tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73378824603631621802024-02-07T23:19:33.627-06:00KIM'S KREATIONSA little cooking, a little sewing, and a lot of my life!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger532125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-39274142065958718052020-06-26T13:26:00.000-05:002020-06-26T13:26:48.674-05:00Rhubarb Coffee Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We have quite the patch of rhubarb now. I have learned that I can use the rhubarb all spring and summer, so we eat it quite often. Although we like several recipes, this Rhubarb Coffee Cake is probably our favorite. I don't especially like sour things, so rhubarb is not the top of my list, but I can't even tell that there is rhubarb in it. Follow the steps below for a quick, easy, and yummy coffee cake.<br />
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Rhubarb Coffee Cake<br />
1 1/2 cup sugar<br />
1/2 cup butter<br />
1 egg<br />
1 cup buttermilk ( I never have buttermilk, so I use a scant cup of milk with a tablespoon of vinegar)<br />
2 cup flour<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
1 tsp soda<br />
2 cup rhubarb<br />
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For topping:<br />
brown sugar<br />
cinnamon<br />
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Cream together sugar and butter; add egg. Mix in flour vanilla salt, soda, and the buttermilk. Fold in rhubarb and pour into a 9 x 13 pan.<br />
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Next bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Mix together some brown sugar and cinnamon. or sprinkle cinnamon over the top of the cake then crumble some brown sugar over the top. (Sorry, I don't have measurements.) Bake an additional 20 minutes. <br />
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Eat warm or let it cool. It is delicious either way!! I freeze rhubarb by washing and cutting it then laying it on a cookie sheet to put into the freezer. Once they are frozen I bag them with two cups to a bag to use all winter. <br />
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YUM!<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-2319185137312711312018-12-24T08:47:00.001-06:002018-12-24T08:47:57.197-06:00Juilfs Jolly Jingle 2018When the kids were young we always spent a night during the Christmas season to ooh and aah over Christmas lights and go out to supper. It was a tradition we all enjoyed. That fell by the wayside for many years, unless you count Bud and I driving through a few neighborhoods when we were out. Fast forward to 2012 and we decided to do resurrect that tradition for the grandkids.<br />
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We called it Juilfs Jolly Jaunt. We began by renting a van big enough to fit all of us, heating up the hot chocolate, buying some cookies, and heading to Coralville Aisle of Lights.<br />
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We have traveled to Clinton, watched a Christmas Parade, toured Tannenbaum Forest, done many center activities, and seen many beautiful lights. Recently we have begun to come up with a theme and have a party in our home for the kids every other year. We did The Polar Express a few years ago. Complete with the conductor!<br />
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This year was the year to stay home, and our theme was "The Grinch". <br />
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Lucky for us there was a new Grinch movie. (We decided our theme last year before we knew there was a movie.) So we dressed up in our Whovillian gear and headed to see The Grinch. <br />
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Seven large buckets of popcorn, numerous drinks, and lots of laughs later we headed to our house.<br />
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The Grinch was there trying to steal our gifts from under the tree!<br />
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We had a Grinch meal and then rotated through centers. Our Menu:<br />
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Would you choose a "Naughty" or "Nice" seat???? There was some trading around as the kids decided which they were!<br />
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We made a Grinch ornament.<br />
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Played a ring toss game.<br />
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All of the kids left with some Grinch pills in case they lost their Christmas spirit.<br />
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Of course they had to run the train around the tracks a few times!<br />
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We had some good Cindy Lou Who hair!<br />
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Aela and Evalie were checking out The Grinch while Maddux looked on. Apparently they wanted to see what was under his coat!<br />
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I can safely say a good time was had by all!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-21017077944063238282018-12-12T22:10:00.001-06:002018-12-12T22:17:27.696-06:00Thanksgiving in Texas--Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our ultimate end location for Thanksgiving was Dalhart, TX. So, after our quick few days in Dallas we headed that direction. One always forgets how large the state of Texas is! It was a six hour drive from Dallas to Dalhart. Oh, my aching rear!! Luckily my trusty driver got us there safely.<br />
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On Monday and Tuesday we were able to spend some time with Chance and Colby doing a few things we don't get to do with them very often. We took them to a movie--The Grinch! A good time was had by all.<br />
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I got to go to school to see them dressed for Thanksgiving Dinner. It is a little strange, as the adults just go look at them all dressed up as they eat their dinner. Thanks to Nessa for going with me! You know you loved it!<br />
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On Wednesday the girls and their families arrived. We were all finally in one place! (minus Mike) First time since last Christmas!<br />
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Those who had never been to Dalhart were given the tour of <a href="https://www.gandgoperators.com/about">G & G Operators</a>, feedlots, & many other highlights. Many of us enjoyed a visit to a local dairy that makes use of a carousel for milking 100 cows at a time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maddux, Colby, & Graham had a great time together!</td></tr>
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We then enjoyed supper together at Travis and Kerry's along with Mom, Aunt Ruthie, Kathy, and Aunt Corrine.<br />
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Thanksgiving morning Dean and Gay continued their tradition of making and delivering cinnamon rolls for everyone. We did find that Dean has hidden talents!<br />
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The Juilfs begam clan peeling potatoes at Travis and Kerry's early in the morning, as we were in charge of the mashed potatoes among several other things.<br />
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These four serenaded Grandpa with several renditions of "Happy Birthday" giving Grandpa a taste of his own medicine!<br />
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Then we all gathered at Dean & Gay's for dinner, swimming, card playing, & visiting. There was certainly no shortage of food!!<br />
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Friday morning some of us shopped. Yes, I shopped some on Black Friday! NOT my idea, but we went later in the morning and there really weren't any crowds. Some of the guys went hunting.<br />
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By late afternoon we all gathered at Dean & Gay's again for more swimming, eating, card playing, and visiting. We also celebrated Bud & Payton's birthdays. PAYTON TURNED 18!! I can hardly believe it!!<br />
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Throughout the week as I had time I helped Gay decorate her house for Christmas. Gay, Kathy, & I spent a good deal of time decorating the huge tree in the living room along with the mantle and the bookcases on both sides of the mantle. It was beautiful when it was done.<br />
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Saturday morning we gathered once again at Travis and Kerry's for some pictures. We then loaded up and one vehicle at a time, we departed. We had not planned to leave on Saturday, but impending weather in Iowa forced us to leave early.<br />
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We are so appreciative of the hospitality all y'all (for the record, this means everyone in the group) Texans showed towards us Iowans! From feeding us, housing us, having sleepovers, and entertaining us, to just spending time with us. I was so impressed with the kids. We had sooo many young kids spending time together and they got along so well! We also appreciate the girls and their families for changing their normal Thanksgiving plans, taking the time to drive that far, and spending the $$ to travel. We made fabulous memories!!<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-41235247777949017302018-12-09T14:14:00.001-06:002018-12-09T14:14:35.001-06:00Thanksgiving in Texas 2018--Part 1I have been so busy preparing for Christmas that I have neglected Thanksgiving. We were ALL in Texas this year! We had a fabulous time! We left home on Thursday, November 15th. After spending the night in Wichita, KS we headed to Oklahoma City to visit the Oklahoma National Memorial. We have talked about stopping for many years, but we have just never taken the time.<br />
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We then traveled on to Dallas and met up with Travis, Kerry, and boys. Friday night we met my cousin and his wife, Mark and Lori, for supper at <a href="https://pappadeaux.com/home/">Pappadeaux's</a>. (If you like seafood you should eat there! We've eaten at this one before and one in Albuquerque. Yum!) We had a great time catching up!<br />
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Saturday morning we got up and headed to Magnolia in Waco. We got there just as they were opening, and they were having a pop up sale in a tent out back. They gave you a bag that you could fill for $50. We got $500 worth of stuff for $50!! Yay!! Then we shopped and had a treat from the bakery. <br />
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We then headed back to Dallas for the real reason we went there. And that was to watch Chance play football in the Cowboy's Stadium! We watched him play all afternoon then toured the stadium.<br />
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Sunday morning we headed to Fort Worth to the Stockyards. We enjoyed a yummy breakfast then watch the longhorns as they came down the street</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fred's Texas Cafe was recommended<br />on Diner's, Drive-ins, and Dives<br />and it did not disappoint!!</td></tr>
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For several years my brother, Dean, has wanted us to go, but being in September, and with my teaching job, I just couldn't. This year with retirement made it possible to finally go. Yay!!<br />
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We packed up the camper and headed out on a Thursday and spent a night at Twins Lakes. We also grew up around Twin Lakes. My grandpa had a cabin on the lake, so we spent many summers swimming, skiing, and boating, but that's another story. It was a quiet and peaceful evening.<br />
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Of course we drove through our home town, Pomeroy, the next morning on our way to Spencer. We have such fond memories of growing up there. But, sadly it just isn't what it used to be.</div>
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We arrived at the campground, also known as an alfalfa field with electricity, and picked out three spots. Dean and Gay and Kathy and Kenny arrived later.<br />
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This is a view of the "campground". We were at the opposite end. It has room for about 300 campers. We did not have sewer or water, so we had to be quite conservative with that. They did provide a portable shower house which was quite nice. I was very hesitant to try it, but after several VERY QUICK showers in the camper I just needed a good long hot shower. I was happy I tried it. It had four shower stalls and a sink/mirror area. Very private and cleaned after every shower. I believe they travel with RAGBRAI, and I highly recommend them!<br />
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A panoramic view of the campground. To the left of the photo is a road and the fairground is just on the other side of it. There is also a handy dandy Casey's right behind where I was standing. What more could you ask for????<br />
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Our first activity on Saturdaywas the Chuckwagon Races. Bud used to go to them when he was a kid. We went once at the State Fair a long time ago, but they just weren't up to snuff. It was a new experience for the other four.<br />
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If you look up by the trees you will see the campground which was just across the street.<br />
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One highlight that Dean and Bud remember is the building that houses the miniature train display.<br />
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Monday we went on a short road trip to Okoboji. Growing up our grandparents used to rent a house on the lake for a month in the summer. (This was before they bought the cabin on Twin Lakes.) So, we went on a hunt for that....The house has been replaced, but we found several of the small cabins still there.<br />
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We visited the Arnold's Park Museum. In the museum there is the old slide, so we had to take a trip down it. (I will admit I was too chicken to go down the first time. I was afraid this old butt would get hurt.)<br />
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When we spent time at Okoboji in the summer we always attended Mass in Milford. We stopped to visit that church. Of course, Dean didn't remember it. He was probably sleeping!<br />
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If you've taken Iowa History, which all of us who went to school in Iowa have, you have heard about the Spirit Lake Massacre. We visited the memorial and the Abby Gardner Cabin. Google it if you don't know about it. Always an opportunity to relearn something!!<br />
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We attended the Oak Ridge Boys/Jimmy Fortune concert on Monday night. It was excellent! Jimmy Fortune used to be with the Statler Brothers. His rendition of "How Great Thou Art" was great!<br />
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Gay and I may have contributed to the local economy when we visited several quilt stores!<br />
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And we lost a little $$ in Emmetsburg!<br />
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Dean and Bud went to the car races Wednesday evening and Thursday Bud went to the tractor pull while I had some sewing time.<br />
We had a great time! Lots of reminiscing, laughing, eating, looking, and talking.<br />
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This is really the best picture. We took it while someone who will remain nameless (Dean) was trying to get a selfie of us all!<br />
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This one is for Mom.....<br />
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"No amount of money or success can take the place of time spent with your family."--unknownUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-79313361172116928282018-08-20T21:32:00.001-05:002018-08-20T21:33:13.391-05:00My First Real Day of Retirement<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is the first year in 30 years that I am not returning to school. All summer people would ask me how retirement was, but honestly it just felt like a normal summer. It has really been sinking in since the Fourth of July. The back to school dreams started as they usually do when the summer is winding down. Then my friends who are still teaching began to go in to work in their rooms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But today, the day of the all district beginning of the year meeting, it really hit home. I was not going. It was going to be weird. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, what did I do today, you ask? I spent the day with these five!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I got up at the crack of dawn, picked up Clara and Aela, and headed to CR in the rain. You see, Evalie wasn't feeling well, and it was the day for the all district meetings for Trina and Tanner in their new schools. Being newbies they didn't feel that it was a smart thing to stay home with a sick kid already! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We played cards, did some reading, watched a little TV during rest time, played outside between rainstorms, and overall just had a fun day! Evalie actually felt pretty good all day, so she joined in the fun too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Being able to help out is one perk to retirement! </span></div>
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We enjoyed a great time camping once again. We started off on Friday morning with some play time on the play equipment which was just behind our camper. Maybe just a little of that sand made it's way into the camper! :)<br />
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After lunch we had rest time...<br />
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Thank goodness for rest time! I"m not sure how I will make it through once no one needs a rest! Grandpa took the opportunity to get some alone<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Evalie enjoyed the "pool" Aela built for her!</td></tr>
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Payton brought Nate out in the evening. Payton sat around the campfire with us for a while. After supper Friday night we tried a new kind of S'Mores. We put our ingredients into a waffle cone,<br />
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Saturday started off with a TV time so that Nana and Grandpa could have their coffee!! This was at 6:30 a.m.! It was followed by breakfast and then a 2 mile hike which took us to Fossil Gorge, and then on a trail that runs along the river.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Aela loved scaring Nate with the racoon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Clara's talent is magic! She cut<br />
her fingers off and they reappeared.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Grayson showed us how good<br />
he is at paper folding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Nate shared some magic by making<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Nana's talent was teaching Aela<br />
to read, so Aela read a book to<br />
everyone!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Evalie showed us a trick...<br />
over and over and over.....:)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br />And then there was fishing!</span></h4>
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A Movie and Popcorn!</h2>
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After showers we always watch a movie outside on the big screen. Everyone looks forward to the movie AND Grandpa's popcorn!!</div>
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Sunday Morning after breakfast our first snack was Big Foots. This is a family favorite, so the big kids joined us as they came to pick their children up. Big Foots are basically Fry Bread with frosting. They got their name as our local restaurant made similar ones shaped like feet when our kids were young. Everyone got to roll theirs out. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And once again BuNana Camp is over for the year. We REALLY missed Chance and Colby! More than once the kids mentioned missing them. Each year as I think about changing things up some the kids ask about things they are used to doing, and that they enjoy doing. We were so happy that Payton, about to be a senior, still joined us for some of the time. And that Cael, about to be a freshman and who just started a new job, got to join us for some of the time too! </span></div>
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The Christmas festivities have commenced. The gifts are unwrapped and taken home. The leftover food is waiting for me to distribute or use.The cards and games are put away. The house is a mess! The girls and families are back home. Travis, Kerry, and boys are headed back to Texas. Great Christmas memories!</div>
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I love decorating for Christmas. I owe this to my grandmother and my mother. Some of my things were made by my grandma. And some by me. I am always looking for or making things for Christmas throughout the year. My goal is to have a decorated Christmas tree in every room in the house. I failed some this year as I didn't do much in the basement. Each room in the basement had a tree of some sort, just not necessarily decorated with anything but lights. I left the basement out of the slideshow. I hope you enjoy my decorations as much as I do! </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-40871635298952367112017-11-25T21:31:00.000-06:002017-11-25T21:31:09.747-06:00And Just like that it's November 2017........Life just gets so busy. A good busy. All this time I keep thinking about my blog. What would I write. Would anyone still read it? So many bloggers have quit. And that makes me sad. I will be posting again. But, I have some relearning to do! It seems I have so many email addresses and things are under different ones. Makes it hard to get photos for uploading. Anyway, if you are interested, stay tuned.....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-85302993437572052862016-07-26T20:37:00.000-05:002016-07-26T20:37:23.598-05:00An Impromptu Vacation!We had a great time on our impromptu trip to Michigan. We left home Thursday late afternoon and headed for Michigan.<br />
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On Friday our first order of business was to look at and try out a pontoon. We went for a ride on beautiful Torch Lake. The water was a gorgeous color of blue, and the weather was perfect! That evening we stayed in Pellston and ate at a wonderful restaurant on Douglas Lake. It was perfectly calm and a beautiful blue. It reminded us of Twin Lakes, the lake we grew up on.<br />
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Saturday morning we headed for Mackinac Island aboard a boat from Mackinaw City. The Grand Hotel looked impressive even from the lake!<br />
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The shoreline was very pretty with the lovely buildings along the shore and the boats docked.</div>
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Since the mode of transportation on the island is bike or horse, we opted to take a tour via a horse drawn carriage. Our driver filled us in on stories and facts about the island, although there were times we thought it was complete BS. He had a background in acting so that is entirely possible! The Grand Hotel looked even more grand up close and personal!<br />
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The homes next to the hotel along the bluff were breathtaking. The landscaping was beyond perfect. They are million dollar homes, so I'm going to go out on a limb and assume they have gardeners, but still they were fantastic!<br />
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St. Ann's Catholic Church has quite a history on the island, so we had to go see it. There was a wedding taking place as it is a popular destination wedding spot, but we were welcomed in as they were taking pictures. This church reminded me of St. Mary's, my home church. The seats, the altars, and the balcony were very similar. What set them apart was the beautiful painting above the altar and the ceiling.</div>
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We did some shopping and a little more touring of the island before we left. The streets were full of people, bikes, and carriages!<br />
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And then it was time to go. I can now check Mackinac Island off of my Bucket List!</div>
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Next we headed to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, MI. It is where the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in 1975. If that doesn't sound familiar, just click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFkyDB2InTs">here</a> for the song by Gordon Lightfoot.<br />
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There have been MANY shipwrecks in this area of Lake Superior. The museum does a great job telling about many of them, and sharing artifacts from them.<br />
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Next we headed to Sault Ste. Marie to the lock and dam. Half of the town is in the US, and half is in Canada. None of us were smart enough to bring our passports, so we were stuck looking at the bridge that would take us to Canada!</div>
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On Sunday morning we began our trek home, but this time we took the northern route. We saw some beautiful scenery along the northern side of Lake Michigan. We stopped in Milwaukee for the evening. Our motel was along the riverwalk downtown.<br />
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There wasn't much to the riverwalk really. Just a few bars and restaurants. It was nice being along the water though.<br />
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Monday morning we headed out once again. We stopped at a few little shops along the road. Menominee, WI was a quaint little town that caught our attention. Well, the guys' attention because they were having a fishing competition. We shopped in a few antique stores that were very nice. And we checked out a lighthouse on the way out of town.<br />
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Our final stop was Galena, IL. We visited several shops and did a little more shopping, and ate a great lunch. All along the way we stopped at several quilt stores so Gay and I could shop. Kathy even bought a little fabric. Some antique items found their way into the car too. We threatened to leave Kathy out so we had more room. Especially when she found a man!<br />
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But he didn't seem to be too ambitious, so that didn't work!<br />
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We dropped Kathy off at home then met Tasha in Williamsburg to take us home. Then Dean and Gay continued on to Texas. All in all, we had a fantastic time--saw many beautiful sights, had lots of laughs, some good food, and enjoyed the time together. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-88994009461790974162016-06-16T09:03:00.000-05:002016-06-16T09:03:55.658-05:00Bu-Nana Camp (aka Nana Camp) 2016<a href="http://s220.photobucket.com/user/bjcna2003/media/quotes/FriendsCousins.gif.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Friends &amp; Cousins photo FriendsCousins.gif" border="0" src="http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd104/bjcna2003/quotes/FriendsCousins.gif" /></a><br />
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As invitations were received this year there was some discussion amongst the grandkids about why we call it Nana Camp. After all, Grandpa is there too! Some called to ask me. Some rationalized that Grandpa just fishes. (He does way more than that!) And some just worked on a new name. So, Nana Camp will now be known as Bu(for Grandpa Bud)-Nana Camp. Sounds like Banana Camp!<br />
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The little ones really look up to Payton.<br />
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After showers on Saturday night we enjoyed an outdoor movie, "Norm of the North". Grandpa's yummy popcorn was a hit.<br />
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This year's craft was dinosaur fossils. I made salt dough and the kids rolled it out and put the imprint of a dinosaur into it. They were a hit!</div>
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The 4 years olds and 6 year olds had rest time every afternoon, we played at the playground, and we just had fun with cousins!<br />
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Sunday morning the "big kids" joined us for brunch before they all went home. Grandpa cooked eggs, sausage, & hashbrowns while Nana & co. made "big foots".</div>
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I love to decorate for Christmas.<br />
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Some would say I go overboard.<br />
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I like to have at least one tree in each room. By the fireplace is the "Frozen" tree for the grandkids, and the dress form tree for me! The dress form tree was the new tree this year.<br />
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This is the main tree and the only live tree in the house. Hard to tell, but it is decorated with an old-fashioned theme--big colored bulbs in addition to the small white ones, bubble lights, glass balls, and gold garland.<br />
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And by the wall are three trees in a vignette that includes Santa and the hurricane lanterns.<br />
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The Snowman tree is in the sunroom. It was new last year. It will stay up with my snowman decorations after the Christmas decorations are taken down.<br />
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The kitchen just has a small tree on the fridge with some ceramic decor made by my grandmother. In the background you can also see the ceramic tree she made that sits in the foyer.<br />
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Also in the foyer is a 6 ft. frosted tree with a variety of ornaments--from our travels, gifts, homemade, etc. You may also notice a few Santas around!<br />
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The dining room has the primitive tree. It is decorated with colorful lights, cinnamon ornaments, wooden candy canes, buttons, and tags.<br />
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Of course the bathroom has to have a tree too! This tree is in a wooden box decorated with a snowman.<br />
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And the guest bedroom downstairs has a cheery Christmas quilt on the bed in addition to an old fashioned Christmas tree decorated with popcorn and cranberry strands, bulbs, red snowflakes, and silver icicles.<br />
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Moving upstairs, which is decorated more sparsely, three frosted trees decorated with red and green beads, white lights, and snowman and regular bubble lights sit at the top of the landing.<br />
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My bathroom has my Christmas plaid tree. It is decorated with red icicle ornaments and bulbs and red Christmas plaid ribbon. The wreath has the same ribbon as do two stockings hung in the hall.<br />
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The Christmas tree in the upstairs guest room is decorated with my teacher ornaments. It seems appropriate for this room which contains the baby bed, some Dick and Jane books, and many Little Golden books.<br />
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This tree is about four feet tall and resides in our bedroom. It is decorated with red and gold. It was surrounded by gifts until just before I took this picture. Looks a little lonely sitting there.<br />
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Our bed gets decorated for Christmas with a flannel comforter.<br />
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Even the basement gets trees! First is the silver tree in my sewing room decorated with white lights with pink and aqua ornaments. This is the only "glitzy" tree in the house.<br />
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In the canning kitchen a snowman with tree stands in front of a quilt while a small tree with white lights sits by the bread maker.<br />
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The "Man Cave" has a six foot skinny frosted Iowa Hawkeye tree. It is decorated in black and gold of course!<br />
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Bud's bathroom has a couple of trees that aren't very exciting, and I forgot to take pictures. So, I leave you with one last view of our live tree in the living room.<br />
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This year was the third annual Nana Camp for us. We had nine grandchildren in attendance. (you have to be potty trained) Usually we have it in the summer, but since Chance and Colby would already be moved to Texas by then we decided to hold it in May. Since they all love to camp with us we had a camping weekend. <br />
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We really only sleep four in our camper, so we took a tent too. The first night Payton-14, Clara-5, and Maddux-3 slept in the tent. Even with rain they stayed out all night. The others slept on the living room floor. The next night they ALL slept in the tent except Aela. That night it rained and thundered and still they slept. (I think they were exhausted!!)<br />
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We choose a spot close to a playground and further away from the river than we usually camp. I could see the playground from the camper. They played and played at that playground. I am STILL sweeping up sand in the camper!<br />
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And we hiked up to Fossil Gorge...........</div>
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When we were done exploring Fossil Gorge we hiked down a paved trail next to the river. Finding just the right walking stick was an important job when we took a break. Then they quickly became swords!</div>
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After lunch it was time to rest for the youngest six......and Nana while Grandpa and the three oldest fished.<br />
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They were so exhausted that they all slept except Grayson!<br />
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Fishing was up next. I sat and untied knots while Grandpa kept the poles full of bait.</div>
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The two oldest boys went to their own fishing spot, so they didn't need our help. <br />
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Grandpa told them all to sit still and be patient. Hah! Patience in three year olds and five year olds is hard to come by. BUT Maddux absolutely won the award for patience. He sat perfectly still and waited until he got his first fish! He was the only one to catch two fish that day, and he was thrilled!<br />
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One night we sat around the campfire, and the next night everyone grabbed their blanket/sleeping bag, chair, and pillow and we had a movie outside on the big screen. Even the neighbors came to check it out!</div>
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We always do a craft. This time we painted bird houses.</div>
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Yummy cookies that Chance wanted to show his dad. (They're Travis' favorite.)</div>
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Nate & Chance help me make "Big Foots" for breakfast.</div>
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Our final group picture was last. We made the mistake of doing it when the parental units were there, which just made everything worse! Funny how well behaved they can be when the parents aren't around!<br />
Maddux absolutely did NOT want to wear a red nose! So we went on without it.<br />
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A good time was had by all! But I know Nana and Grandpa were exhausted!!!<br />
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Nana camp could not happen without Grandpa! Thanks for being a good sport and going alone with things you didn't really want to do. And Payton and Cael were so good at playing with the little ones! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-4326580727164896612015-05-24T08:04:00.000-05:002015-05-24T08:04:22.254-05:0040 Years of Wedded Bliss!40 years ago today we married!! We had a small wedding with a cake/ice cream reception. Followed by a quick one night away honeymoon. We were so young......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First it was just the two of us, and in a blink of an eye we became a family of six......</div>
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Along came the weddings and grandkids, and now we are a family of 20........</div>
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We were lucky enough to have all of our immediate family plus more celebrate with us a few weeks ago.</div>
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We had a great time! Thanks to everyone for coming to celebrate with us.</div>
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We've changed....Just. A. Little.......</div>
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They told me they wanted the clouds to be something more three dimensional rather than just flat, and they wanted bright colors. Without a pattern I had some trial and error to do to figure it out. And I forgot to say that I didn't know if I needed a boy quilt or a girl quilt, so I planned to do both.</div>
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For the clouds I made it chenille by using four layers of fabric on top of each other, stitched about 3/8" apart, then cut three layers between stitching. </div>
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The letters are machine stitched using a blanket stitch.</div>
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We had a little cousin lesson by a tree. If you look carefully you can see our city boy peeking through the tree.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-78180011617948875042015-04-03T07:43:00.000-05:002015-04-03T07:43:01.424-05:00A New Granddaughter!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: center;">We are thrilled to welcome a new granddaughter to our family.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Evalie Kay (middle name is after me!) 8lbs. 6 oz. 20.5" was born on March 18, 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">She joins to older brothers to make their family complete.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">We now have seven grandsons and three granddaughters.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">We look forward to watching this bundle of joy grow up!(Just not too fast)</span></div>
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The mantle is flanked by the Frozen tree for the grandkids, and several evergreens, along with snowmen. <br />
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The snowman quilt that I made hangs above the couch.</div>
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The bar between the living room and kitchen is full of snowmen. Some I made, some gifts, and some purchased.</div>
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Only a couple of snowmen hanging out in the kitchen.</div>
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Maybe if I put them away this weekend spring with sprout sooner!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-14807064961413410242015-02-15T17:50:00.000-06:002015-02-26T21:16:09.610-06:00My Talented Hubby Makes Christmas Gifts As I work away in my sewing room Bud works away in his wood shop. Last fall he made several benches for sitting around our fire pit. It was nice to always have them there instead of dragging out the lawn chairs as we had been doing each time we lit a fire. This Christmas he make each of our kids one. He personalized each one with their interests in mind.<br />
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Trilby and Mikes' had the tailgate of his old Ford pickup, The High Roller, as the back.<br />
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Travis and Kerry's has the silhouette of an Angus show calf on the back of it. <br />
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Tasha and Kyle's has a Ford tailgate with the Capper Ford emblem on it, which is where Kyle works.<br />
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And Trina and Tanner's has a Cubs emblem on the back of it. Tanner is a huge Cubs fan and so is Trina by default!<br />
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He really enjoys working with wood. It may run in his blood as his uncle was an excellent woodworker. He also spent time helping my dad with many projects. </div>
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Hopefully the kids enjoy what he made them.</div>
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He also made several grandkids Christmas gifts, but that will wait for another post.</div>
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I decided to change up a few things this year starting with the mantle. Usually the stockings are hung here. <br />
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On the mantle this year is the ceramic nativity set made by my grandma in the 70's. <br />
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It is beautiful although several animals have lost their ears, and some of the ornate jewelry she used has come off.</div>
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I also have the Willow Tree Nativity that sits on the shelf with my other Willow Tree angels.</div>
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The stockings were hung here this year:<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">I love Christmas trees. I try to put at least one tree in each room of the house. They are various sizes.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">The tree on the left is the only real live tree in the house. It is our main tree. I changed the decorations on it this year. After years of the girls complaining about how I decorated the tree they told me the liked the old way better. (sigh) The tree on the right is a 4 foot tree. It is our "Frozen" tree, decorated with Frozen ribbon, tags, and snowflakes. The four/five year old grandkids helped me decorate it.</span></div>
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The snowman tree is my new tree this year. It is 7 1/2 feet tall and I put him in the sunroom. He will stay up with my snowman decorations for the winter months. The tree on the right is our family Christmas photo tree. It is about 5 feet tall and sets in the foyer.<br />
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The photo on the left really doesn't do this tree justice. It is a 7 foot tall frosted pencil tree. This year it held our beloved ornaments and had it's home in the downstairs bedroom. The tree on the right is a small tree that sits on the counter between the kitchen and the living room. We made and decorated the box many moons ago.<br />
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The tree on the left is my prim tree. The ornaments are homemade cinnamon ornaments, homemade tags, and wooden candy canes. It sits in the dining room. And the bathroom gets its own small tree too!<br />
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Upstairs we have a 4 foot tree in our bedroom decorated simply with red and gold ornaments and gold garland. The first landing on the steps hold the bubble light tree. It is actually a trio of trees. The bubble lights are a favorite of Bud's. The tree on the right is my Christmas plaid tree. It is decorated with plaid ribbon and red and gold ornaments. It sets in the guest bedroom.<br />
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The basement also has trees, but I only got a photo of one--the Hawkeye tree in the Man Cave. It is decorated with multi colored lights which Bud prefers, black and gold ornaments, black beads, and some Hawkeye memorabilia.</div>
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Below are a few of our beloved ornaments. The one on the left was made by my grandmother in the late 60s as she was spending time at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. On the right are two examples of ornaments that we pick up when we travel.<br />
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I also collect santas! I have a few.....The one on the left stands next to our main tree. He is the tallest at a little over 5 feet. He has such a sweet smile! The top right santa wins the prize for biggest beard. He stands just a little over 2 feet tall. The bottom right Santa will greet you just inside the foyer/ He is my woodsman santa and is about 3 1/2 feet tall.<br />
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This santa will sing you a Christmas song as you pass by. He stands about 5 feet tall and graced the front porch the night of our Christmas party. The top and bottom right are my quilt santas, and the middle santa is my Polar Express santa.</div>
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This is a gorgeous photo of Santa given to me by my sister. Whoops! There's a tree I missed. This one is ceramic and made by my grandma. The base has cracked, but I handle it with kids gloves and hope one of my kids will cherish it someday. The top santa is my glitzy santa. He is only about 14" tall. The bottom santa is a favorite with the grandkids. If they push a button he snores loudly and his tummy goes up and down. They think he sounds like grandpa!<br />
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Even the beds get decorated. (But I only got one photo.)</div>
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And various other places to put decorations...........antique paper decorations.....<br />
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on the sewing machine......<br />
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top of the hutch......<br />
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top of the fridge.....(More ceramics made by grandma)<br />
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And my favorite Christmas books......<br />
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I hope you've enjoyed the little tour of the inside of our home all decorated for Christmas. Sadly it is all put away now, but the snowman decorations are now up to enjoy. <br />
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Until Christmas 2015.........<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-64491112397848628622014-10-01T21:42:00.001-05:002015-01-04T18:27:23.028-06:00Summer ReminiscingWe had a great summer! Since I haven't been posting regularly I thought I'd try to catch up on summer activities. We enjoyed camping.....<br />
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Swimming.....</div>
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A llittle ice cream eating....</div>
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A lot of fun at the county fair....</div>
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A little gardening......</div>
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We had a great summer! How about you???</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-24992896214070027672014-09-14T20:53:00.001-05:002014-09-14T20:53:19.933-05:00Daytrippin' with Some Boys<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Every summer I take the tree oldest grandsons on a day trip. This year we headed to Moline, Il for the day. The John Deere Pavillion was our first stop.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnt11Yrvyd7J3Olh7EkIJCa_OMtHb7qaKQCf-2oQHD0shoIrIioStWI-PY4UQMOvdj8Okr7LJaebqlk8mv7FlACcPv3cEvdPUOvxeoy8yxgVKxEyrPQtALIn1x7YttPIqlUkumuTZaZQ/s640/blogger-image--1369923361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnt11Yrvyd7J3Olh7EkIJCa_OMtHb7qaKQCf-2oQHD0shoIrIioStWI-PY4UQMOvdj8Okr7LJaebqlk8mv7FlACcPv3cEvdPUOvxeoy8yxgVKxEyrPQtALIn1x7YttPIqlUkumuTZaZQ/s640/blogger-image--1369923361.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The boys enjoyed the simulators.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mNhlcwCJHSG4-pJNFj-q8j55snCgfqUFhEGaoH6GLw34y43lPUkCahxBeTFzd-NIVQ0JV37dm1VElqX0p2KpwTsmUrWPHaew0RMMaunXzdVFLniet4fekXESPskwBF02ED5e3m-SYXY/s640/blogger-image-1610777278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mNhlcwCJHSG4-pJNFj-q8j55snCgfqUFhEGaoH6GLw34y43lPUkCahxBeTFzd-NIVQ0JV37dm1VElqX0p2KpwTsmUrWPHaew0RMMaunXzdVFLniet4fekXESPskwBF02ED5e3m-SYXY/s640/blogger-image-1610777278.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They enjoyed looking at and climbing on all of the machinery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDKxpauoy79ZjtyZphS3yP1zBPIBaYx0bYCXjsN9qHQNIijaAYu-T6toeXqX802kzITrs4PsKS_k2PK6-6O7pgKwj_s81DLGeloiDO1-PTBAwyWnyIN0bqOvLKsEi5sUOfN1_6YGIg4Q/s640/blogger-image-1312191614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDKxpauoy79ZjtyZphS3yP1zBPIBaYx0bYCXjsN9qHQNIijaAYu-T6toeXqX802kzITrs4PsKS_k2PK6-6O7pgKwj_s81DLGeloiDO1-PTBAwyWnyIN0bqOvLKsEi5sUOfN1_6YGIg4Q/s640/blogger-image-1312191614.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nate especially enjoyed the play area.</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97F37sfNfFgX3bo_Ps6emEPzsHxw03cdzBUO-TUIfM9A5__PggcBSvOJ7nTjIp3Cu-pG98SSSfFidqdc8lCuucyCpb1vdxZC7tUHFULx4MhmUnTbvxLiyT-Qzf65UxPcS8QDYFGgwUrk/s640/blogger-image--1888244065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97F37sfNfFgX3bo_Ps6emEPzsHxw03cdzBUO-TUIfM9A5__PggcBSvOJ7nTjIp3Cu-pG98SSSfFidqdc8lCuucyCpb1vdxZC7tUHFULx4MhmUnTbvxLiyT-Qzf65UxPcS8QDYFGgwUrk/s640/blogger-image--1888244065.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We at lunch at T.G.I.Friday's which is grandpa's favorite place to eat, so they had to text him a picture to rub it in!</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3wxRpxzR7WKhxLUv9uV47LKmy_SEJsqvv89BWNht2_MPxW8xHbPQPPD9Q5agwM6z7R9R1FSX7_-KrZKK5AvkxkdQUArCDuWymjJsa2hPHDZI32OjLZ4x-0TGnjPyvc5F3GARzljJGw8/s640/blogger-image--1983710190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3wxRpxzR7WKhxLUv9uV47LKmy_SEJsqvv89BWNht2_MPxW8xHbPQPPD9Q5agwM6z7R9R1FSX7_-KrZKK5AvkxkdQUArCDuWymjJsa2hPHDZI32OjLZ4x-0TGnjPyvc5F3GARzljJGw8/s640/blogger-image--1983710190.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And we watched the water taxi on the river. That's on their wish list for another time.</div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_R7Wl4g6_9OcZfFKTRLVelQiYfRqT5UHpuVuqkkUrUPa4Y04qOi6cP-41uJnQWGPbCTDBSiq5OAq-UvxPwW8_HF7RW4EHpxH0-eFaB2MPC9Jm0m5vDRvseNK6BLw9RUQ85Z73VI_xes/s640/blogger-image-470192994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_R7Wl4g6_9OcZfFKTRLVelQiYfRqT5UHpuVuqkkUrUPa4Y04qOi6cP-41uJnQWGPbCTDBSiq5OAq-UvxPwW8_HF7RW4EHpxH0-eFaB2MPC9Jm0m5vDRvseNK6BLw9RUQ85Z73VI_xes/s640/blogger-image-470192994.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They had a never ending list of wants at the toy store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruMsH0fpkIZC_c0uccoqQ62rvz6Lq1s4leiOXwi4hM3IFMv7Pz5M0BVPtUCUw_qQLoZNlarbI-JMnjMgf6qPcwjrtbP7FFn9cO6DOUpDOhut5QE-CzFRAqNpODj05Pwqj4NkEAzBxJQM/s640/blogger-image-2109142441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruMsH0fpkIZC_c0uccoqQ62rvz6Lq1s4leiOXwi4hM3IFMv7Pz5M0BVPtUCUw_qQLoZNlarbI-JMnjMgf6qPcwjrtbP7FFn9cO6DOUpDOhut5QE-CzFRAqNpODj05Pwqj4NkEAzBxJQM/s640/blogger-image-2109142441.jpg"></a></div>I hadn't planned to take them to Rock Island Arsenal, but Payton really wanted to go there. They enjoyed it and got a bit of history along the way.</div></div><div><br></div><div>We all had a great time,</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-71538248811494336952014-09-10T22:28:00.001-05:002014-09-10T22:33:15.002-05:00County Fair<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgicU3sgnmXvpi7pHW6tShvFhtubm3dWqhXWpgmbmcISobBIQt9PmPKMw-kbmTHU5adWXRNhDJj-qQHyRpfDIAOhdi2UWMyKSX2G57awcAjHk0_e4VTEnTDEbKMyLSmquawv6J31ls7Qs/s640/blogger-image-1432719038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgicU3sgnmXvpi7pHW6tShvFhtubm3dWqhXWpgmbmcISobBIQt9PmPKMw-kbmTHU5adWXRNhDJj-qQHyRpfDIAOhdi2UWMyKSX2G57awcAjHk0_e4VTEnTDEbKMyLSmquawv6J31ls7Qs/s640/blogger-image-1432719038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Our kids were all in 4-H, so the county fair was a must every summer. We actually had all four kids in 4-H at the same time of a while, is it could get CRAZY! Then we went a few years without it, until the grandsons got involved. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It is more enjoyable since we mostly go watch and support them, but don't have to be in charge. 😄</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nate is just a Cloverbud so he doesn't have much opportunity to do much yet. He certainly LOVED showing his sheep!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgicU3sgnmXvpi7pHW6tShvFhtubm3dWqhXWpgmbmcISobBIQt9PmPKMw-kbmTHU5adWXRNhDJj-qQHyRpfDIAOhdi2UWMyKSX2G57awcAjHk0_e4VTEnTDEbKMyLSmquawv6J31ls7Qs/s640/blogger-image-1432719038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYoNnN-Z1sibJGDJQUDzREJ1mXJ2f6_f8q9lIoSJwUSEv0uMdZzEJ9hn0sQVfZQIx09Jpig7BNUhGZ44IrUMyNxBZdgF8JvwupKaxRS5cOJYRv6lsF-v6PY359nuRKgyk7qtSCFPxe4A/s640/blogger-image-2119215536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYoNnN-Z1sibJGDJQUDzREJ1mXJ2f6_f8q9lIoSJwUSEv0uMdZzEJ9hn0sQVfZQIx09Jpig7BNUhGZ44IrUMyNxBZdgF8JvwupKaxRS5cOJYRv6lsF-v6PY359nuRKgyk7qtSCFPxe4A/s640/blogger-image-2119215536.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Cael showed pigs, sheep, and had other projects. He loves his sheep the best.</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgicU3sgnmXvpi7pHW6tShvFhtubm3dWqhXWpgmbmcISobBIQt9PmPKMw-kbmTHU5adWXRNhDJj-qQHyRpfDIAOhdi2UWMyKSX2G57awcAjHk0_e4VTEnTDEbKMyLSmquawv6J31ls7Qs/s640/blogger-image-1432719038.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Payton shows hogs, cattle, and has other projects. He enjoys showing his cattle the most.</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pK79lXoyWFpyNg_RyN1AVSMiYhdcrNq7DWfscvZOhN4LkJCG7mM6iHm2h35P2AdwE5nXBtxIUJrGfGDRwIG4sMlaeobkpcGO-f7SwFvoyMxL76ltaSq5a4fDS8zw7vL7OE1075K9rmo/s640/blogger-image-1279058783.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pK79lXoyWFpyNg_RyN1AVSMiYhdcrNq7DWfscvZOhN4LkJCG7mM6iHm2h35P2AdwE5nXBtxIUJrGfGDRwIG4sMlaeobkpcGO-f7SwFvoyMxL76ltaSq5a4fDS8zw7vL7OE1075K9rmo/s640/blogger-image-1279058783.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We feel that 4-H is worth all of the work. Here's hoping ALL of our Grandkids are in 4-H! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-30984457604866778182014-07-30T22:19:00.001-05:002014-07-30T22:24:47.467-05:00Rain, Rain, and More Rain!This spring we had quite a bit of rain. One afternoon we got between 5-9 inches depending on who was measuring and/or reporting. 😄. Anyway all of that water had to go somewhere, so we had lakefront property once again!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/07/30/650.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/07/30/s_650.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/07/30/651.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/07/30/s_651.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />On a normal day we don't see water at all!!! It receded after about four days.<br /><br />At the same time Coralville Lake was dealing with all of that water. We had camping reservations and were afraid they'd cancel us, but they didn't. They did close another campground across the river from us just next to the spillway as the road was covered. You can see the beginning of the road in the top left corner of the photo. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/07/30/652.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/07/30/s_652.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We watched the progression of the water which was anticipated to go over the spillway. We took pictures each day to record the progress. Look at the small brick building (bathroom) to gauge the depth.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/07/30/653.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/07/30/s_653.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/07/30/654.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/07/30/s_654.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/07/30/655.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/07/30/s_655.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The water didn't go over the spillway after all. We were glad to have been able to camp, and we had a great time!<br /><br />Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337882460363162180.post-37938858747421598772014-07-24T22:17:00.001-05:002014-07-24T22:17:42.995-05:00<br />I have been doing a little sewing, although not as much as I'd like to! My daughter-in-law had a birthday in March so I made her an IPad case which she had requested. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/07/24/851.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/07/24/s_851.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Since she is a huge Hawkeye fan I used two kinds of Iowa Hawkeye fabric. It is big enough to hold her IPad with the cover on. And it has a pocket to hold the charging cord and earbuds.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/07/24/852.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/07/24/s_852.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> <br />As always I hope it is well used and well loved.<br /><br />Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=A%20Hawkeye%20iPad%20%20Case&z=10'>A Hawkeye iPad Case</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1