Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Christmas Cactus Update

There's a few more buds on the cactus, and those that were there already have grown a little bit more :)
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It was a Dark and Stormy Night.

... except it wasn't.

We were on our way out to the grocery store, when the little boy asked me to look up, claiming he could see the moon very clearly.
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It certainly was quite a sight and I was glad he pointed it out to me :)

Saturday, January 07, 2017

Throw Back Saturday.

It's been a frigid couple of days, with a dusting of snow on Friday. I'll post more on that later, but firstly, I have to post the fine dusting that we received in early December...
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LOVED those flakes.
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And how about that little boy smile :)

Mr. Western Cowboy Santa

I'm not ready to put this little guy away yet.
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Sunday, January 01, 2017

New Year's Lunch

We had Cindy and Lin over for New Year Day Lunch today.
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Church was an hour later than usual ( perhaps to accomodate the people who stayed up late the night before to ring in the New Year? ), but that still didn't leave me much time to prepare food, so I got a bunch of things done yesterday night.
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The menu itself was extremely humble and simple.  Nothing fancy.  We had Mushroom Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Black Eyed Peas, Cabbage with Turkey Bacon & Rolls.
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Cindy helped me cut up some Apple Slices, and I made some Pumpkin Bars.
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It was a good thing we had these little tray plates because the boys got their food and went into the living room for some Sunday Football Time. The Dallas Cowboys were playing, of course.
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We were glad to have them, and the little boy tried to get Cindy to stay for as long as he could.  I think his Dad's attorney genes are starting to manifest themselves....
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I think he even climbed into the back of her truck as a ploy to keep her here longer. :)
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