Thursday, November 22, 2007

Stuffed to the bird

After a morning low of 6F the day got off to a perfect holiday. Dave Garner and his daughter Kaziah went with Mel to cut down their respective Christmas trees.
Some people just can't get away from their jobs... he used his logging truck to get to the site and haul it back.








The rest of the girls stayed behind to cook for the afternoon Thanksblessings.






I know these tasted just as good as Stacy's, but I had my hand in making these rolls.

They were so yummy. What was so great abt this gathering was that none of the food was packaged or premade - it was all made from scratch. LOVE IT.

Tom the turkey gave his all for the group. He joined the salads, scalloped potatoes, relish tray, the ham, the corn, deviled eggs and the green beans to help us all STUFF ourselves. There were pies and more pies to top it all off. Thanks to all who shared this with us. We are thankful for those that were a part of our THANKSBLESSING.














One of our Thanksblessings was the most beautiful sunsets to end the day.
Blessings on all of you....

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Thanksblessings

I am very thankful for the many blessings I have in my life such as the eyes to see the sunrise and... the sunsets.












I am thankful for the friends I have made over the years. These are some from Arco, Id where we are for the Thanksgiving weekend. (r-l) Kendra, Karen, Shouanna, Keri & Kaziah. These are the bestest friends ever. No matter how long it is between visits, we can just pick up as if we'd seen each other just a few mins ago.



This is Walt & Mel. Mel is Shouanna's husband. Together they own the Mountain Man Trading Post in Arco. It's a cute little country store that sells gifts, ice cream, pizzas and sandwiches. The have a few Native American items that between fresh local fruit and vegetables is what they started out selling. They have become great friends.




The Garner's, where we are staying, use a wood stove to heat their home. Here Walt is doing his part to fuel the fires to keep his skinny bod warm.










A down side of Arco is the temps can get really really COLD. Last night it got down to 10F. BURRRR The windows even froze over. Thanksblessing for the wood stove.