A Walk Outside

January 15th - Tuesday - Sunny  34  Degrees

After receiving an e-mail this morning telling me that one of my class mates had passed away, I felt a need to get outside and be in the sunshine and fresh air and I was amazed at the green leaves and bursts of spring that I noted around the house.

I realize it is much too early to think Spring is around the corner, but never the less it was nice to see signs of what God promises will be ahead of us.

Bright green leaves

Daffodils coming up

I spent the afternoon working on a craft that I had started years ago and Lou read one of his books.  I made a favorite of ours for dinner.  White Chicken Chili and  I served a tossed salad with it, we were able to eat a little earlier tonight, which seemed nice, and we had time to enjoy the longer evening.

Tomorrow I have an appointment with the orthopedic physician to find out what he is going to be able to do with my shoulder.  Hopefully, we don't get lots of snow tonight!!

New Key Holder

January 14th - Monday - Beautiful sunny day  - 36 degrees

After I put up new wall paper border in our Utility Room, we had been looking for a new box to put our keys in, but hadn't been able to find anything.  Finally in a catalog that I receive from Kruenpepper Creek from Reynoldsburg, Ohio.  I found a toilet tissue dispenser that I thought Lou could convert to a key holder, so I ordered it.  I have to tell you that kpcreek.com is my favorite place to shop on line.  Our home is decorated in the primitive style and KPCreek is just perfect for me.

Lou preparing the wall for the key holder

The final product

Looks pretty good right there

Waiting for the Wild Creatures

Sunday - January 13th - 50 degrees

Lou mounting the camera under the eves 

Lou aiming the camera at the right angle

Two of Lou's kids went together and got us an outside Mini-Cam Infrared Camera for Christmas; however the day after receiving the camera Lou got sick and we received 20 inches of snow and we weren't able to get the camera mounted.

We have had several days for thawing and yesterday we decided to venture down to the barn and find a place to mount the camera.  Lou came up with the idea of mounting it under the eves of his work shop and that way it would take in the large seven acre field, creek and the barn lot.  Now the camera is mounted and we are awaiting the arrival of the "wild creatures".  We have an apple tree in the barn lot, and last year lots of apples; however, no apples this year.

I will keep you updated on what appears before our lens.

Catching Up with Old Friends

January 9th - Wednesday

During the evening we received a phone call from friends from my high school days wondering if we were going to be home around lunch time today.  Lou had to be at a friend's home to help him with his tractor again, but said he would be home in time for lunch.  Our friends said they were bringing lunch and they would be here around lunch time.

Lou and I were up early and Lou was out the door bright and early to help his friend and I thought I would stir up an Oatmeal cake for dessert, I had just taken the cake from the oven and there was a knock on the door, there were our friends.  Much to my delight a little early, I didn't get everything done that I had wanted to do but it didn't matter, we just picked up from the last time we saw each other and got caught up on the years.  What fun to remember all of the years and happenings, things forgotten, that the other remembered.

Lou came home at lunch time and we enjoyed a very hot cup of coffee as he had been working outside in the cold and wind.  Once he was warmed up we enjoyed a lovely lunch of Subway sandwiches, corn chips, soft drinks and the cake for dessert and more conversation.

We dragged out the yearbooks (The Nessmuk) and looked at pictures and that is when we realized that many of our classmates were no longer with us and many have just celebrated their 50th anniversaries.  God has blessed all of us in many ways.  He blessed the four of us with a wonderful afternoon.