Suprise Birthday Party

He was completely duped. He thought he was going to his sis's house to help move furniture! Ha!

Church on the Trail

Last beautiful day for awhile so I skipped church and went on a hike Sunday morning. I love the smell of fall mixed with pine and cedar. It was a lovely walk... time to be quiet, feast my eyes, and pray. Funny how life can be put into perspective with a little quiet time with God.

Off to Germany for a year...

New Autumn Designs

Mocha Drops

Dawn to Dusk

Resounding Glory Earrings

Resounding Glory Lariat

Remembering Warmer Days

Thankful Heart

What a wonderful Thanksgiving...spent with love, old family movies and more than I ever care to eat again. I was belly-up on the couch fast asleep by 8pm. I even caught myself doing that snort thing that wakes you up from a dead sleep.


Here are some pics of my kids. We didn't have much time together this year but the time we did have was wonderful....priceless!

Particularly Miss You

I walked by my pumpkin patch today and I realized how much I miss my nieces and nephew. Last year at this time we loaded up the back of the car with pumpkins and squash and made the 4 hour trip back home. I stopped by my brothers house to give the kids some pumpkins but they weren't home. So we put the pumpkins on the railing around the porch and ran away!! I felt like a little kid on May Day. This year I was hit with a plague of squash bugs which I battled all summer. They won and so I have a very small crop of pumpkins.

This morning the post office called and I went and picked up fifty one-day old chicks that I had ordered. Since I was missing my nieces and nephew I decided that I would name a couple after them. The first




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I am naming after Mac(although he doesn't deserve it because he will never give me a kiss). Whenever I order chicks I always get one free "Mystery Chick". I decided this one reminded me of Mac. Mac - with our last batch of chicks the "Mystery Chick" thought I was his girlfriend. He would drop one wing and drag it on the ground and then do this side-step shuffle and try and get me in the corner. I think he wanted to give me a kiss.

The second chick I am naming after Miaelle(who does give kisses by the way):




about the last time I was home little Mia grabbed my hand and said, "Auntie Pam, come look at the big moff(moth)on the back door. I love kids(even ones who don't kiss). I miss you all so much!

Maddie and Mal I decided that I wouldn't name chicks after you since you are now such big girls. I figured that being named after a baby chick would not be to cool. I decided that I would wait for our new arrival in the spring(no auntie Pam is NOT expecting). We will be getting 2 cows in the spring...way cooler I'm sure. As Jake would say, "Mom that is soooo lame". Sorry girls it is either cows or rabbits. If you have a major problem with that I am considering a couple of pygmy goats. Let me know!! I love you tons and miss you more. And Mac have you ever heard the song..."Miss you miss you now I'm gonna kiss you"?