Yeah!!

Just finished shawl at 3:30...checked with her daughters and we will all meet at Judy's house at 6:30 and together we will pray over the shawl as we present it to her❤️

Brrrrr

Today no coat for church...in the high 50's....then at 6:30 tonight, the north wind doth blow.  It will be -2 in the morning.  Crazy around here!

I have been working my tail off trying to complete the shawl....Thursday Judy will have her 2nd treatment and it is her birthday.

Brrrrr...it is even getting tonight and -1 when we get up.  They are talking about a -20 windchill in the morning.  Sure am glad I do not have to go and teach tomorrow❤️

I have been working as much as possible on my friend's prayer shawl....she is having such a difficult time and she has just had one treatment.  Her 2nd treatment will be on the 30th...also her 65th Birthday....really would  like to gave her shawl completed by next week...

Pleased with the yarn I picked out...kind of a rose color and extra soft!

Word from Susie...lumpectomy went well yesterday and lymph nodes all clear...Praise the Lord❤️

Unbelievable!

Encouraged

It is rough when you have dear friends that are battling Breast Cancer....Sue and my dear friend Judy.

Sue has had a dramatic reduction in the size of her tumor....she will have it removed next Friday.  my friend Judy started her very rough chemo last Thursday...her treatment will last 18 weeks...

We are wearing these pink ribbons in support"findThe Cure".    Wouldn't that be an awsome answer to prayer!

Freezing Rain

On and off freezing rain...but here at 5:00.AM

.. It really doesn't look all that bad.  I just hate that all our kids have to get out in this stuff...it is suppose to warm up to the 40' this afternoon.  I really am ready for this stuff to go away!

Prayers Requested

My dear friend starts her cancer treatment tomorrow....May God wrap his loving arms around Judy❤️

ME!!!!

Mike and neighbors have cleared driveway....about 3".  Tomorrow the weather is really dropping into the deep freeze and kids will have an extended Christmas Break.  A Merk cousin in Duluth said it was -34 degrees this morning and she does not want to know what the windchill is this morning...I emailed her and told her to "shut the front door ".    Brrrrrrrrrrrrr.........

Brrrrrr......

I am already ready for SPRING!

Couldn't Resist....

Dear Ones....

Missing Mom

Today Mom would have been 96/97....such a hole in my heart, but such wonderful memories!

Just a Perfect Day

The kids all arrived around 10 and we had an awesome Christmas brunch.  Tanner is always anxious to hear the order that we will open gifts...I told him we would go youngest to oldest for the gifts and then reverse for stockings.  Tanner is the youngest and I am the oldest of the nine of us.

Merry Christmas Dear Cousins

Blood work

Just got the word that cancer markers are all good....really, really low on Vitamin D....but that is something I can work on....yippyy  skippy!

Here's my tree...

Cindy has not had any time to help decorate this year....

Need some new lights!

Look what arrived Saturday!

Yippee Skippee!

Abby's Little Girl

This is a picture of Abby's new baby and her good friends little son....isn't this precious!

We are Freezing

We are freezing and really working on getting well..Sam got sick at school today and his Daddy went to school and got him.  He will spend the night and will be here tomorrow....I'm sorry that you all in Ark still have it so cold and miserable😢

Where oh where has our Helen Gone????

Are you already in Wahinton....li miss you!

Black and Blue Friday

Had a good day yesterday....tiring, but good. The sun was shinning and no harsh wind blowing...got out and did some shopping. When I got up at six...Mike had already left to shop...hopefully for me. I saw that they have a rechargeable wine opener that I ask for for Christmas.  When he got home at 7 AM....he was literally sick...I think he had his first real reaction to low blood sugar...he has never had a severer drop with his diabetes in 20 years....now I have decided he has the flu...wish he had gotten the flu shot like I wanted him to.   Later in the morning I went over to Liberty and had some luck buying waders for our oldest grandson.  I am posting this Maxine for Fleta...thought of her shopping for the girl today!

Happy Thanksgiving To You All!

Sam and I

November 22, 1963

Prayers Needed

Please lift prayers for beautiful cousin Sue❤️

She is really having a difficult struggle with her cancer treatments....she posted on FaceBook last evening....she certainly needs our prayers.  Love you Sweet Sue❤️

Baby is here!

Abby (Reed) Kline had a baby girl yesterday morning.

Vayda James Kline

8lb 11oz

Here is a picture of Barb and Vayda.

Chiefs!!!

Tonight our undefeated Chiefs play the Denver Broncos.  GO CHIEFS...we are having friends over to watch the game with us!

So pleased

Mike and I are so pleased to have wonderful neighbors.  Today has been a beautiful day....but I knew when I got home from my church meeting I was going to need to change and go help Mike with the million of leaves that have fallen in the front yard...we ended up having an awesome surprise...our six neighbors came over and helped!  Mom, Dad and five children...here is a great picture of the five kids!

Just About Gone

Today just about finished the beauty of our tree...it has been such a joy this gorgeous fall!

Going, Going....Almost Gone

Rain is just making the beauty go away!

Great Night!!!

No rain....the kids had so much fun Trick or Treating.   We had 46 trick or treaters...What fun!

Here his Sam and his friend Frankie..,Sam loves the Beatles and he went as Ringo!

At Least One More Day!

Two days of rain....could really be a soggy Halloween.  Here is our fabulous tree before the heavy rain yesterday.

Beautiful Tree

Our Japanese Maplebis so beautiful this fall....trees are so much prettier up here in Kansas City North.   The trees at Bennett were a real disappointment this last weekend...Mike coined the phrase "Down and

 Brown".... Most people do not do a very good job of predicting a pretty fall.

home safe and sound...

Camper is closed out for the season....we had a great weekend.  Cold...but beautiful!  Last wonderful campfire of the season....plus, great extra large marshmallows.  Kris and Sam got in a little fishing on Saturday.

Weekend Plans

Time to winterized....this season went by fast😥

This is for our red headed little girl!

Another cute picture

Here is one taken of the boys at the concert after they got their Josh Groban T Shirts...love it!

Josh Groban

I took two of the grand boys and Cindy to see Josh Groban last night and we had an awsome time.  Josh Groban has a beautiful voice...and he also is an awesome drummer!

Spends 21 hours in Congress to shut down the Government....then protests closing !!

I am really getting tired.....

My Cousins are the Greatest!!

M

We made it back home to KC...really am tired this evening.   I'm so appreciative that Mike drove me down and back from the reunion.   I'd say if you ever need rain...just have us drive to Arkansas.   Wow....it was a white knuckle drive down and back.

Prayers Needed

I heard from Suzie yesterday....really sad news...she has breast cancer!   She is really facing a tough ordeal....chemo, then lumpectomy, then many weeks of radiation.  She says she has a level 7 out of 9 level tumor.  I have not ever heard it rated like this...but it sure sounds like an awful ordeal.   Love her like a sister and this sure makes me sad😥