cats in the snow....

Zoo Paradise

finally got my nursery/breeding barn built....so far have a baby owl.

my growing Frontierville Family....

we've built a new cabin in a prime location by the swamp...got a barn up...and live close to town.

back row my husband They Call Him Kevin & Hank, the General Store guy who shows up everytime we ring the dinner bell....the children are left to right, Pooter, Harry Dick, & Agnes, and of course, myself, Tallulah Jane.

life is good....a table, a butter churn, a loom, and some critters....

a snowin' and a blowin'

we picked up the rings in the wicked blustery wintery wind....and bought matching wedding bands. mine are too fragile for much more wear. I was kind of surprised kevin wanted one after so many years of not wearing one.

there was a fabulous (& brave!) baritone player volunteering at the Salvation Army bellringer bucket, I heard him & went back to the truck to gather up change. did kevin give him any? he was already inside shopping when we got into the store. he was playing one song, then warming up his fingers.

Wal-Mart was crowded, the jewelry store was crowded, Applebee's was crowded...

Katie has selected her class ring. guess we'll get it for her freshman year. you always bought them junior year when I was in highschool, kids order them now sophomore year, might as well wear them all you can! she liked the blingiest one!

snow

it's coming right on down. kj stayed in maryville for the weekend to study for his first ever college finals. I slept in sinfully late....didn't wake up coughing last night, either! kate is sleeping in. she had a long week. supposed to get kevin up at 11 so we can go to chillicothe & pickup my rings...one was done, one was supposed to be done by this afternoon....

Ghost Adventures

just happened to catch the Villisca Ax Murder house edition....they made contact with murdered Lena, were threatened that murdered Herman would get them, told that the murderer was Andy, and heard "I killed 6 kids?" & other nuggets. there were goosebumps, footsteps, a slamming door, and feelings of true evil in the house.

a Thursday in the life...

figured out how to upload pictures from the new whatever drive thing & I am clogging facebook! katie went with breanna & danielle to the mercer/princeton game at princeton. (go mercer!) I have done nothing productive but the aforementioned facebooking and some very very very light housekeeping & started beans in the crock pot for tomorrow.

I did (after years and years and years of thinking I wanted to) order a Christmas Food Basket for the Southwest Indian Foundation to deliver to a needy reservation family. it cost $58.60 & will feed a hungry family for a week. I am grateful for what I have (although I may not appear to be so at all times!) & want to share with others. and this is a basic need I can help someone with. that makes me happy.