Scotty and Glenn
Brook wants some birdies ! She's getting her love tank filled up this weekend. She's been by Grant's side every moment she can!! I think these two are on Cloud 9!
Sam and Grant are new found friends from college. Grant took in a hunting weekend in Sam's home town a couple weekends ago and now Sam is visiting our neck of the woods!! 
Heather you look marvelous in camo!
Sam's first time on a horse...um pony.
Grant and Heather. Heather is about to find out she is going duck hunting !
Glen and Scotty!
Nestled below the church is the cemetery that my Grandparents were laid to rest. I have looked at the hillside knowing it was "over there" for that is my only memory. Dad was reminiscing his growing up places. He said he wanted to see the area one more time. Today we drove the back gravel road slowly. The colors and the country was beautiful. Passing his farm home slowly I heard tales of Uncle Bob driving his old Model A into the creek. Pointing out the shed that still stands that Dad and Uncle Bob built and the home that is tucked under big white pines. If only I could see his memories. 
We took the loop around the Church he grew up in. He shared that he had his first job helping a crew put up the Swedish bell tower. He was the brick layers attendent. He showed me where his Dad and Mom were buried. We drove to the top of the hill and looked out over the land. It was a wonderful drive. I love to hear Dad tell the old stories.
There was a story being passed around the church for us to read and it
told that in 1937 the Luther League wanted to help contribute to the
remodeling of the church and the League broke into two groups to see who
could come up with great ideas and raise the most money.
Dad is giving this kitten a home in a couple of weeks. Tonight we drove out to my friends farm to meet the little sqwuiffer. Now she needs a name. The children have called her Sasha Jr. as the mother cat is Sasha. Dad has tried out Smokey and Twink for name ideas. Any others?
Isn’t She the cutest German? (girl on our right) She and her friends and brothers went to Munchen for Oktoberfest! Janis sent me photos and I asked if I could blog them. Janis said it is soooo crowded there and you can only buy one stein of beer for 9 Euros. I might have that wrong. 
I think the young boys should keep their country in true dress and ditch the western wear and put on some lederhose(tragen) like Anna's boyfriend! 
Someday I’ll join you!!
This quilt has been in the making for 10 years? Honestly! I cut down men's shirts and slacks and sewed strips together. These strips stored for 6 years before I gave up! I was realizing I needed to move on from projects bigger then my ability! This was one of them. I dumped off the goods onto a friend. This friend returned the top finished and said it belonged to me!! I was excited to finish this quilt...somehow. It has taken me 2 more years to have it finished! 
Can anyone hear in their mind Tim the Tool Man say, " OAOH OAOH OAOH-H?!
While Christopher demonstrates this apple cannon, Uncle John said... Wouldn't Mitch and Jake love this!! 
When Christopher has worked out of town we get to have Bailey. She is the smartest and very loving and obediant dog. I love her! However, when Christopher walks through that door she literally is all over him! Tonight her master came home. She pushed herself against Christopher's legs and spun around and around and made this sound. Christopher couldn't take her home tonight and now she lays making that sound again. Ears bent down, eyes beholding the look of a broken heart... and drool!! Slobber drool!! I am thinking this dog has eaten already. She keeps whining. I take her out to potty. No potty. She comes back in and whines somemore. Wow she really misses Christopher! Sitting on her haunches looking at me around the corner. She has a big slinger!! Everytime I take her out she runs for her food dish. OH!! I get it!! When your upset EAT!!! I gave her a scoop of food and she's been happy ever since!! 
My husband and son, Cory, have been picking apples all week! Last week they started juicing apples. This week I have been asked HOW TO make applesauce. Hmm I detect a project. Well, here comes the promised day to work together making sauce. John was so sick last 24 hours that I thought I was off the hook at least for today. Well, he woke up cured. I woke up crabby and not looking forward to canning all day. I honestly did say a prayer for my attitude and asked for help from "above". I wasn't feeling it and I went about it like a chore. Lucky for John he was able to retreat to the shop to peel apples. Lucky for me I was being transformed! FOR REAL! 
Long story shorten, hubby kept on peeling apples and I kept putting by more and more apples. After I was done I took the scraps and peels out to the chicken coop and found my hubby picking more apples off of Christopher's tree. I walked up to the man and thanked him for all his work and kissed the man! He smiles and strangely enough I'm a happy girl. Thank you God!
