SNOW DAY.........

How did you spend snow days when you were a child or even now??? Here in South Dakota we always have winds and that way school is called off of us today!!! I have got lots done almost all of my cards are done along with some blankets made and sure enough some reading. Gotta love it. I am so blessed to be able to stay in and not have to do chores like when I was a kid we had stock to feed and check on all of the time . I called my dad this morning as he was feeding these yearlings , They were cold and snow on them "he said they don't like this wind at 40 mph with about 4 inches of snow is not good. I love when it brings back memories of the Ranch when we were calving and there was lots of snow and freezing winds. ~Dad you are such a blessing to this heart of mine !!!

If it is making cookies, sewing tatting or some sort of memories today while you have a snow day make them last for a life time.

I love this time of year......

Tummys are full I need a NAP!!!!

After the fun family time yesterday with 13 of us. I had some good memories with my family. I have a couple sisters and a few nieces we sat around the table and did lots of crafts. I took some the idea out of my favorite magazine MaryJane Farm girl they had some ornaments made out of "cutter quilts" we made about fifteen of those and loved it and I took some Dominos that I found at a second hand store and decorated them with snowmen...FUN ..... then I took some vintage CHRISTMAS pictures and made some ornaments out of them as well. Here is some pictures of them as well.

My dear niece who is like one of my very own and VERY dear to my heart when she came to visit yesterday she and her friend brought Huckleberry Cheesecake..... WOW that was so yummy!!!!

The day ended quite and tummies full. OF shopping today trying to make the deals. It was fun and some good time with hubby!!!!

Tree goes up tomarrow and more fun things of the HOLIDAY season time to make some of the fun treats as well.

Happy Thanksgings to you !!!

Wow turkey is cocking house filled with all sorts of yummy scents. It is very cold here on the mid west today!!! I have so many things to be THANKful like all things that are made threw HIM . I am so excited that my family is coming and I few a few that are either working,travel to other areas with family as well!!! I am so blessed that they are safe and sound!!!

When I think of Thanksgiving memories as a child growing up in Wisconsin I think of sleeping in and just the family on the farm---the best ones are once we moved back to SD and shared them with my Aunt Ellen whom is in heaven now and is so price less of the memories that she had put in my life I loved her soooo. We would go to her house and eat the feast with all of the fixings and she would make these scalloped oysters WOW they were awesome and wished I had her recipe for that as well!! Then if we could we would go ride horses for a while and play cribbage oh the days of paying with those adults!!!!

I want to make this short and sweet so I can get ready for the rest of my day!!!! Be Blessed! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Blessing among us!!!!

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and we have so many things to be thankful for. Today we had the 2010 National Christmas Tree pass threw our little town . I was so blessed that my dear hubby went took some pictures while I was at work. It is on its was from Wyoming to DC and it is so exciting to see this. Hubby did an awesome Thanks Dan!!!

It has been an exciting week to start off I started the week off with a cold and some snow on the ground what a way to start the week--- then some of our dear friends who are Amish there son got married and I was sorry to hear that it rained but it was a beautiful wedding I do hear. I sooo wanted to see this but that's OK!!! My heart was there for sure. As the week went on and I received a package from my SS at work that was full of goodies likes pens, postie notes, journals and lots of writing things that will be helpful in the upcoming months for sure!!!! Then today in the mail I I got the most awesome Christmas Swap from a d Kathy I received this lap blanket and homemade soap and an awesome recipe. The tatted stocking is a project that a dear friend tatted for me to be able to try and I have started one but that is all..

To top my week its Friday and we are watching River and he is such a joy to love on him and hear him talk and coo I love it he make my heart just shine.

Thankfulness.................

My little TREADER'S

Wow there are so many things that I can say to be THANKFUL for it is amazing that we don't think of it . I was talking to my pre schoolers one day and asked them to think of what they are thankful for and then I told of them a time I went to Mexico to share the Love of Christ and I told them about people that had little and lived in huts with no floor but dirt and then explained about THANKFULNESS and they were to come back the next day and let some things that they are thankful for and it was amazing so of answers... mom and dads, brothers, air to breath,(love this one) and then I heard from two little three years this YOU because you LOVE me for ME and that was so sweet.

I have had a tough couple weeks with my daughter loosing a sweet friend at the age of twenty one and my older sons grandpa passed away and so we are all healing with the loss and the thing that spoke me the most about the young man funeral HUGE lots of young people and the pastor spoke of HOPE when the tough is tough you need always have HOPE as we were leaving the funeral and seeing this young gentleman just weeping I just turn t him and said you have to believe in that HOPE!!!!

I have been with out a computer for two weeks and so I have pictures and a recipe to share as well // The snow is in the air today and house smelling like Pumpkin spice candle burning my daughter and I went shopping to work on some goodies for the holiday coming up and so I thought this would be a good time to share .

As my daughter and I went to PA this summer and had our favorite Pumpkin Whoopie Pies we looked and found a recipe and love and I want to share it!!!!

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

2 egg yolks

2 C brown sugar

1 C vegetable oil

1 tsp cloves

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ginger

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp soda

1 tsp vanilla

2 C cooked pumpkin

3 C flour

Beat egg yolks, brown sugar and oil together. Add remaining ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Cool.

Filling

2 tsp vanilla

4 Tbsp flour

2 Tbsp milk

1 1/2 C shortening

2 egg whites unbeaten

1 box powdered sugar

Mix together. Fill cookies to make pies.

The next thing I have to share are some good fall fun pictures I had the privilege to have Sara who is a traveling doll from MaryJane and she spent the week with me and here is a picture of her as well. It was lots of fun!!!!