Category Archives: holidays

The Year We Raised Our Own Turkeys for Thanksgiving Dinner

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Every year, our son AJ likes to remind us of the year we raised our own turkeys. Before I tell you the story, let me remind you to make turkey soup from your leftover Thanksgiving turkey carcass. Over the years in addition to turkeys we've raised steer, geese, pigs, lambs, ducks and guinea fowl.  We got our first chickens in December of 2002 just about six months after we moved to our acreage. In March 2003 we got our first… Read the rest

Black Friday Week at Amazon! Christmas Right Around the Corner!

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Are you starting to feel the Christmas spirit yet? Of course the stores are all decked out, and certain radio stations are beginning to play Christmas songs on the radio.  But before Christmas comes the biggest shopping day of the year: Black Friday.  The day the retailers expect to break even, go “into the black”. I remember the first year I'd ever heard of Black Friday.  I was 16 years old, living with my foster family and I remember the… Read the rest
Hand Picked Roses

I Wanted to Buy My Mother Some Flowers for Mother’s Day

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I know I shouldn't even think about it, since we're really not doing well financially, but when your mom says to you on the phone that she just saw a flower delivery truck go by, and wishes they were stopping for her, because she's never had that happen before… well, it makes you want to do that for your mom, even if you shouldn't. So when I heard a commercial on the radio for ProFlowers for 100 blossoms for $19.99,… Read the rest
Heart Throw and Pillow

Happy Valentine’s Day Out There To All You Sweethearts!

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For many years I didn't care much for Valentine's Day.  It's just another day of the year, and Hallmark has blown it out of proportion with five dollars cards and flowers everywhere. Anyway, since my hubby and I reconciled and remarried three years ago, I have found that I want to celebrate the holiday with him.  Last year I told a story of something that may or may not have happened for Valentine's Day, and in 2009 I shared my… Read the rest