Update

I found out that I can either pay a small monthly fee for more picture storage to continue the blog or delete old pictures in two places and/or only post the small size pictures.  I've edited some recent pictures and made them smaller.  That is time consuming.   

After getting back from Thanksgiving in Indiana, we've had a busy week, but I do have some new pictures of the machine shed and will post them tomorrow (Fri.).

We have another funeral visitation to go to tomorrow evening.  Our fire chief's mother passed away yesterday.  

Then we're looking forward to going to the Gemutlichkeit Luncheon Sat.!  Last year, when we went for the first time, my camera was acting up and I didn't get any pictures for the blog so hope to this year!  After that, a wedding Sat. evening.

Blog Problems

Just home tonight from a trip to Indiana with Diane & girls for Thanksgiving at Mom's with Glenn, Rob, Ross, and Reed.  Have found, the past couple of days, that I have reached some sort of photo limit with Google for this blog.  I have no idea what that means so will have to ask others who use Blogger.  In the meantime, I can post just words - but that won't be very fun.

Will see what I find out in the next couple of days.

Convention in Des Moines

Last week, Bill and I went to Des Moines for his yearly Pocahontas Mutual Insurance Convention.  We got there on Sun. evening.  All of the Board of Directors plus wives went out to Johnny's Italian Steakhouse that night.  Our room overlooked the pool and area where the vendors' tables were and where the President's Reception and breakfasts were.  

Monday during the day and Tues. I went shopping at two nice malls in Des Moines while Bill was at the convention.  Monday night there is always a dinner and entertainment.  This year the band was Philip Myers and his band.  They played mostly Billy Joel and Elton John songs.  Luckily, I didn't have breakfast or lunch at the hotel on Tues.!

Phillip Myers and band

I even got to see Santa!  It's always good to get some Christmas shopping done on this trip.  I enjoyed the pretty decorations, the Christmas music and it was nice that there were very few shoppers.

 

Huge Stampin' Up! Sale ! !

Today is the beginning of a big Stampin' Up! sale!!  Please go to my web site to see all the details (top right).  Be sure to use the Shop Now button from my web site.  If you shop directly from the SU! web site, you will pay higher shipping and not receive all of your benefits if you've earned free product with your order!  Click HERE to see the list!  There will be different things on sale on different days so check back on my SU! web site often!  You can either shop 24/7 from there or e mail me with your order.  This is a great time for friends to place an order together and receive Hostess benefits!

NW Iowa Women's Conference

A week ago, I helped in the kitchen at church on Thurs. and Fri. chopping chicken breasts, craisins and I made 18 - 9 x 13's of a pumpkin dessert!  We were expecting 220 women on Sat.!  Our pastor's wife, Joan, is always the organizer of big meals as she has worked in catering before.

The menu for the day was chicken salad with fine chopped apples & craisins on a square croissant which was cut in half, potato or beef vegetable soup, a fruit with jello cup and the pumpkin pie dessert.   It all tasted good!

We had programs to staple, fold and add inserts.

Several ladies and also some of the high school kids did the decorating.  They used lots of bittersweet.  Men were recruited to move tables & chairs before and after and to help serve soup and do dishes.

 The candles up front were beautiful.  Two couples had used these at their weddings.  

Everything came together and it was a really nice day!

 

Update

Bill is finally getting better.  We think he may have had food poisoning from the convention.  We made a trip to the ER during the night Thurs.  They ran some tests and he'll find out results at the dr. tomorrow.  He has lost about 11 lbs.!  

The building is taking shape now.  You can see what the two grays look like although depending on the light, it can look beige or blue.  They have the roof done on the east side.   We have about half of the 30 loads of gravel we'll be getting!