Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Thanksgiving and Giving Thanks

Mom and I were visiting this evening about how much we have to be thankful for. Our family seems to be doing well. All are able to manage their own lives and they appear to enjoy what they do for a living. We are healthy, comfortable and secure. We have truly had several golden years. Our grand children are a joy to have. They are a blessing for us. Our son-in-law and our two daughters-in-law are amazing people and we love them as our own. They complete our family.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Orange cookies


It is fast coming to the holiday season and today we made orange cookies. There is something about them that just smells and tastes like Thanksgiving or Christmas. It almost takes 2 people working together to stay ahead of the process. Grate the orange skins, squeeze the juice, beat the batter, make the frosting, put batter on the cookie sheet, bake, put on the cooling rack, frost the cookies while warm, move the cookies from the rack to the table while the frosting sets up, and wash the bowls and pans and cookie sheets. Sample cookies

I called Debbie and told her to come over to sample them. I didn't have to work very hard to get her and the boy to come over for tea and a cookie. Seth chomped down two and seemed to think that more would be Ok with him. A few were sent home for Daddy but I'm not sure how many he will get.

Friday, November 17, 2006

Closet light, Sale flyer, Leaves and a conference call

Well mom I finished the sale flyer and then I installed a new closet light in the den. This afternoon will be a leaf moving day, it should be fairly dry by then.

We got to talk to M and J on a Skype conference call this morning. That was pretty cool with M in Istanbul and J in Baltimore and us in Virginia. I really like Skype it is clear and also cheap. No charge for Skype to Skype calls. I think a webcam might be on the list of things to acquire so we can communicate with M & J in Ecuador.

Saturday, November 04, 2006

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Poll tracker

I've added charts to the footer on this page that track what the polls are saying about the upcoming election. If you click on one of the charts that will take you to a more complete analysis of the polls.

Sunday Parade in the Woods

The Sunday Parade

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Trick or Treat

The Boy seemed to enjoy the event and we did also.


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