On the third day of Christmas I have...........................three candles burning.

On this thinking Thursday I am thinking about my good friend Louise. She is why my blog was so brief yesterday. I was working on it and my cell phone rang and it was her. She fell in November and shattered her hip. She has had a replacement and is home alone now. She is using a walker We are the same age and that really scares me. We have been friends since we were five years old. We lived side by side. Her daughter Elizabeth came down from the Seattle area for two weeks to be with her but she has a special needs child and could not stay away any longer. Her other daughter is with her husband in Okinawa with the military. I wish she was closer so I could go help her for a while. She is in Denton, TX.

Bob and I worked on fences today. We are dividing the paddock area in half so we can keep the horses separated. Some get along better than others. It was cold out there and we are both tired this evening. I think he is sleeping on the couch. I can hear both he and Maggie snoring. LOL.

Our three steers went to freezer camp today too. Bob helps with that, not my job. That will cut the chores down for me in the evenings though. It is all sold but one quarter that we will keep. They were all three big guys and the extra money will come in handy this time of the year.

Bed is going to feel specially good tonight.

On the 2nd. day of Christmas I give you TWO Teddy bears. Aren't they sweet snuggled there on the tree.

Thankful Tuesday and other stuff

I know the song the Twelve Days of Christmas we talking about religious symbols and it started Christmas day but I had so much fun last year that I am going to do it again and starting today. So............On the first day of Christmas................One dog sleeping.

This is Maggie in the middle of the floor on Thanksgiving Day where we all had to step over her until Bob got irritated and made her go to her bed. She likes to be in the center of things.

Today I am thankful for the sunshine. The sun shone in all its majesty all day today even if it was cold. I need to remember that even when its grey the sun shines above all the clouds. That is hard for me. I am also thankful for the Son shine. Jesus help me keep my eyes where they belong, not on the circumstances.

Chrissy came today and did most of the decorating of the house. I love it. I don't think Bob likes the twinkly lights when he is sitting and watching TV but Oh well its the season for Twinkling lights. He sits in the dark which drives me nuts but he likes it. I would turn every light on in the house. He goes behind and turns them off.

Loving the season.............

Monday

I forgot to add a Saturday Smile so this is it a couple of days late. Bob came in and crawled into bed while I was working on the computer and I turned around and he had company. Maggie had never gotten on the bed before and she was on my pillow. We cracked up and I could not resist taking a picture of Bob and his bed partners. Skeeter always sleeps with us but not Maggie. She wanted to stay really bad.

This is how Olivers horn still looks. It is gross looking and I know it bothers him because he shakes his head often. Poor goat.

Amelia turned and looked after I turned her out this morning. Just before she took off like a shot. Not snow on the ground, just frost. The three I let out each morning always have a little run and buck when I turn them out.

One of my favorite judges from Washington State Horsemen passed away night before last of lung cancer. Harlan was a neat person and I enjoyed working with him. He was a heavy smoker and I told him the last time I saw him he better quit. He just laughed at me. We will all miss him.

Started getting Christmas decorations out today. I hope that Christyn comes out to help me decorate. She is so good at it. We are thinking of going to Nikki's at Christmas for a couple of days.

My old friend Ditto stopping at the salt block before she did her little crowhop and trotted off. That is her pink tongue. She gets salt on her food in the evening but guess it wasn't enough today.

My sister told me about making a jello with whole cranberry sauce. I used raspberry jello and a can of the whole cranberry sauce. She puts nuts in hers but I don't care for nuts in things so I didn't. Oh yummy. You all probably know about it but I hadn't. I really like it.

Life gets busy this time of the year. Hope you all are taking it with a deep breath.

Sunday

This was Bob's idea of taking me to lunch today after church. We had some things to do in Spokane and this was my treat. It was OK, just a chuckle.

No much happening today. Got my candles for the advent wreath, took a blouse back that looked awful. Came home and took a nap. How is that for a Sunday. Tomorrow I must finish my Christmas cards and get at the things I am making. Hope your Sunday was as pleasant.

Saturday

A really lazy day for me. Put the barn horses out this morning. My itty bitty barn kitties had not made an appearance since the day before Thanksgiving. I was afraid a predator of some kind had got them but they were there this evening. I think with the herd of kids climbing around in the barn made them hide. Fancy had not made an appearance either. I was relieved. Things happen to barn cats but these are so cute and Fancy and Fluffy are so pretty. So all my kittys are fine.

Today I washed my living room windows and windowsills getting ready to decorate for Christmas. I need to get stuff out of the back closet. Maybe Bob will help me. He is not big on decorating. I usually get Chrissy to do it for me. She is good at that. Her place is all decorated all the time for something. I forgot to buy candles today so will go to the dollar store when we are in town tomorrow and get some. Also to the used book store. I bought a new book today and that is almost unheard of. Either Goodwill, a thrift store of some sort or the used book store. I need to keep track of the books I read in 2010.

Got my Christmas shopping started this morning. I am making some things and that will help. I have a few things already that I have gotten thru the year but have a few to buy. My cards are ready just about to go out too.

Can I pat myself on the back?

Lazy Friday

Today was a day to just lay around. Bob had to work and he took my car. I slept off and on all day and just enjoyed the quiet. No TV, just me and a book. Warmed up a few leftovers and did the dishes and thats my day. Oh, I changed the tablecloth on the dining room table and put my advent wreath out on it. Now to find candles for it.

Did do the chores this evening. As I was petting and loving on the barn horses, Amelia needs a diet. She got her grain and hay cut way back. In July she was so thin and sad but now she is fat and happy as a lark. She just trots over to the barn from the pasture and goes into her stall just like Ditto and Pepper do. Ever since the goat butted her when she knocked me down she goes by the goat really fast. No more getting in his way. Poor goat is still recovering from losing his horn.

Where the horn came off still looks icky. It oozes blood every once in a while if he happens to bump it on his house or something. I think we may have left it covered too long. Never had a wreck like that before. I still shudder at what he looked like.