NEWEST TRACY

yesterday (tues) found us going over to cortland to meet our newest great nephew...justin and lorraine from calif were in town visiting for the holidays and unless we made a trip out to visit it would be awhile till we met him...and a fine boy he is...in the pictures are his proud parents and KONOAN is with his aunt danielle...as a matter of facty when we first walked in th door and i had not even taken my coat off he came right to me now don't you just think he got points on that one...a very happy content baby...we were there for several hrs and he never made a peep...not even a whimper....

grandmother lorraine made a pot of chilli that was very good and the family had lots laughs and of course talked about many things and stuff that has happened over all these years,,...

the holidays are winding down a wee bit...still a new years eve gathering to go too then pack and get out of the north country ahhahahaha...

CHRISTMAS DAY 2011

IF YOU LOOK AT THE DATE ON THE PICTURES IT IS WRONG..THESE WERE TAKEN CHARISTMAS MORNING...AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE ENJOYING A "CAMP FIRE" oops...of course it was after santa came donw the chimney with care so don't worry we didn't catch his santa clothes on fire...

mellissa was here for an overnight on firday then her dad from Pa came up to take her for christmas and i forgot to take a picture of her in her new grandma hat...but there is one of coursed with lisa and shasta in their nerw grandma/mom hats...living in the niorth country i thought maybe something to help keep their pretty little heasds was a good idea...

we had a good couple of days with lisa and family along with shasta...nice to be together and enjy each other company...not sure how many games of farkle were played and who was the big winner but we all had fun and alot of laughs...NO snow thou so we could not go out in play in it or even think of sliding down the hill...but in christams past we have been able to do that...

now it is time to think of packing up the rig and getting out of town...right now the plan is to leave on the 4th and the long term weather looks like that might be a good day...but you just never know...

we do hope you all had an wonderful and enjoyable christmas whether it was spent with family or friends or just by yourselves..

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU AND MAY IT BE PROSPEROUS AND MAY YOU MEET ALL YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS (i sure hope i do)

I GOOFED

can you believe that i goofed... i must have clicked twice on the barriere tree so for some reason it came thru twice...so now i have gone back to the pictures and hope to be sending the REAL CHARLEI BROWN TREE!!!! must be age or my fingers aren't sure what my brain is telling them to do...

so i hope it goes this time...

TREES 2011

when lisa and denise were little we always went out back on our property to cut our christmas tree..we have mostly white pine which isn't the best looking christmas tree but the price was right and it was fun to go out and cut a tree for our own property..it always took awhile to find just the right CHARLIE BROWN tree..we always did..then of curse it was brought back to the house put in the stand and decorated so it was then beautiful...

for the last few years we head south right after the new years so we haven't been putting up a tree and have gone north to be with the girls and their families..we have been doing that even after denise has passed away...but this year lisa and andy are cominghere for christmas..mellissa is suppose to go with the father so why not enjoy the holiday here...

anyway last weekend was the fireman's banquet and lar won the table prize of the "REAL CHARLIE BROWN TREE" so this year it is our christmas tree...we think it is quite fitting to have a real charlie brown tree...

the other one is one roy barriere made sevderal years ago that we have used so this year we have 2...so it is a bonus..if santa can't find one maybe he will be able to find the other...

have a wonderful holiday season as i know we will...

FORGOT CAMERA

yesterday (sat) the men's bible group at the church we attend started to clear the land for a habitat house...

the churchs in the community we go to have decided to build a habitat house...it has been a project for a year or more but not it it getting off the ground ahah...our pastor is very involved in habitat and was before he came to our church so that might be part of the reason it is finally getting going...habitat was given this land several yrs ago and have been waiting for some interest in building a house...so it all started yesterday..

first the group met for breakfast i was not going to go but last week in church it was mentioned that all women-children and men could join the group..soooooooo i thought i fit into one of those groups so i joined..breakfast was delicious maybe cause i didn't have to cook it...after which off we went to the property and with chain saws-clippers-brush cutters the land started to get cleared...this is a part of building a habitat house we have not had any part of because when we have gotten to the build site that part had already been done...even in slidell where we had to work on the cement supports that hold the house up off the ground...

it will be interesting how much has been done when we return in the spring...in about 2 1/2 weeks we hope to be packed up and on our way south...need to get some medical issues taken care of and can you believe that i have been called to jury duty these next 2 weeks...i hope to get excused out of it...not that i mind doing it but this time of year...

i think we are already for christmas and only time will tell

we want to wish you all a very happy holiday season and a wonderful 2012>>>>