SNOWY AFTERNOON

it is snowy here in new York wind howling outside and down right "COLD" and can you believe that it is suppose to get colder along with a big snow maybe a nor'easter which usually brings us lots of snow in the next couple of days ..we maybe delayed a day or two before we get out of here...oh well guess we will just have to roll with it.. in todays mail was a surprise for me...a hand made crochett hook made by my brother so I had to try it out...it worked just swell...and whipped up the hat in no time..it will get lots of use on our travels.. hope everyone is ready for the new year and it brings much joy and happiness.. god bless

CHRISTMAS 2013

our house is now quiet and there is just the two of us running around in it...the family started to arrive on sun afternoon and continued until tues evening..so we all had had a couple of days of fun before the last arrived...it was the first time we a had all been together since 2006 and lisa like a kid in a candy store and you told her that she could have all she wanted..why was she excited will it was because all her kids were here so she was a happy "teenager" ahhaha...it made for some hetic times but over all it was fun to have everyone here... andy and lisa brought a HUGE pan of lasagna which was enough to feed an army....then we had all the trimmings of a Christmas dinner so if anyone went away hungry it was their own fault... the family---then the whole family---an reenactment of a picture we took when the g/kids were all under 10

SEASON S OVER!!!!

NOW EXACTLY WHAT SEASON AM I TALKING ABOUT...THE CHRISTMAS SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING US AND ARE WE READY..OH NOT YET STILL GOT SOME BAKING TO DO..GIRFTS ALL DONE AND WRAPPED ---OOPS MENU IS ALL PLANNED ()I THINK) ...just some final grocery shopping to do one of these days ..this year lisa and andy will be down and also grandkids from pa..they haven't been here in years so it is going to be fun..hope the weather stays ok especially for driving...Shasta will be the only one not here unless that changes due to working...lisa is excited just like a little kid as all her kids are going to be here... now for the season that is over...yesterday around 4pm larry shot for the first time a deer with his muzzle loader so he is also excited abut that...we were in the dining room talking to his brother when we saw 1 deer walk across the back yard then another one and another one till there was four...he all of a sudden got the fever and got the "smoke pole" ...made a shot and it went right down...now the total of the deer take for this house if 4 and our freezer is full...so now it is a part of lisa and andy's Christmas present...ought to feed them for the winter... we have snow and it looks like it is going to be a white Christmas so everyone is happy..some very cold temps thou and some areas getting lots of snow 2 feet or more...are ground has about 2 inches for now but will probally get more... so all in all life is good at 464 wishing everyone a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR---may it be filled with much happiness and joy...