Monthly Archives: November 2013

Celebrating St. Nicholas Day!

Posted on November 30, 2013 by farm2011

Celebrating St. Nicholas Day today with my family! This is a tradition that our Mom and her family did when she was young, we did when we were young, and now us kids share the tradition with our families. The … Continue reading →

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Friday, getting ready for St. Nick’s & Festival of Lights

Posted on November 29, 2013 by farm2011

I spent most of the day today just checking my lists to make sure that I  had everything done for tomorrow. I’m feeling pretty good about how the Roadhouse looks and even the house is coming around. I made another … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 28, 2013 by farm2011

Happy Thanksgiving! And what a great day we had hanging out with my In-laws. Even though not all of Daryl’s nieces and nephews could make it today, a majority of them did. There was a full house with about 30 … Continue reading →

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Grocery store the night before Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2013 by farm2011

Tonight I needed to pick up some stuff, so I decided to wait and get my Thanksgiving groceries while I was in town. Man, that was a mistake! The main thing that I needed was some shredded potatoes and I … Continue reading →

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Arts and Crafts & Christmas cards tonight

Posted on November 26, 2013 by farm2011

I did some running around after work trying to find some ‘stuff’ to finish off some craft projects. Now who would have thought that a wooden yardstick would be so hard to find? Well, I think I might have one … Continue reading →

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Making a list and checking it twice

Posted on November 24, 2013 by farm2011

Even though today was Sunday and is supposed to be a day of rest, it was far from a restful day. I had more things on my list than I knew that I could get done, but I was going … Continue reading →

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One of my favorite places

Posted on November 23, 2013 by farm2011

One of my most favorite places around this time of the year to visit is the Fort Atkinson Nursery. Now it isn’t fancy and doesn’t have anything but just what they need, but it’s pretty cool. If you’re not familiar … Continue reading →

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And the chickens were nestled…

Posted on November 22, 2013 by farm2011

It’s supposed to get so cold this weekend so I decided that I’d better get the chicken coop all closed up for the winter. I’m not planning on locking them in yet,  but just trying to get ready for when … Continue reading →

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The boys & baking pine cones

Posted on November 20, 2013 by farm2011

Tonight Daryl was finally up to skyping with Kyle and visiting with William. With Kyle on the East Coast and not coming home until Christmas, he was more than anxious to see Daryl and talk with him a little bit. … Continue reading →

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There’s no place like home

Posted on November 19, 2013 by farm2011

We were kind of thinking that Daryl might get out today, but not 100% positive. So I went to work,  and said that I’d be checking on him throughout the day to see what was up. Well I did get … Continue reading →

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