Granddaughter's 10th Birthday

Here's our Granddaughter with her cousin and her two brothers (our grandsons) along with her birthday cupcakes. Where in the world did the last 10 years go? If she's 10, I must be.....oh, forget that stuff!

One Last Tree

This is the last of my October 2008 fall tree pictures. The tree doesn't show it's colors so well in this photo, but I like the farm buildings in the background.

Another Pretty Tree

Love those reds and golds of autumn in Wisconsin!!

Autumn in Wisconsin

We had some really pretty trees this fall and I just had to take some pictures. As you can see, one shows part of the farm in the background....an additional element I didn't notice as I was looking at the tree.

This quilt top is from HeartStrings and was started this past summer at a WI/MN sew-in at Warren Town Hall. Everyone liked how it turned out using HeartString blocks and a cheater cloth panel.

Quilt of Valor

On November 4, General Election Day, the library was honored to have Cross Lutheran Church hold a Chili Feed with Pie and Ice Cream, craft and bake sale, used book sale and a booth set-up by the local Tastefully Simple customer representative. With all the events and matching funds from Pierce-St. Croix Thrivent Financial over $3500.00 was raised for our new building. It was a wonderful evening for visiting with friends and neighbors while supporting the building we hope will become reality in the next year or so. At this event I presented Kim Gunderson, Tastefully Simple representative, with a Quilt of Valor for her husband who has recently returned from service with the National Guard. He's been on a couple of deployments and has served his country well. Above is the quilt I presented them with because I felt the heart and home theme was suitable for a family happy to have Dad/Husband home again.

Wayne's Foot is Healed

On October 8 Wayne was released from his orthopedic surgeon with a well healed foot. He still has the plate and screws in the foot. They will remain there unless they cause him discomfort in the future. He talked to his boss at work the week before and asked when he should plan to return to work. With the economy the way it is, the boss said "Prepare for lay-off instead of returning to work." So October 9 was Wayne's first day of lay-off for the 2008-2009 winter season. He's been continually busy since then with fall harvest and preparing the farm for winter. He's loving the situation and not complaining at all. This pre-retirement stuff is very good.