One Week!!

I can't believe it's only 9 days to Christmas!!! It's just coming so fast this year.....


Last Saturday was the Christmas at the Fort event, that was fun and very busy.
Here are some pictures from the Fort photographer and one of dancing from the Colombian.

In the Carpenter Shop they were helping kids make tops

The Ladies in the Chief Factors House visiting and doing some handwork

A gentleman portraying Dr. Barclay in the Infirmary

Dancing in the Counting House *picture from the Colombian*

We were all very busy but had fun. :)


This week it snowed pretty much everywhere but our place. :/
Drat.....

Anywho, here is this weeks song. :)

This song is sung by one guy, his name is David Wesley, you should search him on YouTube, he's really good!!



Keep warm!!

Snow!!!!!!!!

It snowed today!!!! Okay, only 1" a the most but hay, I'll take what I can get! ;)
So we played out in it off and on today, got some fun pictures and just hung out. :)

We got our Christmas tree last Saturday, yay!! So pretty!!

Here are some pictures I got today. :)

The handsomest and most photogenic boy ever!! :D

Miss Trixie

I got one with Belinda not wincing from snow in her eyes!!

Can you tell what kind of weather we had till this week? :P ;)

Buried in the Snow

Snow Grass

Pony girls!!!

Pretty <3

Hawthorn branches

Pipe corral fence

And to keep with my Christmas song theme here is another one I like and thought I'd share. :)

Sorry the video I found isn't the greatest, but you can still hear the song. :)

It's not the tree, the lights the gifts, that's not what makes us sing,
a Virgin birth, a manger bed, the birthday of a King.
These are the Truths, I'll hold on to, 'cuz they will always last
We celebrate on Christmas Day, because it came to Pass.

December - Finally Getting Cold!

Well, it's December already, and it's finally starting to get cold around here!
Haven't had a single frost yet! I remember 2 years ago when we'd had at least 2 weeks of frost by now! (I remember so well because that was the time my pony decided to get really sick and I had to go out every 20-30mins to force water her and it was COLD!)
But it's supposed to start getting cold this weekend and possibly cold enough to have snow here on Monday!! Yay!! :D

I have already decided if we don't get to it before my birthday, I want to go sledding!
I found there are 2 places up by Mt. Hood that except for the $3 pass (which I think our card we have covers) its free to go sledding!!!
So I know what I want to do .:)


We've been listening to Christmas and holiday music all week! Love it.
Here are two favorites of mine. You have to listen to both!!! Trust me. :)

It rained last weekend and was nice the one day we were busy.... so we're hoping to get our tree this weekend.
We have inspectors on the new HVAC here and coming today, so hoping to get it tomorrow. :)

Keep warm and safe! Especially if its gonna snow!

Countdown to Christmas!!

Thanksgiving was yesterday, we had a very fun day.
We had a couple from our church who didn't have family spending the day with them so invited them over.
Besides eating dinner and talking, we played the card game golf over and over and the dice game 10,000.
So much fun!! I love those two games! :)
 Dinner was amazing and everyone enjoyed it. I got to make the pumpkin pies this year, and they were delicious if I do say so myself. ;)

And with a wonderful Thanksgiving there are only 4 WEEKS till Christmas folks!!
Already! Time is sure flying this year!
Today marked the official "we can listen to Christmas music all day" in our house! Yay!
I love Christmastime music!

Here is a favorite one of mine and the words are so true, It will Always Be Christmas To Me.

I first heard this song on a CD I won on a call in and be #3 on the gospel sing last year about Christmas time.
I just love the songs on that CD!!
 I'll share other favorites each week till Christmas. :)

We might get to get our tree on Sunday!!!
We usually get it the day after or Sat. after Thanksgiving but...... it's raining. :/
 But it's supposed to be nice on Sunday, so maybe after church we can go get one.


Tomorrow is our first orientation for the new students to the Fort schools.
So we get to go interpret to visitors then when the kids come through we get to be bad interpreters and then have to be good interpreters to show the kids the differences.
It's the one time a year we can be naughty!! ;)
Since most all the older kids decided to get lives( the nerve of them! ;) I get to be in charge this year. :)

We got our new shower completely tiled! It looks beautiful!!
Now to get the grout in.....

It's getting cold!!

Its cold here today!!
It actually finally feels like its November!! :D
Its windy too, less at our house, but still windy out there.

My sentiments exactly!!

Our H VAC will be done being installed today!! Yay!! Now maybe the house will be constantly warm this winter and have cleaner air! :)


On Wednesday I lost one of my older goats to pneumonia.  :'(
 Zibiah was such a sweet girl and I will miss her very much!

My Zibi girl. :)

I lost her daughter a couple months ago to the same thing.....

My Kitty girl. :)

But death is apart of this life, it will always be around and happen until we reach heaven where
there will be no death or sorry, no parting there. No more heartache, no grief to bare.
I am so glad that Jesus died for me so I could live forever with Him in heaven if only I believe and ask Him into my heart to be my Lord and Savior. :)

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Thanksgiving is next week!!! I can't believe it's already here!!
We are having a couple from our church over to have dinner and hang out with for the day.
Having friends over always makes the day more special. :)


And...... since I can't think of anything more to say.....

Keep warm in the ever cooling weather!
I love scarves..............

November... Already?!?!

I can't believe it's November already!!!  Fall had been here a whole month already.
Time is going by way to fast!
Thanksgiving is just 2 weeks away folks!!!

Wish we could do that around here.... all we get is soggy leaves. :/ ;)


Nothing much has been going on around here, had a few nice sunny days these last two weeks.
Us girls did the fall clean out of the big goat pen, so now it looks really nice again and is ready for winter!!

And I learned that using gasoline in a diesel tractor doesn't work......
Thankfully all dad had to do was drain the little bit of gas out of the diesel tank on the tractor and replace the fuel filter that was needing replaced anyways.
And he got a new yellow diesel can so I can tell the difference next time. ;)
I'm just thankful the tractor is tough!!

At the fort we have the new students that got accepted into the "school" starting to come in and get outfits!
Now our Compass Circle is going over classes and will be confirming the school schedules.
And the interpretation days are coming up too! Those are fun. :)
Christmas at the forth is a month away from yesterday!!
It's really fun to do, its my family's favorite event! (the only one where its not really hot!) ;)

Penny Whistlests in the Bakehouse with folks making wreaths in the background. :)

Next week we will be having our a/c furnace installed!! YAY!!!!!
Now our house will have air movement and our dust and mold problem will be improved! :D
And it will make the house warm all the time in the winter and cool all the time in the summer!
No more window a/c units!! (I'm just a little bit excited, can't you tell?) ;)

Here are some books I'm reading that I like and thought I'd share the names of to kinda mix up my posts. :)

Freedom in Christ - Understanding Paul's Epistle to the Galatians - by Meno Kalisher
Living Virtuously - bi Erin Harrison (this will be my second time reading it)

I like both books, still working on both.
I'm finding the older I get, the less time I have to read!
Anyone else have that feeling or is it just me?


Ok, got to get back to my at home job, got some emails to get out.
Keep warm and dry!

Old Books

Yesterday my sisters and I went on a vintage and antique shop escapade in Battleground with some of the ladies who work at the Fort Vancouver sewing department.
That was really fun! I found 2 100 yr. old books and I'm so excited!!!

One is a Spanish Grammar book, the other is called Ranson's Folly.

Here are some pictures:

The red one is in better condition, but both look pretty good. :)

the Grammar book

Ranson's Folly

This is written in the inside page of the Grammar book!! That's written in 1917 folks!!!!

This is on the inside of the Grammar book cover

I did a search for Ernest and Sari Szekely, didn't find much, but it looks like he was born in 1888 and her in 1883.
Not sure if that was the right Ernest and Sari, but they were married in 1911 which would lineup with the date in the book and lived in the state of Michigan. :)

And if they were the right folks, they were both Hungarian and she was a play-write in the late 20's!
Looks like she did several comical plays and her dad was a Hungarian Comedian. :)
And again, if I found the right people, her maiden name was Dodo.

I love history and learning about people from the past.
Just think, when Ernest wrote his name in that Grammar book WWI was still in play!!
What was life like for them? What did they look like?
I'll probably never find out, but its neat to think about while reading through the book. :)
And, ya never know, maybe it will help me learn Spanish! ;)

Anyways, thought I'd share my findings with ya'll. :)


Been raining a lot lately.
Had "my van" in the shop this week to repair the recalls on the airbag and another thing.
So hopefully it's safe and won't have anymore recalls!!
It's so nice being able to have someone ride in the front passenger side seat now. ;)

Have a great weekend!

Beulah Land

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Beulah land, I’m longing for you

And someday, on thee I’ll stand

Where my home shall be eternal

Beulah land, sweet Beulah land

I’m kind of homesick for a country

Where I’ve never been before

No sad goodbyes will there be spoken

For time won’t matter anymore

I’m looking now across the river

Where my faith is gonna end in sight

There’s just a few more days to labor

And then I’ll take my heavenly flight

Where my home shall be eternal

Beulah land, sweet Beulah land

Photography

Last week I was asked by my professional photography friend to be her second shooter at a wedding!!
It was my second time and so much fun! :D

Sarah loves to do weddings and is very good at photography and is willing to gives me tips!
If you'd like to see some of her photo's you can go to her FB page.
I don't do FB, but I can see business FB pages, so I get to see hers. :D

The wedding was at a place called Lucy's Garden in Ridgefield. It's such a pretty place!!!

I was able to get lots of good photos and thought I'd share some of my favorites. :)
Oh, I haven't edited any of the pictures, except for a a little cropping on one or two, so they're straight of my camera. ;)

The bride & groom

The grounds were so pretty there!

The bride

The bride, groom & best man

The bride & groom, brides daughter is maid of honor, best man & his wife

The rings, I thought the grooms ring was pretty cool looking! :D

Walking down the isle after the ceremony

I don't know why, but some of the pictures look a little bit blurry on here.... weird.....

The wedding was sweet and the couple looked so happy!!
The bride was a widow and the groom had never married so everyone was very happy for them both. :)


Except for that happening, nothing much exciting has happened, been busy on my work, finally got it done so can take a break! Yay!!

Yesterday our friend James C. came over and helped us do some fencing.
Got the first side done and both posts where the gate will go in!!
Hoping it will be nice again next week so we can get the rest of the fence up and the gate in. :)

This afternoon a "Columbus Day" like storm is supposed to come in and is said to possibly last through Saturday!
Hoping it won't be to bad, already lost power for an hour this morning and it wasn't even windy!!

Have a great rest of the week everyone!

Fall is Here!!

I know, I know, it was here last week, but I needed something to post about. ;)

Yes, sometime soon the nasty flies, gnats and mosquitoes will go away! Yes!!
And all the creepy spiders that are everywhere!! *shudders* I very muchly dislike spiders.....
Has anyone else noticed there are spiders making webs everywhere!?!

Anyways, this last Saturday we had our Summer's End Promenade at Fort Vancouver.
That's wear folks who participate can wear outfits from the 1840's - 1940's.
Megs wore a buckskin outfit like one Sarah Winnemucca wore in the 1880's, Kai wore a very cute 1940's dress and I wore "my" WWI nurses outfit. :)
We all had lots of fun! Well, except that Kai got several blisters from her shoes.... :/
I didn't get any pictures, otherwise I' would have shared them. Sorry!

Lately us girls have been going down on Wednesday to help out in the Fort Vancouver Sewing Department.
That's always fun, learn more sewing skills, help get stuff made, and get to help find clothing to fit folks coming in for new "costumes". :)

My parent's 33rd Anniversary is coming up in a few days!! :D
Not sure what the plan for that is yet..... they haven't decided......

I get to help photograph another wedding on Oct. 8th!!
No one I know again, but it'll be fun and I'm so excited she asked me to help again!!! :D

And..... since I don't know what else to talk about I shall post some sayings and funnies I like here:

Have a great weekend everyone!