I have to admit I enjoy my "long weekends" with Benj, during this busy time of year I start to miss him a bit. Black Friday is not "black" because it's when retailers are in the black financially. It is the color of the emptyness of my wallet. I already had all my Christmas shopping done with the exception of my niece so I only bought stuff for Ben and myself. Got some good deals though and spent some time with my m-i-l, s-i-l, and a-i-l. Thanks ladies even though I showed up late and left early. I just am not a huge fan of shopping. Saturday Benj and I worked on picking up more scrap in the yard, cleaned the house (best we could). Benj got a few pictures, a mirror and curtains hung up for me. And I pulled our Christmas decorations out of the closet. Came to realize that I don't really have many decorations. At the rental I always cut pine bows and put lights in the bay window and on the fire place mantal (we never used the fire place). I have a homemade garland that I made a few years ago out of old fabric balls that Benj had gotten me at an auction (imagine that). A Christmasy table cloth, and a garland that has snowflakes on them... I'm hoping that when we get our tree it feels a little more festive. I do however have PLEANTY of Christmas napkins, I think I've gotten a new set every Christmas for the last 10 years... I love them all but thinking of downsizing my stash so if anyone needs any! Today we "tightened up" the "garage". Since we are hopeing to build a new pole shed next year we don't want to put to much effort into this so we put plastic on the broken windows and picked up a bunch of branches and cut a bit of firewood. Here is a before picture, it was to dark to take an after. The chickens kept us company the whole time we were working on the garage so I had to take a pic or two, or 22? Lucky for you I'm only posting a few. Mrs. Speckels is the black n white hen and then we have two Red hens affectioatly called "Red Hens". Their egg laying has been down quite a bit, I'm averaging one egg a day. I actually broke down and bought a dozen at Kwik Star (Love their 99cent eggs). Making egg salad is on my agenda for tonight. This weekend I have also been working on cleaning out one of the bedrooms upstairs. Besides the room that has the water heater and bathtub in it this is the worst room in the house currently so it is going to be the first one I really work on. Here are a few before pics. Not sure how long it is going to take me but it is next on my list. I can NOT forget to mention that my provider, my loving husband put more meat in the freezer this weekend. 2 more squirls. I have a old bird feeder that would work really well for a "squirl feeder", I have a great spot for it right outside the back door by the tree line. Very visable from the kitchen. *** Just took a pic of my homemade garland... here is is. Simple and rustic.
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