HiHo! HiHo!

It's off to work I go!

For a 12 hour shift this evening and night.

Hubby had to take over the church "doings" this evening for Pastor. He and his Mrs went out of state for a well deserved mini vacation.

Hope this eve goes alright. There are 2 of us on the floor and we have one of the best CNA's to work with, so I think it'll be an ok night. We have had 3 admissions yesterday and there was supposed to be one today. Hopefully the folks will be settling in and the family's will be content to leave once their folks ARE settled in. We have two wives staying full time, 'round the clock with their husbands, which is ok, I guess, but sometimes it goes a bit to the extreme. Especially when we have to go in and assess the patients in the middle of the night, and we wake the wives who get upset. But if we want to do our jobs right, then, that's what we have to do, huh?

I went to the food co-op today and bought some goodies. Found some organically grown wheat berries to grind so I can make my break, and I bought some organically grown short grain rice to grind into flour too. That, and a bunch of other stuff, so I can do my very best to keep my family healthy and happy for a long time to come! LOL!

It's a bit on the chilly side this evening, so I think I am going to go put my long john unders on beneath my skirt before I go to work. Have to pull 'em up a bit, but I don't care! LOL! At least my legs will be warm and they won't ache!

Still no word....

from the realtor about the house we want. But his assistant DID call us yesterday and told us that he is "still working with our finances", but wouldn't be back to town until Monday.

What does that mean? Dennis thinks it must be a good thing because he said the realtor would have known by the beginning of last week if it was a no go, and would have told us already.

I guess so, but I am so antsy! LOL!

Here's a pic of Abby sitting in the expanse (huge cause you should see what we have now! LOL!)  we'll call the back yard.....

Yes, we went and looked at the property again yesterday and walked around it a bit more..... lovely, just lovely...

We talked about what we were going to do, and what we wanted to do....

It's going to be a perfect home..... just wait and see.....

Oh! And here's a picture of my little dog Cole as we're heading out to the house. He knew we were going somewhere interesting.... (he's my little 4 1/2 pound chihuahua).

 I want to show a picture of the house itself, but I'll wait till it belongs to us. Then I'll post pictures out the ying-yang! Hahaha!

Anyway~ continue to keep us in your prayers for this. We're asking for the Lords hand to touch this endeavor....

Home skilling at its best.....

Abby and Amelia making homemade wonton soup....

Here's the finished product!

What a fun time that was!

And last night, Amelia made a Dutch Apple Pie... would post a pic, but it disappearedrather quickly after Abby and I came home from dance with a bucket of vanilla ice cream!

Know what today is????

Sweetest Day!

I'm takin' my Honey to breakfast!

What are you doin' for your love of your life?

Today is Friday...

and there's about 1/2 hour left of it.

Den said the realtor didn't call today. Wonder if that's a bad sign or a good sign? I tend to be the worrier in situations such as these, and although I know I need to place my trust and hope in the Lord, I'm afraid He built me this way! (Good sense of humor, there Lord! Thanks! LOL!)

Now we have to wait until Monday to see what has come of the realtor delving into our private personal he** called "credit" to see if we are deemed worthy to buy the house we have all fallen in love with.

 I may very well vomit before then......

Work went well this evening. I was on the "other side of the building" that I had never worked on before, but things went ok. My friend made up a "cheat sheet" for me to kind of go by and to get to know the people a bit better. She wrote down their likes and dislikes and how they took their meds and so on and so forth. It really helped that I had an angel for a CNA, who helped me right along too. *Thanks Susan!*

Now tomorrow, I'll be at my own personal little space again, and we'll see just what that brings for a 12 hour shift.

I finally received my bonnet and another dress for Abby that I ordered from ebay at the beginning of the month. I guess the lady had some family emergencies and her computer crashed on her. The dress is lovely, and the bonnet too big for my head, but I'm going to wear it anyway.

And how has YOUR day been today? Just a normal every day-day? or did you do something out of the ordinary?

C'mon! Tell me about it!

Yea! Another Field Trip!

We went to the museum today! Went ahead and bought a family membership for $40 for the year. Good buy, I think, cause we'll certainly go more times than just today.

For instance, Logan and I looked alot at the indian displays, since that's what we are learning about in history right now.

Alot of it was just plain ol' fun too.....

WooHoo! My fantasy kitchen!  

Here's the three looking at an old airplane! (It's a Davis original...)

Ahhh... and one of my favorites... the apothocary... my goodness, we have come along way, haven't we?

Abby heading into the one room schoolhouse...

              And Logan wearing the Dunce cap (appropriate for his behavior today )

An actual jail cell that used to be used in a town nearby..... kind of creepy the way that things had to be done. Probably taught lessons better than the "comforts of home" they have now (don't mean to offend anyone~ just my opinion!)

Here's another personal favorite... the ambulance.... wow..... can you imagine?

Now here's one for ya..... who remembers when prices were like this? L-O-N-G time ago, huh?

 

Thank you for joining us on our "visit" to the museum. We had alot of fun, and I hope you did too!

Leaf Collecting!!!

We journeyed to our local arboretum to see what we could find in the way of leaves. To see if we could identify anything. LOL!

So we bundled up in some warm fall garb and off we went!

First, we had to find the correct trees we were looking for...

But we also found puffball mushrooms...

Had a great time overlooking the fountain....

Running down hills...

 And finally warmed up inside and learned a bit more in the building!!!

All in all, we had a good day... together... as a family.

And today, we are going to build a cell with jello, and other food stuff!

Ah..... the joys of homeschooling!

OH! And I almost forgot to tell you! We have a realtor working on the house in the country for us. He came over yesterday to look our home over, and his last words to my husband as he left were, "We'll make it work."

So how great does THAT sound? The Lord sure does answer prayer, doesn't He????

Pressure Cooker/Canners

Mine has had a new gasket, I have taken apart the vents and the new gasket and cleaned it inside and out. I even bought a new gauge today!

When I try to test or to cook with my canner/cooker, the pressure gauge does not go above "1".

What is going wrong?

Any advice?

Thanks!

Brrr...... 1st cold day of the season!

And we are toasty warm inside with our little fireplace. It was 65, and we were all chilly. Now we're snug as bugs in rugs.....

I know it's a little crooked, but , well, I think it may just be me! LOL!

Prayer request please...

If any of you that may read this finds it in your heart, will you please pray that the Lord opens a door to a house that we saw yesterday and absolutely fell in love with?

It has 3 bedrooms, 3 acres, a garden spot, wild raspberries, and even a clothesline! There's even a perfect little nook where I can school the children!

It appears to be perfect for this family to get us far enough away from the "issues" of city life, and the troubles that accompany it.

We just are asking for the Lord's hand in it.

Oh, and did I tell you...?

That we had to go to Muncie to get Abby's pointe shoes for ballet?

On the way back, we stopped at Rally's. It was our gd first  time to go to Muncie AND to Rally's. Another Grandma and Grandpa first! LOL!

She is just sooo precious!

Abby is the one in the striped shirt. My little ballerina....

And Logan making a funny face, and Amelia... and of course, my dh. There were fire trucks driving by, that's what everyone was watching!.

See my Rendezvous in the background? That's MY truck! LOL!

Check this Out!

Here it is October in Indiana, and lok what our little garden has produced for us!

We went out Saturday and picked some things, then today.....

 

We had to go and get pointe shoes for our dd today. She is my little ballerina and needed them to begin, so after the "garden pickin's", we had to run.

It was a busy day... a good day, but a busy day....

WOOHOO! I did get my shawl today! A lovely black wool shawl w/ fringes that will keep me snuggly warm in the cool evenings to come!

And more skirts and dresses came for the girls today.

We looked at a house that's up for sale today. Beautiful land, and beautiful house. Just don't know where that man of mine gets his ideas, but now he has one that we ought to move to the country, and that's alright with me, but where is the money going to come from? And why am I looking at houses now, only to hear my Mister tell me not 2 hours later, "Well, we wouldn't be going anywhere till after winters over anyway..."

Well, ok.

Had our granddaughter today, and boy was she a little fuss-bucket! I don't know what's going on in her little 2 month old body, but she cried real tears almost the entire evening! About 8:30p, her Daddy called and asked if she could stay all night. I agreed. So now my little fuss- bucket is asleep in her crib in my sewing room (finally). Beautiful little angel that she is!

Some changes....

are good. Some aren't.

We've been having a bit of both in our family lately.

I won't bore anyone with the details of the bad (not really bad, just disappointing) behaviors.

How about....

My work hours have changed! I now am scheduled to work 2-10p on Fridays, and 6p-6a on Saturdays and Sundays, and have a 4 hour shift in the week somewhere. I get to be home with my family for the better part of the week now! YEA! I get to actually go to bed with my husband, and I get to stay while the children finish school work.  I get to sew! :)

On that subject, I am almost finished with an apron I have been making. Should be complete by tomorrow, I think.

My ebay purchases have began to roll in. Received 4 packages today. Of course, the girls are mortified that I would want them to wear those clothes in public! LOL! (Little do they know....)

I happen to be in love with mine, and am looking forward to wearing it tomorrow. I pray my shawl comes tomorrow. THAT'S what I REALLY want! LOL!

Oh my dears, enough yammering.

I can surely talk alot and not say too much, can't I?

G'nite folks... have a restful evening.

Maybe I'll take some pics tomorrow and get them up for you to see!

Got bread rising and am in the process of cutting out an apron for sewing.

Amelia has the kitchen mopped and Abigail has been working on dusting. Logan just finished reading his Science assignment to me.

Hubby just got home and is taking a soak in a warm tub (It rained today and he is chilled!).

Life is good, and family makes it even better.....

Good Morning!

I set my alarm for 6a, and have been enjoying peace and quiet for at least 2 cuppa coffee's worth now.

I love mornings! The solitude... time to ready ones self for the hustle and bustle of the day...

I'm back to work for three days starting today, but I can handle that, I suppose. We had a yard sale this weekend and ended up with about $150 we didn't have before! Alas, tons of leftovers went to Goodwill, but there isn't really a better charity than that. I do alot of our clothes shopping there!

I have discovered ebay this week.  Ebay and clothes and shipping charges.... but I have also found lovely dresses for the girls and myself, and my big prize that I won last night....a beautiful Mennonite shawl/wrap.... I am so excited about that one! I've wanted one for so long (not necessarily Mennonite, but that was in the label, so I decided to run with it!)

Amelia is rather grumping about me buying dresses from ebay. She's a gal that think if it doesn't come off the rack at a higher priced store, then it isn't fit to wear on her body... I beg to differ. She has lost a lot of clothes by way of that thinking and is bound to lose more. I have been getting rid of her clothes bit by bit, and buying more dresses and lovely skirts. I have already informed the girls that these are the last pants they will have. Abigail is ok with it. Amelia, however.... well, Amelia is a strong willed, bull headed 14 year old.

We had the grandbaby this weekend. Wonderful little blessing! She only woke up at 2am, then after a feeding and changing, went back to sleep till 7a. I gave her breakfasts and suppers of baby food, and I think that helped her right along.  She didn't make a peep at the yard sale at all. We had her in her stroller, and out in the sunshine and fresh air, which I think did her a world of good too!

Ahhh... I adore that little girl!

I also finally got my freecycle chalkboard hung up in my sewing room last night. Logan and I did it. We couldn't figure out a place in the kitchen area, so we hung it up in the sewing room, cause we spend alot of time in there also.

And... on a last note.... I had another visit from my precious Momma yesterday. She came on the Sabbath in the form of a perfect, white moon flower. Right in the center of the chairs that Dennis and I sit in on the front porch.

How has the Lord blessed you today?

Have a wonderful day!!!