked about alot of different stories in the bible but one really stood out from among the rest.  The story of Noah & the ark.  The preacher said that Noah built the ark not only for his family & the animals but for all mankind.  He said that no one would take heed of Moses warning so no one but Noah & his family were saved.  I have never heard this take on this story before.  Very interesting.

Monday, Oct. 13:

Today was a busy day as usual.  Exercising, vacuuming, dishes, homeschool, 5 loads of laundry & grocery shopping.  Everything was smooth sailing....

until....

I got home from the grocery store!  I was unloading the groceries from the back of the van.  I went to pick up the sack that contained 4 half gallons of milk in it and pulled a muscle in my lower back.  OUCH!  IT REALLY HURTS!  So now I'm kind of laid up.  It takes me forever to walk around the house, thank the Lord I don't have stairs!  I went to lay down in my bed & watch some t.v hoping that some rest would make it feel better.  NOT THE CASE!  I practically screamed when I had to raise myself off of the bed in order to get up to make something for supper.  We are just having some spaghetti & a salad tonight.  I was going to fix lasagna but I couldn't muster up enough pain tolerance to accomplish that.

My youngest has been feeling sick to her stomach today.  We just got over with a round of colds last week and now another?  UGH!  She woke up this morning saying that she felt like she was going to throw up.  She has eaten a few things & has been sipping on some Gatorade, water, & Sprite.  She has kept those down so hopefully she will be back to herself tomorrow.

Until next time....