Next to nothing snow...but COLD!

We did get a little dusting of snow here along with some VERY cold temps (19 degrees at 7 a.m.), just enough to make these hills a wee bit slippery. So we'll just stay inside and watch tons of movies. It's weather like this that makes us stop and relax instead of rushing around town. Since it's Sunday, that makes it right...right?

Lucy and Sparkle adopted the little space heater along with Gary's warm slippers. Obviously, they could care less what it's like outside as long as they're warm and toasty. They think we bought the heater just for them! I'm just waiting for the felines to catch fire...they get so close! So if you want your cats to stay in one place all day...buy them an oil-filled space heater for Christmas :)

Yep...it's beginning to look like Christmas. We downsized so the tree is small, but I have fun decorating it. I made a few redwork ornaments this year and the rest, of course, collected over the years.
I also made the little primitive gingerbread men under the tree...they were fun to make and bake! My grandson said they looked like we could eat them. Well, if he said that, my project was a success since these little muslin guys are supposed to look and smell like gingerbread! Success! Next year I plan to make a really big Santa or Moose to sit near the back of the tree to hide those ugly wires to the lights!

In my hand embroidery mode, I made a primitive placemat. I'd make several more except that I ran out of batting. Embroidered in black floss on coffee/cinnamon stained & baked muslin with natural cotton batting fill.

Why is the photo black and white? Just because I like the old-time look of black and white photography.

Bible Quote of the Day

"Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest." Exodus 34:21 (NIV)

OK...so where's the snow?

For the past two days the weather reports have called for snow. I woke up early this morning expecting to see the first winter snow. Just rain and more rain. Looks like Silver Dollar City will be open after all. Oh, well...I should be thankful we're not snowed in. I found a great link to check our road conditions, though. MoDot does have a really good map at http://maps.modot.mo.gov/travelerinformation/TravelerInformation.aspx

Looks like I'll be catching up on some knitting projects today. And of course, setting up this blog spot...my very first. The good thing about having so many hobbies is once I get tired of one, I can work on something different. I need to get movin' and make a bunch of items for resale at the market in Branson. We all need extra money, right?

Here's the boys' field trip to The Discovery Center in Springfield. Maybe they'll be doctors some day? They were really fascinated by the x-ray machine and getting to hear heartbeats. But then again, they kept returning to look for dinosaur bones. It was an interesting place to take the grandkids. It was my first trip there, too. The Discovery Center has a nice website with some links to projects kids can do on the Internet. http://www.discoverycenter.org/sciencesource.php

I've always thought this is the best photo of Gary...knee deep in clear waters at Bennet Spring Park. Ok, for all you hunting/fishing fanatics, only 3 months till trout season, but here's a good link for Missouri seasons with open/close dates. http://mdc.mo.gov/seasons/
And how about recipes for wild game? http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/tv/nowwerecookin.asp
So here I sit, playing on the computer, drinking tons of coffee early in the morning, waiting for snow to fall. Back to the knitting project I go.

Bible Quote of the Day:

"If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks." Ecclesiastes 10:18 (NIV)