Hmm, well here I am.

Today it is so calm outside, compared to last week. The winds have been blowing so hard lately. There were even a few snow flakes flitting down. It didn't last long. The rest of the day cleared off, still cold, but it cleared off. It was a battlefield after church today. The kids were playing Indians or something. Margaret shakes one off here:) Quinn and Frazier were doing some hand-to-hand combat later too. We don't really promote the violence, honestly!:) Dad is such a hard worker. Today was no exception. He spent part of the afternoon cutting wood for us to use in the wood burning furnace we have. The kids and I went down where he was cutting to help load the wood. Brenna wasn't as excited about it as she could have been. We did manage to get a little bit of work out of the famous authoress:) Quinn on the other hand was dad's helper all afternoon. He's turning into such a little man. Alissa

I spent 6 hours at a craft fair today, trying to sell my wares. It was a bust. I sold one set of photo notecards. Then as I was packing up, the two ladies I shared a table with took pity on my and each bought one. Kind of a disappointing day. I love sewing these bags, but I need to get rid of some. I guess Christmas gifts?! So, our dog and one of our calves have a funny friendship. They play and romp together and...lick each other's ears. Yes, that is right. Tonight I went out to take a picture of them playing and Stella came running up to me. Her ears were all wet! Crazy animals. Now how do we deal with freezing wet dog ears? I'm putting this up to show Travis and Michelle that Brenna likes this top too:) Tonight we dined at the Hajda's home. They invited us and a new homeschooling family in the area. We had a grand old time. Charlotte, as usual, was my buddy for part of the evening. She's a ball. The adults played Catch Phrase after supper. Then th