Of Four-Wheelers and Christmas Wreaths

I like surprises.  Wednesday, my honey cut apart our traxcavator (front end loader with tracks) and we loaded it on the flat bed and took it to  the scrapyard.  Metal is bringing top prices right now and with our work situation lately, we hoped we could get a good price.   We did.  Praise God. While there, my honey was offered two four wheelers in lieu of payment.  Of course, we don't need a four wheeler.  Honey says, we'll just take one and we'd like the rest in cash.  So Merry Christmas!  It's our family Christmas present.  It's small, a 110, but it works for us, and will come in handy checking fencelines and such.  See, I can rationalize.

What a nice surprise.  Totally frivolous and unecessary. 

Today I'd like to finish making Christmas wreaths.  I got two made yesterday.  I need to make at least one more, but I ran out of materials so I get to go traipsing (spelling) about in the woods again today.  I cut balsam mostly and a bit of cedar, red pine, red pine cones, scotch pine and when I can find it, princess pine.  Princess pine makes the best wreaths, but we don't  have a whole lot of it here.  I also cut red twig and alderbrush with the cones still on.  I use wire clothes hangers bent into circles and I buy thin wire at the craft store to wind around the boughs to hold them on.  I cut the boughs quite small and add the red twig and other branches for variety.  They're all natural except for the ribbon I need to pick up to make the bows.   They make nice gifts for neighbors and nice thank you gifts.  I'm teaching the children to make them and they hope to get a couple done today, too.

Perhaps I'll even get some lights up outside after I clean the yard.

God is so good, isn't He?  Thanksgiving is over, but a thankful heart isn't seasonal.

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Help Me Have That Grateful Heart

The ground has traces of snowflakes.  They're not melting anymore.  I'm sitting here with my cup of hot chocolate trying to warm up my hands.  I hear the cows bellering.  Maybe they're hungry.  Its after 8 and the two youngest are still in bed.  I should get them up, but I kinda like the quiet right now.

Its a very cool day with gusty north winds.  I'd like to stay in but I think it's a "go to town day".  Barn chores, paperwork, bills, groceries, finding my honey some work (a load for the flatbed, I can officially be called dispatcher now.), reinforcing rafters, support beams, fixing a broken sewer line and banking the new basement, these are the items on my list today.  Then a 4-H meeting tonight.  I'd rather, spin some, finish up the mittens  I started, make some Christmas wreaths, finish the sewing projects I started, grind some wheat and make some bread, and make the granola that my oldest requested this morning.  I need more organization.  Instead I'm on here.  I guess I need some recreation, too.

I pray, God bless this day and use it to your glory.  Help me not to detract from that glory, but to point people to it.

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Pictures! (I hope)

I've been trying to post these pics from photobucket and i don't know how to do it.  They won't post.  Just the little x's in the boxes.

This is a picture of the side of the house that we tore the kitchen and bedroom off of.  Our girls are standing in the doorway that used to lead to our son's room.

 

Here is what it looks like now.  My honey insulated last night and is wiring today.  I'm going to help him get the house wrap on later. 

Could someone please tell me how to get pics off of photobucket and onto my blog?

Thanks.

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House update-day #19

The scaffolding is going back today and we're going to rent a lift.  An all-terrain lift.  Doesn't that sound like fun?  We could BAHA up in the air all over the hayfields!  We probably won't do that.  We were out there today trying to get the felting on the roof and it was just too dangerous.  Twenty feet up in the air with a slippery oxboard under foot and a 3/4" diameter rope to hang onto.  This wasn't me, but my honey.  He doesn't like heights.  He was able to cover 3/4 of one side, but can't get to the rest without risking life and limb.  We HAVE to get this done.  He hasn't been to work because we HAVE to get this done. 

 

Enough about the house.  It'll get done.  And we'll get more organized.  And I'll be able to start Christmas gifts and do some baking.  Did you check out the pumpkin cinnamon rolls recipe on the Front Porch?  They sound really good.  I'll make them and eat them and let you know.

 

I need to get moving.  It's cold in here and I'm chilled.  Incentive to get things done.

 

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Up on the Housetop...

Just thought I'd drop in and let you know we're still trying to get the addition done.  We have 1-2 inches of snow predicted today.  God has held off the bad weather for quite a while now.  I'm downing a pot of coffee and trying to get myself motivated to get outside and bury the septic line.  My honey has gone to town to get some scaffolding so we can finish putting on the roof sheeting and get the tar paper on.  We have the kitchen enclosed and the front door on.  We also have the second floor enclosed, just no roof.

 

Also, today I have a friend coming over to help me get my payroll started.  I don't know how to do it and since we incorporated, I've been very anxious about getting all of this paper work right.  If anyone else has experience with this, I'd love advice.  Even just keep on me so I keep praying.  I forget that God knows all about incorporating.  I believe He brought this friend so I could have some support.  She used to do this for a living.

 

Well off I go.  ....Maybe just one more cup of coffee....The snow is blowing past the livingroom window....My house and I aren't ready for this.

 

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Titus 2 Christian Homekeeper

I suppose everybody already has visited this site, but I just found it and I really like it.  So, I'm posting this address www.t2chk.org  for anyone who hasn't heard of it.  There is a bunch of good information on being a Godly homemaker and wife.

Have a blessed evening.

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