Alert the Media!!!

For the family and friends that read my blog......there will be an announcement at the end that you may not be able to handle without strong drinks within reach......but first.........this year i decided to decorate the fireplace mantels with items i had received as gifts went i worked for the school district.....here's what happened........

Max supervising.....................

Mia hiding.....afraid i would put a bow on her...............................

Livingroom firepalce.....look at all those cookie jars, cookie plate, salt and pepper shakers, pictures, globes, candels.....Santa's (Who's the chick on TV??)

Fireplace in the master bedroom........stuff animals....kids like to give teddy bears......more cookie jars and a coke lunch box??!

An here's the big news.........................................after 32 years of marriage, 2 children and many, many holidays together.........................da...dah.......the May Family finally put up "outside Christmas lights!!!!!" Family....please don't faint!

Anyone have 1/2 Cup of Mustard Seeds??

Don't know why these pictures downloaded in the wrong order......any way....this is the finished product......4 quarts of Bread and Butter Pickles

Here they are cooking............................

Here they are soaking.....................................

Here's City Boy helping cut..........................

He did it to me again........!!!! Came home with a ..."DEAL"........44 mini cucumbers.......what'a do with 44 mini-cukes................can't eat that many before they go bad!!!!

Dragged out the "old, worn, torn" Betty Crocker cookbook.........pickles.......lets see........sugar...check, vinegar....check, salt.......check, celery seed......check, curry powder....check, 1/2 cup of mustard seed..... are you kidding!!??......trip to the store.......check!!!!

Trip to the store would not have been a bad thing....except it was SNOWING!!!

Snow quit just long enough to dash to the store and sign up for exercise classes at the Center for the Ageing......does this make me old!!??.......Hey....it's free...... that's a deal!!!

Now the next big question........do we keep them or give them away as gifts??!!

Dawg.....On The Table!!??????

It's tradition.......a dawg on the table~~~~~

I think this started one year when the butter dish met the floor just before Thanksgiving Dinner........My mom had made this little guy for the female child and her hot dogs.......(Mom was part owner of a ceramic shop at the time).....anyway in our haste to get dinner on the table , i grabbed this and put the butter in it......works well!!!

Every year for the holidays ....i drag him out and once again we have a dawg on the table for dinner!!

Female child.....if you are reading this ....NO!!! you can not have him back......keep the fish!!!

Post of few words!!

Finally got my quilt racks hung..........this one is one my fall quilts...

This one is going to the female child and SIL as a Christmas gift for their new house

This one keeps me awake at night!!!!

Started my day with the "City Boy" telling me my post are "TOO Wordy and boring" and i need to get to the point.......followed shortly there after with slicing my finger open chopping up onions for the dressing...good thing he went to work...i had a knife in my hand.....and ......well you know how husbands can be.....grrrrrrrrrr!!

Thought i'd share some of my quilts with my blogging friends.....been quilting since i was a small child....Granny and Aunt Bessie had a quilt rack that suspended from the ceiling and the women folk would quilt in the hours between fixing lunch and supper......thank you Lord for the invention of the long-arm machine.......................

Welllll..........i tried to keep it short..................!! Enjoy your weekend.................!

Last Day!!!

OK.......OK.......I couldn't do it.......I could not make this my last day!!!

I've had so much fun and learned so much this season ....I just could not leave!!
Agreed to volunteer at the mountain park at least one day a week......I'm such a push-over!!

Today, we are having left-over pot luck.....all the staff, that is working today, is bring in the left overs from yesterday's dinner!!!!.......Whoa......this should be interesting......and what a way to get rid of all that left over green bean casserole.............since i did not cook yesterday, i went home and made potato salad......hey!....i'm a Florida girl......we have potato salad on Turkey Day.....

Talked to the female child last night.......they made it to Ohio just as the snow started....by Wednesday morning there was 6 inches on the ground and all the south GA boys were out playing in the frozen stuff.......snow forts....snowmen.....snow dogs.....snow ball fights...anything to come inside soaking wet....dryer at MIL's house seems to be running 24/7....ahhhhhh....the joy of grandsons!!!.....Today.....she and MIL....with SIL...are hitting alllll the stores for the Black Friday sales.......NOT ME.......online shopping...that's my style!!!

Annnnyyyywwwaaayyy......gotta go pull up that Goggle homepage and start shopping!!

Enjoy your ...."Black Friday!!!"

The three "F" Words

On this day of thanksgiving ....i am thankful for my three favorite "F" words......
some of you have your minds in the gutter.....get it out!!!....I'm not that kinda girl....

1. Family

2. Friends

3. Fellowship

On this special day enjoy all three......and......gobble till you wobble!!!

I'm working today.......I'll celebrate on Saturday........

Last Day

Well.....here it is ....my last day at the mountain park for this season......gonna miss this view driving up the park road each day.......2 more days at the river park and then freedom until March!!!

Thanks to Rangers Tom and Tracy for allowing me to share their pictures with all my blogging friends..........from now until next spring just pictures taken by me and the male child......sorry!

Word for the day....."bittersweet"........hate that it has almost come to an end......but, looking forward to the time off......soooooo....i've decided to adopt the attitude of .....Let it snow........Let snow.......Let it snow!!!!

Enjoy your Turkey Day.....remember to give thanks to the One who provides all.......The One from whom all blessing flow............