"Come what may, and love it!......Yet in spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser, and happier as a result." ~ Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

November 11, 2008

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Here's the first pumpkin pie of the season. It's a family recipe I think from my Aunt Janna. Boy, was it yummy!



It's hunting season here in good ol' PA. Heath has a deer tag and two turkey tags. It looks like he shot Thanksgiving dinner this morning with his bow. Although I will be in Texas for Thanksgiving, Heath will be here and I'm sure he'll do something with the bird.

November 7, 2008

A super man, a pigtail and some super glue!


I don't usually type too much. I like to post pictures. BUT just wanted to tell everyone that my husband is a super man. This week wasn't so great for me. The dryer stopped working and my laundry was piling up quickly. We can't afford a repair man but Heath seemed to know what to do and he did it. He replaced the pigtail and now my dryer works. HOORAY! Then on the way home from church on Sunday I asked Heath if he would pull over so I could collect some leaves to press. He did. When we returned home I couldn't find my glasses ANYWHERE. I searched high and low before I realized that they were sitting in my lap when I left the car to collect the leaves. Yep, you guessed it. Left on the side of the road. So, Wednesday when we were headed back to church and the search was on. It only took about 5 minutes and two prayers to find them under leaves but unfortunately they were broken on one side at the hinge. I thought for sure that was it. I was going to have to walk around with tape on my glasses like a NERD! Well, Heath took them to school yesterday and came back with them looking like nothing had ever happened. I guess he used some kind of super strong glue. Anyway, I'm grateful for him and his ability to fix things. What a guy! If you're wondering about the picture that has nothing to do with what I just typed, here's the story. Little baby Noah had to get some blood drawn to figure out his allergies. The picture is of him afterward. He did pretty well. Only cried a little bit. What a big boy. I love my family!

November 1, 2008

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

The cutest duck I've ever seen!!!
After a few houses he started to get the hang of it. He couldn't say "trick or treat" but he was good at picking candy out of the bowl.
Can't wait to see all the other Halloween blogs.

Making Applesauce

Sister Householder and I made applesauce today. It was my first time. I'm learning how to do all sorts of neat things in this state.
Me coring the apples with a pampered chef apple corer/peeler. That's a lot of apples. We bought and entire bushel for $12.50. I didn't even know how big a bushel was until this weekend. :)