Once Again

High Ho, High Ho, it's off to.....where are we going again?  We have been home in Nebraska for a while, but haven't slowed down enough to do anything like blog or check my email.  We did go to visit my Paw-in-law for Thanksgiving and had a good time.  My Sis-in-law and her husband were also there.  It was a lot of fun.  I even got to see my husband.  Then we came home and my husband flew home for Christmas.  Only for a week and then he flew back out to go back to work.  Now we will be flying out to see him for a few weeks.  I really think this flying stuff is for the birds.  I do prefer it to driving only because it is faster.  I think I get so much more tired when I fly than driving.  There will also be the time change and jet lag to adjust to.  We will be flying out on Jan 8 and staying until Feb 1.  Then hopefully we will be back home for a while.  All things Christmas went well.  We celebrated 3 times, had turkey two days in a row, and still have up a Christmas tree.  Our stockings were still up from last year.  No joke, we weren't here to take them down, and when we came back in October, I decided to leave them and count it as one thing that I wouldn't have to do later.  At the rate the new year is starting we might have a Christmas tree still up next year.  I hope to get it taken down and put away before we leave.  There is always so much to do that you never really know if you are going to get that done or not. 

I crochetted my oldest younger brother (oldest of 3 all younger than me) an american flag for Christmas.  Now my youngest younger brother and my husband both want a "rebel" flag.  I found a pattern on line and am now learning a new technique to get it done.  We will see how it turns out.  I have become fairly efficient at knitting a scarf.  I have found it very relaxing.  It helps keep my mind off of stuff.  I enjoy learning new ways of making things, and new things to make.  I found a pattern that I am going to work on for next Christmas.  It makes a garland of snowflakes.  It looked really cool.  

I have been thinking about my daughter growing up and when she will be old enough for a hope chest.  I don't think that that time is now.  She will only be 6 in February.  But I do think that I might start cleaning out my own hope chest and putting some of my knitting and crochetting projects in it for her when she gets older or for Christmas gifts.  Then I can work on them through out the year.  I also like to sew, but have much less time than I need to be able to do it.  By the time I get out the machine, clean off a spot on the table, get the pattern and fabric.....It has just gotten too time consuming right now.  It is not something I can just pick up when I have a few extra minutes.   Hopefully I will have more time in the future to do my sewing.  I have lots of fabric and patterns that I would like to do, just no time to do it in.  Princess wanted dresses for her Barbies because they were not dressed appropriately.  So I bought a pattern for Barbie dresses, I made one dress, and haven't made any more.  She doesn't play with them much anyway.  She would rather play mommy to her water babies.  She gets a little upset if I do not hold them like a real baby.  

Much to do and less time the longer I am here.  Please be praying for safe travel and patience for me while we fly.  I get so worried about flying these days.  Hopefully I can find more time to blog of something interesting one day.  

Have a Happy New Year!!!!!!!

The Yuck

It is that time of year, and the yuck has started at our house. I am sure it will make it's round, at least once. The Princess has it right now, and hopefully she will be over it soon. Her attitude gets really bad when she isn't feeling well. It is something that we have been working on even when she is feeling well, but the battle is worse when she is sick. The Prince has lost a tooth. It is the fifth tooth that he has lost. The first two (bottom) had to be pulled because the adult teeth were growing behind and didn't push the little ones out. The next two(top) came out earlier this year. One came out in an apple and the other came out by the door. Hubby talked him into putting fishing line around it and a door. After some convincing Prince let Daddy tie the fishing line. That tooth is just now starting to come in. I was a little worried. This last one was beginning to get really sore. He wanted it out but was not going to do the door thing again. He even asked for an apple, but couldn't bite it. My youngest brother came over with his girlfriend and she is a self proclaimed expert tooth puller. She pulled it right out. It didn't even hurt. Now he is back to himself. I have been fighting off a horrible headache that comes and goes (mostly comes) for no apparent reason. So this evening the Prince will be getting a ride to AWANA with his leader so that Princess can get to bed. She was worried about getting everyone sick. I have been working on Christmas presents. I have two scarfs done and am working on a blanket right now. It is taking a while but if I keep on it, I will have it done by the end of next week. It looks like it will fit a queen sized bed when I am done. I am crocheting the blanket and I crochet fairly loose. I knitted the two scarfs and they only took about a week each. I hope to learn how to do mittens and hats by next year. We will be spending Thanksgiving with my father-in-law. We will be leaving next week Thursday. We will stay for about two weeks. It is time for the baby goats to be born and the kids are excited about the kids. There are also excited about the baby chicks that just hatched. I tried to explain that if the chicks made it, they wouldn't be chicks when we got there, and then they would not be able to hold babies. I don't think they really care. They really enjoy it down there on the farm. Truth be told, I do also, and miss it sometimes. If I could only combine the farm, all my family and friends here, and having my husband with me.......A girl can dream, can't she? That is not the plan that God has for me. That's about all the update for now. Life in all is pretty boring these days. All the doctor news is on the positive side and maybe I will go over all the dates another post. God Bless!!

God V Aliens

A thought has taken control of my brain. Not total control, but it constantly raises it's head. God versus aliens? Not who would win. I know who would win. God of course! No contest! It's more of a question that I just don't understand. Here is the question...It seems so easy for people to believe in aliens, yet it is so hard for them to believe in God. Sometimes it is not that they don't believe in God, they are sure that they do, but they don't believe that the Word is truth. It amazes me sometimes that our flesh is so easily persuaded into believing in a being that they have not seen and can't proove the existence of, but will not believe in a Being that they have not seen and can't proove the existence of. The Bible is the proof that God exists, that He is special and Holier than any other. Without trusting the Bible to be true, many will not believe in the existance of God or even His son and what Christ did for us. But with nothing concrete to proove that aliens exist...we still believe that they exist. We believe the people who say they have seen aliens, or have been ubducted by them. We blindly believe what they say and take it for truth. Why? We hear stories from people about how God has done a miracle in their life, or the life of someone else. Do we believe it? Not always. Most people would just shrug it off and think that it is just crazy. Why is it so different? That is the question. I just don't get it. I was there one time too. I used to think that the stories were silly, and they couldn't possibly be true. I guess this is just another way that Satan gets into our head and feeds us lies about what God wants and who He is. I never really thought about it before too much. It just hit me the other day that this is the case. I would like to have some actual statistics on how many people believe either way. I am still looking for this information. If anyone would happen to know where I can get it, it would be appreciated. So many thoughts run through my head. If I had more time, I would type more. Hopefully, I will find more time to enlighten. Have a Blessed Day!