Thanks giving

I'm trying to start this years with a bit of organization.

The last couple of weeks and days have been so filled I haven't had a moment to sit and just think through what my next plan it going to be.

So I cleaned out the car from its many trips to the farm, gym,office, grocery store, music store and collection of other peoples belongs that have been left behind. Found a home for all or just a place to stuff them. Fed the wild stray cat. Had a little conversation with him or her.Found my computer but not my phone.Sat down and talked in my head to all my blogging friends and family. I think that is my friend or outside contact for the morning. Reading how everyone is doing.

Being very grateful for friends and family. Near and far.

Grateful for my very full life that I LOVE!!

All our kids that love me this year...yep there are some that need breaks and don't talk to us, not much I can do about that. That I haven't tried to amend . Or even know what happened to cause the silence..Does it hurt .. OH YA.

But I'm very grateful we have no one in our family that are struggling with loved ones sick.

Having to be in the hospital during the holidays.

Everyone has jobs and a home to live in, children to love, and teach correct principals too.

I sit here and listen to the heat come on,remembering a time that if I wanted to be warm it was a fire to build. I can still do that but can also enjoy the heat that is started with a push of a button!!

I'm about to start the food for the day.

Cranberry stuffed turkey breast

Green bean mushroom casserole

sweet potatoes twice baked

gravy I hope

then, get it all to the farm and start all the other stuff like stuffing,,,

Tables, games, etc. I think we are going to stay there tonight and enjoy our ole farm house now the Scholls Valley Lodge.

So everyone have a great day where ever you are!!! No you are loved and cared for..

Missing The larson clan. ANV family, Tiet's family, Chinh's family,Thuan of course his new wife and baby boy,Carl and Jane. And who could not forget BIG K.. Love you all Paula, Mom, Grandma, Aunt Paula........Sister, sister in-law,daughter friend. I think that does it :)

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Pictures I missed


Guitar time


Vivian getting a quick lesson from Jerome


Serious decorating








Tips from Caitlin for Kennedy


Alvin and Mia tickling Kelson on his tummy. While baby Dot get feed.


A squished face of baby Dot.


Ending with Jacob !!

Halloween

We had a long weekend of celebrating


Started with Mia having a Grandma day and getting pinkie bunny.


Jacob at his first taekwondo!!


Zombie run!!! Hailey and sister Shelby.


Zuri and Monkey boy Weston at Lee farms.


Halloween Kennedy, Sierra and Jacob. Trunk or treating at the church.


This cute little guys Birthday!!
Alvin is 4.


Cookie decorating!! And the winner is????


Ava with cookie which cousin Lyann helped.. And 5 dollars!!


Just the gang


More talking


Eating


Tucker playing with the kids


A serious cookie decorating yummo


Blowing out the candles!!

So what do I do with my time...

I started Sunday after church with a few kids and grand kids over for dinner and piano lessons. Then we went up to the farm and picked 15 boxes of Grapes. So....


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Then we have to do something with them here is what I have done.





Grapes to raisins. There is more



Grapes to juice. Look at the phone book a great way to absorb the extra


that seems to get away!!


The equipment is not rocket science!!





The results yes two kinds of grapes Yum-O

Then I have had my friend Lauretta here off and on for the past few weeks. While she get a business up off the ground. So we are doing this..


To this



To make these.


I'm not getting up
Close because they are for Xmas
It is a Doodle Baby. So cute and cuddly!! We have produced a production line from left over material, goodwill, garage sales. She has some amazing ideas. Then we made packets. Then the actual sewing. Fun having her here!!

Plus 16 piano students. Grand kids who pop in every now and then. Then of course there is the Husband. Who never knows what I'm doing because a women is Always evolving and redefining herself. In other words I have no Idea either!! Have a great day!!

Location:SW Rainbow Ln,Hillsboro,United States

Argentina part3

The flag of Argentina, The last night there we went back to Buenos Aries.It was late about 9:30 and Michelle asked the front desk if there was a tango show we could watch. He said we had just missed the us that took all the guest to the show. But,he could get us a taxi and get us a sitting at the show. I had no Idea it was even possible for us to do anything but birds. So off Michelle and I went without Rich and Brig. Oh boy did they miss out. It was the history of Tango. Like a PCC show in Hawaii. Live dancing horses. On a stage that was round. In the center of a 3 tiered balcony audience. We had a table of ten but only 7 of us there. We could take NO PICTURE BOu did I want to. the dancing was beautiful. The orchester was amazing. They had one group that was all over 80, they had been playing for years. The feet of these dancers were like they were walking on air. the lifts the poses the positions.AMAZING. The tango who would have know I would get to see a show. It started at 10 and went until midnight. They we road a bus back with all the other guests. Yes it was a highlight of the trip. No pictures just a memory. They ended the night with a very moving dance and song of Don't Cry for Me Argentina, and the flag the fell down from the ceiling, in strips of ribbon. This flag was at the end of the end of one of the bridges of the falls
This was one of our lunchs. Just outside a minimart in Iguazu the town.

We were dropped off to get our laundry washed and dryed. Because we had gotten them pretty wet at the falls and they would mold before we got home. Well we found the laundry Mat but, they would not let us do them ourselves. So we had to wait and wait and wait!! So a little lunch on the steps of the minimart. Was in order because we had to wait for 5 hours.
This was not at the mini mart. We did get some great food at other places!!
Everywhere we went they had two toilets. One for the business and one for the clean up of the business.
The entry of Ricon beautiful place. Below is the falls I hope it turns out!!

Aargentina part 3

Rich's arm without bug spray. I don't think he will do that again. His other arm was just as bad!!
There were miles of bridges going over the falls. They were amazing. I wish you could hear how loud they were. At one spot you could walk close and just get a bath. Michelle ran back down there so we could get a shot of her in the mist soaking wet!! I don't have that picture.
Here is one of the falls. Honest the were a mile long at one point. Going from Argentina into Brazil.
It was going into spring and the flowers were in bloom
Every once in a while a flower would just pop up!!

I wish I knew how to post more pictures at one time but will do another post ...Keep looking

Argentina Part 2

Mystery critter?? He was at the Iguazu Falls . Very aggressive animal!! He jumped up on the table of a girl next to us and grabbed her sandwich in his mouth and ran off with it. We all just could not believe what we had just seen.
This bird was everywhere. Very loud and wanted us to know he was there. The plush crested Jay. Just to let you all know I did also get some shots of birds.
This is Valerie our host at Rincon De Socorro in the Iberia wetlands. You could only get here by truck,bus or horse. Very rough dirt roads. We did ride horses here but I can't seem to find a picture of us o the horse's. Hmmm
This is our chef. All his life he wanted to be a chef here at the lodge. He worked his way up to that position. First he was the horse stall person then when there was an opening at the kitchen he was a helper and now the chef. Dreams do come true even in a very small place of maybe 20 people and his village of 40.He saved his money, bought a computer and watched cooking classes on line to see how to make the food. Very good food. We rode horses out to his village to see where he came from.
Just a spread of what we ate. YUMMMMM