Quilt to be made.

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Beautiful Day!

What a gorgeous day it was!! John and I went to Rochester today. He had to pick up blades for the grader and I got to go to Mill End Textiles. I found fabric for my next quilt project. This is a quilt I saw in an antique shop. And the best part is--the fabric was only 75 cents a yard!! I love the excitement of knowing I'm going to start a project I'm going to enjoy.

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The Orange Story

When John was little he lived about 2 miles from here on a farm and he went to a little country school right across the road from his house. In the winter his mom always put an orange in his lunch. He hated oranges so every day he'd come home and throw his orange behind a shed into the snow. Kids don't seem to have the ability to think ahead....... Spring came and snow melted and left behind all his oranges. He got in trouble. These days he loves oranges and if they are in the fridge, he eats one or two a day.





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Jody brought gifts!

My friend Jody came to visit today. It was fun to have a long visit--it's been awhile. And she brought gifts. I have a new book to read and purse patterns I loaned her and had forgotten and Christmas goodies. Every year she makes up a fine selection of her Christmas goods for me. The last few years I don't see her until later in the year but they taste just like they were made yesterday. Other years the kids would dive in but I don't have as much competition any more. MMMMMMM!
Jody has 5 kids and their family was a lot like ours--there were always goofy family stories and we can relate where some might not understand. I think she should write a blog--she would not be at a loss for things to say--she's a good storyteller.





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Trevor's 20

Trevor turned 20 on Wednesday and we celebrated today at Gram's. When I took pictures of the kids on their birthdays when they were younger, I could always count the candles to see how old they were in the picture. Now it's easier for them to show me how old they are since they usually don't get large amounts of candles. Trevor is our third child. Whenever I looked at Tessa and Tyler, I could only see John but I remember sitting on the porch when Trevor was a few days old and looking at his face and I could see me! He's a lot like me too. Growing up he was always full of fun and could tease like no one else. He kept things stirred up so we didn't have too many dull moments. When he was 21 months old we had Tanner and I think he got gipped out of being a baby as long as the others. We moms are so good at the guilt thing. I look at these 4 young adults and just have to SMILE;) I love them!!!!





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Beth Moore

Tessa and I went with a group of women from Winona to Mpls. to a Beth Moore conference this weekend. The theme was "Between a Rock and a Hard Place". I've done a lot of her Bible studies and love to listen to her. She is a wild woman of God! Stayed at the Hilton and got our exercise walking to the Target Center. It was a whirlwind trip but good. Lots of stuff to digest when my brain settles down.



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