Catch-up stain on deep fried turkey

I got sidetracked last week once I realized that most of the pictures I had taken of the weekend didn’t turn out – somehow I forgot to post about anything else! So here’s the catch up from last week as well as this weekend’s activities.

Bill got the floor stained. The stain really brings out the wood grain. I love that it’s not perfect and that there are several species and several lengths of wood used. I think it looks pretty good for an 89 cent per square foot floor!


What will be the kitchen


closeup



We went over to our friend Cheri’s house to help with the garden and putting up a chicken house. Our friends Amanda and Rick were there as well. Rick and Bill did the chicken house and Amanda and I covered the raised beds with plastic. Then Amanda and I supervised from the kitchen window before taking her girls back into town for a birthday party. I felt a bit guilty that I didn’t do much more but Cheri said there really wasn’t much else to do – the guys needed to work on the chicken house and our ‘help’ probably would not have been appreciated! LOL

Sunday Bill and I went over the Cape Girardeau to do some Christmas shopping. They have a HUGE Menards over there and we must have walked around in there for hours with our mouths open in awe. I can’t wait for one of those to go in at Farmington – although I doubt it will be as big as the one in Cape! We priced plumbing that will be needed in the future as well as just walking around drooling at all the wonderful stuff that if we had we the money we would get.

I did manage to get a little present for me – some new black knee high boots! I haven’t had a pair of tall boots since I was a kid. I have fat calves and usually I can’t get them to fit. Between losing the weight and the boots having a little wider calf – they fit perfect! So now I have to get the Yule skirt made that I plan to wear to parties this year. I’ll wear it with the sequined top I bought last year and my new boots!

Last weekend was Thanksgiving. Tom was not home of course but all the rest of my kids were. Bill deep fried a turkey (probably the best one he’s done) and we had all the trimmings. Fortunately when I weighed in this week I had stayed the same and not gained! It’s a wonder! The homemade pies (from scratch – I even used a real pumpkin) were a hit with Bill. My pumpkin boy will be home for Christmas so I’ll definitely be making two then.

Speaking of Tom – I got the good news this past week that he will be home for Christmas after all! Woo HOO! Seems that one of the guys that were going to take leave decided not to so Tom got to take his place. I think he has learned a lesson – not that he procrastinated but as soon as possible – get that paperwork in for leave!

Tom and his buddies went boar hunting last weekend too. They speared a good sized boar so he will be bringing home pork with him on the 14th. He wasn’t’ sure what he would be getting so I won’t be able to plan for it till it gets here but I’m hoping for a nice roast or bacon would be great!


Tom is in the shade on the left

Other than we are having unseasonably warm weather – its 75 degrees today (December 2), we are having a pretty uneventful holiday season. Bill is collecting clue cards for the Jingle Bell Rock hunt on December 15th. I went by the jewelry store on Friday and saw what they are giving away this year – $10,000 worth of diamond jewelry! He’s going to try to get me clue cards this year as well so that I can hunt with him. Maybe between the two of us we will find the rock this year and win the prize!
Seems like there was more going on last week but I can’t think of what it was now. Sorry if this seems to ramble – I’m trying to put all the things that I wanted to write about last week and didn’t’ in.