Thanksgiving, November 25, 2010

This year for Thanksgiving was very different. My Mom was not there to have dinner with us, and my leg was broken...so I could not do much. I was still not back to work yet. The day before, I thought, I can at least make the pies. One would think that would be pretty easy. I made 3 pumkin pies (this store bought shells). Getting them in the oven was a little tricky, but I did it. When they were done, I opened up the oven door and the oven door came off in my hand, it threw me off balance, and I landed on the my butt on the floor. And the whole time flying to the floor, I am thinking "protect the leg"! I think that anything on the walls downstairs might have been knocked off, it felt like I bounced on the floor a couple of time. I pulled myself off the floor, called Mark at work and said, "You will have to finish baking the pies, I am done." I turned off the oven and went back into the front room to sit until he got home.

My little gammer. Jeramiah playing the chicken blaster game. He was so funny, he would hand you the remote that reloads the gun, so he would not have to stop to reload.

Sam & Megan playing the silly game on the iPad. The game is call 'Montezuma'. I have finished the game 2 times. Brodie finished it the 1st time for me. Then I finished it the second time. It is a pretty addicting game. The kids all like to play it.

Gwyn is sampling some pie, and it looks like I making the dressing for the turkey. (We smoked the turkey, way good!) And DaNell is making the pies that I didn't finish up the day before. Bless her. They come for Thanksgiving dinner, and they have to cook it, so they can eat. Jesse, DaNell and Mark cooked dinner for us. Very good dinner, Thanks everyone!!!

A tradition that we started several years ago, making gingerbread houses for whatever the kids decide they are going to be. They are made out of graham crackers. They are really creative in designing their houses.

Gwyn, Sam, Megan & Jeramiah. Designing their houses. Jeramiah showing off his house.

Megan showing off hers. Gwyn made 2 of them. They did a great job!
Sam's house. It turned out really good. And Jeramiah playing with the walker. It was funny how much the kids liked to play with the crutches and the walker. I guess if you don't have to use them to walk around with, they are a fun toy. LOL

Snow storm, November 21, 2010

This storm hit just a couple of days after MaryAnn had left to go home, I am so grateful that she had already left to go home. And that we had mostly everything moved out of Mom's house by then. I think when it finished snowing we had close to 2 feet of snow. It is so beautiful when it first comes down...if you could just stay in the house and look at it through the window, or go out and play it. But, don't have to drive anywhere. Or walk on crutches, that was scarey!

The tree branches look so cool with the snow on them.

A beautiful sunset...November 17, 2010

Mark looked out the window that night and saw this beautiful sunset, and snapped a couple of pictures of it. Glad he did, I had forgotten how beautiful it was.

This is also the day I broke my leg, it was early in the mornig...MaryAnn and I had been over to Mom's working on the house, and were bringing some stuff over to my house. I took the 1st load downstairs. And I thought I was on the last step, and I questioned myself 3 times if I was on the last step...but I still had 1 more step to go. I heard and felt my leg break. And also felt a flash of light go through my head. I knew that it was broken. MaryAnn found me at the bottom of the stairs. I scooted up the stairs on my butt, then she scooped me up and helped me into the front room and brought me an ice pack and called Mark. I thought that I had blown out my knee, that's how it felt. (Scott told me, 'Mom you have not had any sleep and you are so stressed out, that is why it happened.') I love my kids so much!
Mark got home and had called Bro. Bingham to meet him at the house, and they gave me a blessing, that I would not have any pain with this injury. And I have not had any pain. At the hospital, the doctor kept asking if I needed anything, I kept telling him that I was ok. I guess that this kind of break is supposed to be really painful. I am really grateful that I missed that part.
Needless to say, everyone else had to finish cleaning out Mom's house...I just hobbled over there and sat on a chair. Cleaning out Mom's house was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do in my life. Knowing that she is gone, and won't ever live in that house again... I am so grateful for all my siblings and my kids that came and helped with the process.

Me and Cora resting on the couch that night.
MaryAnn stayed with us for an extra week to help with the house, then she had to go home and take care of her family.
The Mark took over and has done so much for me. I have said that I will be so spoiled by the time I can walk again. He has done everything for me. Cooked, cleaned, and cleaned, done laundry, made sure all my neads have been met, plus! I love that man!!!

Pampering Grandma....November 11, 2010

This was the day after my Mom passed away, and these sweet little girls are giving me a foot massage. Oh, how I love that, and I love my little Grandchildren so much!

Me (Cindy/Grandma), Mark (Grandpa), Cora, Addie, Clay and Jake on the couch.

Cleaning up in the fall...

Mark got the fun job of cleaning up the leaf's on the patio, then he dumped them in the garden to be tilled in. We really enjoy working in the yard.

One of my favorite Dutch Ovens...

I know that this is silly, to post a picture of a Dutch Oven, but, here it is. Pretty nice looking! I really like this one. I put whatever in it, and put it in the oven at the really low temp., and come home and dinner is ready. I am not sure where we got this one from, someone gave it to us.

Bottom of the pot, and the inside of the lid.

It looks pretty cool, don't you think?

Indoor Soccer - Gwyn Nov. 2, 2010

We were lucky enough to attend a couple of Gwyn's indoor soccer games. Those young kids really play hard and was really fun to watch. The pictures didn't turn out very good, but, here they are.

Gwyn playing soccer!

Jeramiah at the game, he stayed by his Dad's side the whole game.