Knee Deep in the Civil War

If you have ever done any family research then you know it is hour after hour of looking through documents and lists….So that is what I have been doing the last few days. And this is just a few notes.

Hope your weekend is filled with adventure…Hugs Mary

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I am here!

This is a picture of my Grand mother in 1935. A gentle  lady with a very giving nature. Ethel Alice Miller 

I have missed being here with you. I still do not have a project to share. But I will soon. I have had a bad ear since i was a child. I spent time in the hospital because of it. So without notice it will show it’s ugly face. My ear is still ringing, but the pain and dizziness is gone.

Now to go look at all you have done while I was away.

       Big Hugs, Mary

 

2011

I wish you every possible good thing in this New Year!!!
I am taking a little brake to catch up with life after very busy holidays.

A little HO HO HO

 This is our Foodie Tree….candy inside of tree!   

Cory with Bronco Santa Hat…He is Santa for the giving of the gifts…HO! Our second son.

Avery on the right (Cory & Kristie’s)4th child and our friend Annika.

 

 

CJ and Treyton….Cory & Kristie’s 1s and 2nd children.

Kristie holding Our new granddaughter Halle. Alexis is #4.

 

   

 

 Newly wed…Kayla my oldest granddaughter (Trevor & Terri’s daughter) and husband Dolan. Baby coming in 2011.

Uncle Trevor with his new little niece Halle. Our oldest son. Trevor’s wife Terri

 

 Halle taking care of Grandma

 

Jenny (our daughter)with Summit) Husband Doug.

Aunt Jenny and Halle

Carol and Randy came to be with us all for Christmas.

They are parents to Doug and Clay. Grandkids…Summit, Kylee, Shavannah, Camille,  Annika. And Max, wife of Clay and Mother of the 4 girls. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you one and all for a very Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

My little sister Sharon and I on Christmas morning 1954…Christmas memories.

Painting my bathroom

LB came in out of the cold with really cold feet. He loves to be covered up…sleeps under the blanket. I made my own little Boxes this year. I went on line and found a someone to show me how. I loved doing this. I could pick what paper I wanted to us…and they didn’t cost me a bundle.  This is one of those big plastic containers that we all fill for storage….I am filling it with candy…almost to the top right now. These little treat’s will go on our Christmas tree. Then at the end of the evening the kids will fill their stockings with all the Foodies. I still have cookies to make.

What you see hanging on the hall tree is the adult stockings. I put little silly things in them just for fun. As you can see they are over 3 feet long. And the kids are getting these to. They will use their stocking to fill with Foodies off the tree.

I have not finished decorating….so much to do. Today I am painting my bathroom. I have put it off long enough. With 23 coming for the evening, I want everything to look spit-spot.

          Merry Christmas to you all, and love and Joy everyday!

Avery Elle

This is my granddaughter Avery. She is a bundle of love and energy. This picture is so her. She loves Tea parties.

Meet Me In Saint Louis

Getting ready to watch one of my favorite holiday Movies….

Snow Ice Cream

When my parents moved our family to Placerville, California we found ourselves in snow country. A memory came to me today probably because we have so much snow.

We were so excited about seeing snow fall. And in the mountains it did not just snow a little. We lived at a place called 8 mile, and the snow got really deep. Mama loved the snow, she would set and watch the big flakes come down for hours. I came home from school to find Mama out in the snow with a big bowl. She was filling it with snow. I had no idea what she was doing this for, and Mama was being very silent about her plan. I did not know about Snow Ice Cream but soon would be having it for the first time. It was very good and along with my sister and brother we ate most of it.

Here is how she made it: 1 cup Milk or cream

                            1/2 cup of sugar

                             !/2 teaspoon of Vanilla mixed into about 3 quarts of snow.

Caution: watch out for yellow snow!!!

 

Scribbler

    Rejoice in the fact that you are friends….that they love you, that you love them. That you are the cheerleaders for each other in this thing called life. Hugs, Mary

Another snow Day

I am listening to the news this morning and this is the start of a very snowy day all through this valley. Arney had to be at work about 5:30 this morning. He called me and ask me to please stay home. The roads are back to ice. We hope this will go through fast, we are cold. I will take this day and work on a couple of Christmas projects. We have had a lot of ice so far this fall, burning wood almost every day. I took this picture in the dark…

          Have a great day!! Mary

I am going to make a cup of Hot Chocolate and curl up on the sofa…..

 

I had that cup of Hot Chocolate and went back to sleep….It is still snowing and here is my front yard.   Hugs, Mary

3 Pounds and counting:(

Does my Butt look bigger? Don’t answer that….it is!

Thanksgiving was fun, ate to much and enjoyed the company of our children and friends. It was really cold, so no football in the front yard or basket ball. To ice skate all you had to do was walk out the door.

We made Victorian cones that I will share when I download the pictures. We had glitter on our faces, in our hair. It is fun to see what kids will do when someone says do what you like….go for it!!!

Yes, I was the messy one!!!!

We have snow on the ground, I continue to keep a fire going. Did some Christmas shopping Friday afternoon. So now to get ready for the big event…Christmas Eve. There will be 23 wonderful people to share in the Joy’s of Christmas eve…then I will lay down for three days….Merry, Merry!