Cake decorating
Vicki loves to bake. I fact, in the past 8 days, she has baked and decorated 2 batches of cupcakes and 2 birthday cakes. Today, she worked with Grandma to bake a cake for Grandma’s birthday, and then she got to do the decorations.
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Thanksgiving
Grandma and Grandpa made the drive from AL to CT to join us for Thanksgiving. The kids have been counting down the days until they arrived (Tuesday). Last night the enjoyed a game of go fish.
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The Goonies
This evening, we decided to have a little family time. The kids have reached the age when they needed to watch The Goonies. So, after dinner, we had movie time. The brownies just came out of the oven and will be served with some ice cream during the intermission.
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Butter for dinner
This morning we processed 8 roosters being raised for meat. And tonight we will eat the one Vicki named Butter. She was very excited to finally eat a leg that she had been watching grow since May.
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Need more wood
Our new house has a nice fireplace with an integrated blower. However it doesn’t have an insert. It heats thw house nicely, but since it is so large, Anna feels compelled to make a big fire. I think we will need more wood this year.
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Precious Driving
Precious is our red little pony, well technically chestnut, and we’ve had her for 4 years now. She is in her mid teens somewhere and probably some kind of Quarter pony mix. She has lots of go and has never really been a beginner pony. She loves to trail ride and used to do some…
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Family tradition
This weekend, Alex and I have been camping with his Arrow of Light den and members of Troop 20 from Griswold. After we moved, I gave Alex the choice of finishing with his old den, moving to the local Pack, or dropping out of scouts. He chose to move to the new Pack so he…
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I’m scared. Are you?
I have to say, over the past few days, I have been reading like mad. Everywhere I turn, there are huge warning signs about major problems and potential society breakdowns. As I look at the politics in DC, I honestly wonder if a lot of this is trying to cause the financial reset that experts…