Something special in the mail and Happy Halloween!!

Yesterday I received something special to me in the mail. My Aunt T. sent some recipes that were my grandma Librandes.
 Because I do not have any grandparents around anymore and because I never met my grandma Librande, these are very special to me. I can make things she made and would have probably taught me to make once I got older. I love old things that have meaning and history.

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Happy Halloween!!

Women of faith

This last weekend I went to Women of faith with my friend in St. Paul. This was my first time going and let me tell you if you want to be encouraged and renewed in your faith you should go to WOF. I heard speakers I have never even heard of. 

We saw some of our friends, it was just a fun girls day. We also went on a little walk in a neighborhood in St.Paul. 

Thankfully while driving we didn't get lost thanks to SallyAnne, the gps. ;) 

I took some pictures while walking in St.Paul and thought the plaque about Italian immigrants was interesting along with the ragged Charlie Brown statue. My great grandpa lived and worked in St. Paul on the railroad, he was from Italy. I love learning the history of beautiful cities like St. Paul.

Burn Bright

This is a song Natalie Grant sang at WOF and I was so touched by this song. She wrote this as a letter to her nephew who dealing with an addiction. Sometimes I try to find the words to help someone  who is going through a rough time and can't think of anything encouraging enough to help them. This song is exactly what I would want to say to them and I truly believe that so many people who are in the darkness and not making the right choices are made to shine and made for life, and made for so much more. You can rise up from the ashes and make something beautiful of all the broken pieces, These words are so powerful and they just touch my heart every time I hear them. I see so many suffering and need to hear the words of this song, its said so well. I AM BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL COME RUNNING INTO THE ARMS OF JESUS!!

A little MoUsE hunt....

Im sorry but there are a couple of things I cannot stand in my house and one of them is mice running across the floor and your cat catching it, but then playing a game of squeeker with it. OMG, I about lost it when she was doing that(then I told myself, its ok just think of it as a pet, Ummm NOT!) I am not kidding this mouse chased me down the stairs and made me jump on the table, so Carter the brave child had to get a net and try to catch it for me. So as Im standing on the table I told him where it went and guided him through this. Well after a few minutes the little mouse escaped, we have no idea where it went. So that night I went to Menards and got the best traps around. When I got home I put some cheese on them and placed them everywhere I thought there would be a mouse. So in two days we caught about six mice, yes, gross!! I was thinking O there is probably just one or two in here. Well anyways I had my dad, who is a pro at getting your house sealed up for winter, go around and seal any little hole up. As he was doing this he found about 5 different holes mice were getting in, wow! Thankfully, I think we pretty much have it under control. I am so thankful, because I had a hard time sleeping in my bed and I used almost all my peppermint dropping it all over so the mice would stay away.

Fall happenings~

Conner has joined cub scouts and we were invited to a scout family camp, we had the best time.

My sunflowers have finally opened there face to the sun!!

Pre-k

                                                    

This little guy started Pre-k. I was told I would probably cry and my husband said he was going to buy me a box of Kleenex, but I said naw I'll be fine. Ha, no I wasn't, I cried just as I was leaving and his teacher looked at me with the saddest face. I know she sees that alot, so its ok.
Anyway, I am all better now and I really enjoy listening to him tell me all about his adventures at school.

This nice weather has me bringing this guy to school everyday on my bike.

Canning pickles~!

Josh and I got the boys to bed and did some pickling. Josh got a bunch of cucumbers from a friends garden (we didn't have enough cucumbers turn out from our garden). We used Joshs great grandmas recipe for bread and butter pickles. We are so excited to try them and see how they turned out!

Our first pumpkin from our garden!

Have a blessed week!!

1st grade!

My big guy started 1st grade today! I am so excited for him and what he will learn this year. He also bagged me to sign him up for Cub scouts, so we talked about it and will go to a meeting next week. I think it will be great for him and he has some friends already signed up in it. 

Next week Carter starts preschool, Josh said he is going to buy me a box of Kleenex as I will need them.

Birthday parties and flying kites

It was a wonderful day to have a birthday party and not just for one kid but for three boys. We had a great time and flying the kite at the end of the party was a blast. Enjoy the pictures.....

All the kids got to dress up as whatever they could find in the costume box.

They even had a jump house!

Josh helping fly kites

Love these old buildings

Inside the barn where we ate 

Josh helping the boys fly their kites

up, up and aWaY

Hitting the pinata 

I made Plum jelly (turned out more like syrup) from my plum tree outside. It is delicious!!

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