Sunday evening

It was 42 when I went to church this morning, but warmed up nicely during the day. We didn't have as many people at church today. I counted 43.There were a few visitors, however.

When I got home we had some more of the Thanksgiving leftovers for dinner.

Hanging of the Greens

It was 30 degrees shortly after I got up this morning. Some parts of the city got even colder.

We went to church and helped decorate it for Christmas. Then we went over to Aldersgate UMC where they were also decorating, and they had prepared a lunch of cbili and cornbread for all the volunteers of both churches. It was delicious.

By the time we got finished it had warmed up nicely.

I took a little nap this afternoon, then got up and knitted for awhile. I finished another Christmas tree ornament. I've done three of them. Now I think I will try to finish and stuff some other items that I have knitted and set aside without putting the pieces together.

This evening I cleaned out the refrigerator in the garage and washed all the shelves and drawers.

Friday, Nov 26, 2010

We had a pretty uneventful day. An amusing thing happened. My cell phone alarm went off at 5:00 a.m. I had never heard that ring tone before and didn’t know what was going on. I opened and shut the phone and guess I automatically triggered the snooze button because five minutes later it did it again. By that time I was awake enough to look at it and see what to push to keep it from happening again every five minutes.

I was thinking about that and remembered that when we went to Branson, Missouri a couple of months ago, I tried to set the alarm on my cell phone one night and must have done something wrong because it didn’t go off the next morning. Now, two months later it decides to go off. I guess I must have set the calendar wrong on it.

I did not do any Black Friday shopping, but after I got done at the beauty shop this afternoon, I stopped at the grocery and picked up two loaves of whole wheat bread.

Sis made a shepherd’s pie for supper with some of the leftover turkey, mashed potatoes, and some vegetables. It was delicious.

Thanksgiving Day 2010

I woke up at 4:00 a.m. so I got up and put the turkey in the oven. I was glad it had the little red pop-up button that pops out when it is done all the way through.

Sis prepared the mashed potatoes, yams with marshmallows melted into them in the oven, cornbread dressing, and green beans. I fixed a green salad, in addition to the cranberry salad that I made last night. Sis had made pumpkin and rhubarb custard pies yesterday.

We used my red glass dishes (they were my mother-in-law’s, and I think they may be Depression glass), and lit red candles when we were ready to eat.

I picked up our friend at 10:00 this morning and we visited as we finished preparing the dinner, then ate dinner at noon. I only ate a little of each thing, but considering how many things there were, I still ended up feeling like I was the stuffed turkey.

Around 1:30, I took our friend home and we all three agreed that the next thing to do was take a nap. An hour’s nap made me feel much better, but not hungry.

We talked to several different friends and family members on the phone today. Since we couldn’t be together for Thanksgiving, that was the next best thing.

I finished knitting a Christmas tree ornament this afternoon. The hardest part of anything I knit is increasing and decreasing stitches.


I don't have to work tomorrow, but I do have my regular beauty shop appointment in the afternoon.

It is very windy outside and is predicted to be down to 37 by tomorrow morning and then down to 27 degrees the next night. What a change from the 85 degree temperatures yesterday and 80 today.

Thanksgiving Eve 2010

I went to work this morning as usual, but about 9:30 a.m. the pastor came in and asked me if I had the bulletin for Sunday done. When I told him yes, he said for me to go ahead and take the rest of the day off. I don’t have to go back to work until Monday, so that will be a nice break.

Sis and I went to Wal-Mart and got a few things, then stopped at IHOP and had lunch. They had a delicious potato soup with cheese, and we each had a bowl with a sandwich and coffee.

This afternoon we cleaned house and cooked for tomorrow. Sis made pumpkin and rhubarb pies, and I made cranberry salad. I’ll put the turkey in the oven early tomorrow morning. I like to roast it in a Reynolds oven bag. It turns out so tender and moist. We plan to also have stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams, and lettuce salad.
I’ll drive over and pick up our friend in the morning and take her home later in the afternoon before the cold front gets here.

It got up to 83 degrees by 4:00 this afternoon, but late tomorrow afternoon a cold front is expected to come through and it will certainly feel a lot different than today.

I’ve gotten back into knitting lately after years of not doing it at all. Right now I am working on smaller projects, like Christmas tree ornaments.

I just got up a few minutes ago and took my monthly Boniva pill.

Today is food pantry day at church. They gave out 100 turkeys yesterday to people who had registered at the last food pantry. Today will be the normal pantry-type foods, although I think they were able to get more canned vegetables and sweet potatoes this time. The Food Bank has been stressed with the great needs of the current economy and nearly ran out of food. They have been advertising and having food drives to get donations.

Sis isn't working this week so she will be helping at the pantry today. One of the other churches has a weekly quilters group that meets on Tuesday mornings and she went to that last Tuesday and yesterday. It turns out to be any kind of craft they want to get together and visit while they do. Sis and some of the other ladies crochet. Some work on quilt projects, and she said one lady just comes and watches and visits. They all enjoy it. She said there were 15 of them there yesterday which was a pretty good group. A couple of the ladies are in the monthly bunco group that meets at our church.

I just checked the weather online and it is 43 degrees. I left my jacket in the car yesterday as it had gotten up into the 70's during the day, so I'll have to get it out and wear it this morning. Tomorrow or Friday is expected to get down to 38. We may get our first frost soon.

One lens kept falling out of one pair of my glasses so when I went to Wal-Mart to pick up my prescriptions yesterday afternoon, I took it to the vision center and they told me the frames were warped. I bought new frames and they put the lenses in them and it is so much better now.

sat, Nov 6, 2010

We went to the church around the corner this morning and looked at their rummage sale. We didn't find anything we wanted, but bought two cups of coffee and two donuts for $2. Later we went back and bought two of their chicken barbecue plates for $6 each.

Then we went to several rummage sales in the area. We didn't buy anything at any of them.

We went to the gas station and filled up the car, then went to New Braunfels. This is the last weekend of Wurstfest there. We parked for $5 and walked about a mile to the main part of town and looked at the tables set up for the arts and crafts show. Then we walked back and stopped at the arts and crafts building opposite the grounds where Wurstfest is being held. There we got two pulled pork sandwiches and two cups of coffee and looked at the arts and crafts tables there.

Then we walked back to the parking lot and drove back to San Antonio.

I took a nap after we got home.

It was chilly when we got up this morning (41 degrees), but warmed up into the 70's by this afternoon.

On November 1st, the Corredor volunteers who planned and manned the Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival celebrated the end of the pumpkin/festival season. There were several parties going on as you can see from the links provided below.....



Ray, Betty, Cindy, Brenda and Donna all decided to kick up their heels a bit.

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/EeBshUpwsMTi5xai



John and Janice, because they live all the way out in Hondo, had their own celebration at home.

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/72Nkpf3O5eriiegN



Vergie, Phoebe, Mabel and Joanne all danced gleefully shouting “Don’t you tell us the Corredor can’t do this because we know we can-can!”

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/r3TsXW3yBjDt5W9Q



Nell and Nancy started spinning the idea of going for the gold in the pumpkin Olympics

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/RNabsrVIzJ3hiM91





And the pastors of the Corredor couldn’t contain their joy over having such amazing volunteers!

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/V3CUJAXavKwn6VDQ