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Every 2 years or so Trina, Leah, and I take "Thug" pictures. This time we looked more intellectual than thuggish, but we were missing the black coats for SS so we made do with what we had!
Leah and I
Me
Trina
Leah
Do we look alike or what! I never believed all the people who told us we looked alike until I saw this picture!
Christmas dinner, consisting of rump roast, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, gravy, and pineapple. Pretty normal...so far...
Someone came up with the absurd idea of making doughnuts. The doughnuts were not all that absurd, it was more the quantity; 9 dozen and 2. Also relatively normal...
To explain this picture one must go back a little and explain that burning ones self is just a a part of making doughnuts. Hillary, Leah and Timo cooking is enough of a disaster but throw hot oil, and a blond on top. Lets just say that by some occurrence of idiocy some people thought it would be a good idea to scoop the extra flour out of the bottom of the oil pan to make more room for the doughnuts; it was a brilliant idea! It was the item they used to pour boiling hot, floury, oil into that was...well... not so brilliant! A Ice cream bucket! Yes, it melted through sending a burning hot stream of oil on to poor Leah's foot causing her to drop the bucket, which splattered hot oil all over both her and my shins and feet. After diving into the bath tub to rinse the burns off with cold water we asked Trina if she would mind cleaning up the mess while we nursed our wounds! Which she did quite cheerfully and well, thus explaining this picture.
A mesmerized John observing the mess.
The sight that greeted me after turning the corner in to the dining room this morning!
Neither Leah nor I sustained permanent injuries from the oil but, we did raise a few blisters:-?
After that Emily, Dad, and I worked furiously to clean up the excess grout before it dried, in the shower that he is tiling, in Dad and Mom's room.
We had a interesting day to say the least, but it was fun!
Well...
*After many hours of hard work...
...it is DONE! Praise God!
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Happy 20th Birthday, Emily!
Learning to tip hats to ladies!
In a family of 11 life can be so... mesmerizing!
"Ha Ha Ha, Becca! You are SO funny!"
Helping Emily make bread.
Tough Dude!
"*sigh* I wish..."
"...Someone would read me a story!"
...when are you going to come visit us!?
"I got's two six shooters thet agrees with me..."
"You mind yourn school marm now chillens!"
" Gots guns will travel"
"Have you gots a problem with my cookin' ?
" You outer seen me gittin thet rat!"
" Looky me blowin the lace outer his shoes "
"Dinna let the nice grin fool ya, he gots a gun."
" You wonder whet heppened to the headless feller in the back ground"
"Hold a sec Mumsy, leave me grab me gun, I'll take care of um"
...We miss you; obviously.
(Thank you all for the kind Birthday wishes!)
One of the Gifts I received for my birthday was a Promise/Purity ring from Dad. I thought I would share a bit of what he wrote in his note with you since he did such a good job explaining it:-)
"...16 is a wonderful age to be, so many new opportunities. Some of these will be opportunities to embrace the life that God has given, and to enjoy. Some of the opportunities will be temptations, and things to turn away from....
It is possible that in the years ahead you will be faced with the temptation to compromise your chastity. Use this ring as a reminder to cry out to God in the moment of temptation, and to remain pure until the day you are married. 'No temptation has seized you except what is common to man, And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted He will also provide a way out so you can stand up under it.'
There is a heart in the center of this ring. It represents my love for you, and your heart . There are two little diamonds surrounding the heart...guarding it. They represent purity and faithfulness. These are to remind you to let these quality's guard your heart, remembering that God withholds no good thing from him whose walk is blameless... "
Though it, like as not, makes no difference to you:-), it meant a lot to me and I thought I would share it with you all!
Well, I am hacking my sister's blog to let everyone know that it is her birthday today. Can you imagine that this lovely lady is sweet sixteen today? A few of the character qualities that Hillary possesses...
Due to popular request I am posting MORE Ice pictures, so here they are.:-)
We are having an Ice storm! Here are some picture of the great, icy,outdoors !
The "Iceway" (As opposed to Driveway)
Freeze Drying? I think not!
( Sorry, this is a day late!)
As some of you know Katie Wattermanns 18th Birthday was yesterday. Katie and I have been friends since the year 1997* when they moved out here to Nebraska and began their life here in our house! Katie, you have been a real friend. You told me to shut up ( In a nice way!) when I would get a little too carried away watching football. You cried on my shoulder when Grandma Jo died and I cried on yours when Mom left. Thank you!
Here are some pictures from Katie's last photo shoot. Enjoy!
(My personal Favorite)
( I really liked this one too)
* Subject to change.
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