saturday continued....

For those of you that know i am writing a book
about our journey with the MCC Mobile Meat Canner
you can see the book i am working on laying there
on the table.... trying to work at it while baking!!!!
notice, i said, 'trying'
have a safe weekend!

Dec. 19, 2009 Saturday

A beautiful snow today, especially from inside! smells of bread (white and cracked wheat) and cookies (raisin puffs), thot about

walking out for the mail, but somehow the couch looked much more inviting!!!

One more day until our grandson comes home!!!!! so excited!!!!

Dec. 17, 2009

Good Evening, just came home from having supper at
an amish friends home,
had sweet bread,
it was 'o:k'???? not sure if i will try it again or not, Loren liked it!
we also had bean soup and moon pies and elderberry pie and
vanilla ice cream... very good! Spent yesterday and today working
on my book, also talking with my publisher...
it is getting very exciting... I cannot thank those that are helping
and all the encouragement they have been to me!
Three more days until i get to
see my grandson, i am sooooo excited! will be a wonderful
Christmas being with my family this year.... i am so very
blessed!

December 13, 2009

Just finished baking 6 dozen dinner rolls and 2 loaves of bread.....

making a Christmas dinner tomorrow for a sunday school class of 29 at church

looking forward to a fun day! so thankful for my good help, the Frenchs' and Sandy!

December 12, 2009

O:K, one more tonight....

thanks to Rozella from Henderson, NE

she sent me this photo of the canner boys having dinner in their home (Larry and Rozella Swartzendruber) thanks Rozella for sharing the photos!

December 12, 2009

Christmas is a very special time for me, and this year it is amazingly extra special.... since we were on our journey last Christmas, i was not home for Christmas, the first time for that! and i am so excited this year to have our whole family join us here....and especially to have our grandson home for Christmas. He is in Alaska in the Army and looking forward to seeing him in a little over a week! I am so thankful for my children and grandchildren. they are all a true blessing!

December 12, 2009

Sorry i do not have any photos.
Today was a great day. We were invited to Tim and Karla Friesen's for brunch this morning. Karla's parents from Iowa were here visiting and we had the privilege to be in their home when we canned in Cantril, Iowa. Tim's parents were there also, from VA, so was a great visit there and a wonderful brunch, thanks Tim and Karla! In the afternoon we visited with a couple that we met while we were canning in White Horse, David and Martha, had coffee and cookies at their home and then went to Lapp's Valley Dairy for an ice cream cone, took them back home and headed back to Belleville. A wonderful day!

December 12, 2009

I cannot believe it has been so long since i have posted anything on the blog. Sure hoping there are still friends out there that will decide to check this out to see if i am still around!!!!
I will try to do my best to update more often....
right now i am busy working on writing a book about our journey while volunteering on the canner. Last sunday thru wednesday, 2 friends of mine, Zelda and Iris went with me and we drove to Richmond, VA, where we visited in the home of my first grade teacher! how wonderful, her and her husband have been so kind as to help me with my book, it was so overwhelming to even think that i would be able to accomplish this, but they have been so gracious, encouraging, and so very helpful and it is very exciting. will keep you all updated.
until next time...
.....and it will be sooner than two months!!!! I promise!