Jesus crucified.
And then April continues... as people were taxed in Jesus' time... taxation continues today.
April Fifteenth... Are you ready? If not, you have only TWELVE days left to prepare and submit your income tax returns to "UNCLE SAM."
There is light at the end of the tunnel... a weekend to regroup. In addition, a celebration of Jesus' resurrection after death on the cross for our sins, giving each of us life everlasting with our Lord and Saviour! Hallelujah!
Remember, "Y'all come back soon, ya' hear!"
How quickly the last 30 days passed!
I did not pass my class, number one.
We enjoyed a wonderful visit with our youngest daughter, from Maine, over Thanksgiving, number two.
I did not cook for Thanksgiving. Our third daughter with help from two of her sisters, cooked. It was delicious!
I took the class over and passed, but my GPA fell to a 3.50, sad.
I enrolled in the second concentration for my Bachelor of Business Administration degree with Health Care Management and Management. Say a prayer!
Mill Run looked this way in November. It, still, looks this way in December; however, the temperature at night is in the thirties. It feels like Christmas! Will we have a 'white Christmas', probably not. My oldest and youngest, one in NH - one in ME, certainly will! Neither one is coming home for the holidays. The house will feel empty. This weekend will be spent putting up the tree, the house is divided on where to put it. I will try and upload a photo of it and its location and post here.
My wish for you and your family is a warm, wonderful, respectful, and peaceful Christmas, as we celebrate the birth of baby Jesus!
Merry Christmas from my place to yours!
Monday, another beautiful day out in the 'boonies'...
The weekend was simply gorgeous, a little warmer than normal and some rain showers - a perfect break before beginning another week. One week from Thursday is T- Day, our youngest daughter is flying in this Friday from Portland, Maine for the Thanksgiving holiday. This is a first in a long while; normally, the girls gather with us at Mill Run for Christmas, but it will be a Thanksgiving feast this holiday season. We are hoping it will be less stressful and less hustle and bustle. We will decorate the Christmas tree Thanksgiving weekend and get the Christmas decorations out, which will give a longer time to enjoy them! It seems we have put it off in the past and would be trying to decorate the day before Christmas! Not good for the blood pressure or the family dynamics...
My favorite hunter, my hubby, had a good weekend with his huntin' buddies. He and one other buddy bagged a deer on Friday, so the weekend was successful! If you are wondering if the photo above was taken on the farm (my hubby wishes it was!), no, it was not, but I am sure this is the vision dancing in my hunter hubby's head!
For those pondering why I haven't gushed about my graduation from AIU - a 'slight' glitch in my academic plan - internet hell and not getting assignments completed and submitted by Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 11::59:59 pm, CST soooooo, I am still in MGT485... with a new completion date in December.. Sure, I am disappointed, but God's plan is my plan and I am at peace with the delay. My new professor is very good and extremely funny! A nice change from the previous one.
I hope your Monday will be filled with Thanksgiving plans and thoughts. Be safe and remember...
"Y'all come back, ya' hear!"
Here, in South Carolina, the rain has stopped, the sun is out, and the temperature has DROPPED! Baby, it's COLD outside! December is here ... hope is high. Thanksgiving was a blessing this year, spent with friends as the "unclaimed" couple ... a first for us; however, it was one of the best holidays in the recent past. In fact, I think I am still full with turkey and dressing, smothered in giblet gravy! YUMMY!
Now our thoughts will turn to decorating, baking, planning, and blogging for the holidays. Have you started putting up your home decorations? Have you addressed and mailed your Christmas cards? How about the menu? Is your guest list finished? Invitations addressed? Mailed? Have you purchased your Christmas tree? What kind? Or have you moved from natural to silk? This sounds good in theory, saves money in the long run, but our children still say, "The real thing is better!" They love the smell that fills the house. This is a cheat sheet for you. I hope it helps you get organized and on your way to a wonderful holiday celebrating the true meaning of Christmas - the birth of baby Jesus!
Have a blessed day. Let me know in comments about your plans for Christmas, OK?
"There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child."
~Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), American author and humorist.
Find a Christmas quote here.
Hall & Oates - me & Mrs Jones
[via FoxyTunes / Hall & Oates]
I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend - I know I did! My 'hunting hubby' did, also! September 1 was opening day for hunting season our area. 'The Boys' worked hard getting the fields ready, putting corn out, repairing - replacing - moving stands around for optimum sighting of the deer. They are up at 4:00 am and on their way to the 'scene' by 4:30ish. It is an all day event on opening day... morning hunt, lunch break for something great cooked by 'one of the boys' and then back to the stands in the afternoon. It was great fun and hard work, but it was enjoyed by all ... even though no one 'bagged' a deer! There will be other days to try again and my 'hunting hubby' will be out there every free morning or afternoon he can work into his schedule. As for me, I'll be plugging away here at "Life after SAHM" writing and sharing with all of you what, how, where, and when wonderful things are happening at our place ...
Finally! 
