RESTFUL SUNDAY

Today's prayer goes along with the sermon at church today which was about the courage and faith of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego when they were thrown into the firey furnace for not renouncing their faith in God. If we have enough faith we can live a life free from fear.
Had trouble getting to sleep last night, probably that big meal I ate at the wedding so it was good to get to sleep in this morning.
I got chores done, cleaned the kitchen and got ready for church .
After church we ate in shifts since all the girls wanted to go to the half price day at the children's sale.
The first shift to eat  roast beef, green beans, creamed corn, boiled potatoes, biscuits and sweet tea was #2 son and Tif, #1 son and g-son, RL and EL.
EL and RL played doctor while we got their food ready.

The second shift for lunch was daughter, IR, Re and BB. D-in-love stopped for fast food on the way back from the sale.

The girls compared their bargains and had a nice visit. After everyone left hubbie and I had a nice relaxing restful afternoon.

We watched the news of the "M" tropical storm that was named today, Michael which is going to  bring us some rain late in this week.

Predictions are for it to be a category 2 hurricane by the time it his the coast.

And it will push the high pressure out to sea that has been bringing us all the unseasonably high temps. So maybe if the forecasters are right we will finally have "Fall".

I almost miss the colorful sunset tonight as I went back out to shut the chicken house doors .

I am humbly thankfully for all the blessings of this day and for the love of our precious Savior.

God Bless and Good Night.

MARK AND BROOKE'S WEDDING DAY

Amen !!!
As my 7am alarm sounded I was surprised to hear hubbie breathing still in bed beside me. I shook him and said it's 7:00. It wasn't until he grumbled asking if we were going early to the market did I realize this is Saturday and I had forgot to set my alarm back last night, oops !!!
I couldn't ever get back to sleep before the actual 8:00 time to get up got here.
I got chores done and got ready for market.
We made it to market right on time and daughter and IR came in right behind us.  IR seemed a little ill tempered today but got a balloon and a light up bracelet from the other vendors and was happier.
We got all set up and then started selling right away. Daughter's warm, just from the oven sour dough bread that she brings in on Saturdays is becoming a big drawing card for us and customers are waiting for it.
She and IR left early to go to North High School for the Volley for a Cure volleyball tournament and hubbie left to get home and get some work done around the garden and yard.
I had a good selling day once again and we are very thankful that our season is lasting longer.
I left market right on time today to get home and get chores done very early and get ready to go to my Nephew Mark's (my oldest brother's son) wedding. He got married at a place called Jeter Mountain Farms on the other side of town. It is an outside wedding and it is another mid 80's sunshiny day so this is my wedding apparel. Seems a little light for an October evening wedding but nothing seems normal this year weatherwise.

We left at 4:00 to meet the family there. Daughter and son-in-love were already there waiting on us and #1 son's family came in right behind us. #2 son and Tif are just getting home from work so they will join us at the reception.
It surely was a beautiful place and day for a wedding although it was rather warm !!

Mark looked very handsome waiting for his beautiful bride Brooke.

The ceremony was very sweet and then all us guest headed inside where it was a bit cooler while photos were made.

We visited with extended family until the bride and groom arrived.

The food was delicious and we all had a great time. 

 The groom, Mark getting last minute advice from his dad, Robert.

It was nice to have the entire family together for some photo booth fun, well not the entire family as we were missing all the kids.

We made it home about 8:30 and crashed for the evening.

Thankful for the blessings of this day and praying that Mark and Brooke have a beautiful life together.

God Bless and Good Night

ANOTHER T. G. I. F.

This is a great reminder as I strive to not worry about things I have no control over whether they happened yesterday or might happen in the future.
Up to get the kids fed and off to school and get the day started.  RL didn't want to go into her classroom this morning but with a little encouragement from one of her friends she went along.
I came home a different route because of an accident and stopped by the Co-op for another bottle of Elderberry tincture and some of their delicious beet salad.
I got home and had my breakfast while deciding our schedule for today. I decided to get my baking done first in hopes that IR would take a late morning nap so we could get our housecleaning done.
I baked 2 chocolate and 2 pound cakes for a predicted slow day because of the farm/city day and some other things going on around the county tomorrow.
IR didn't go to sleep but she did play quietly while hubbie and I did some cleaning then he took her outside while I finished the cleaning and mopped all the floors.
I sat out in the covered patio where she was swinging while the floors dried and looked out over the still green landscape of the farm bottoms.

IR got very sleepy in the swing so we went inside with her to get her down for a nap.
I sat out in the sum room and relaxed for a few minutes before Re dropped EL and BB off to stay while she went to a children's clothing sale.
Daughter came to pick up IR to take her to her dad while daughter went out to the high school to oversee the homecoming ceremonies.
#1 son came in with a severe headache and brought RL and and g-son to play with EL and BB while he layed on the couch with an ice pack on his head.
Son had taken his blood pressure at home when he first came in from work and it was really high so we took it again after he rested awhile and it was back down to normal.
He had a tension headache in the back of his head that he could not get rid of. There is some things going on at his work that are really stressing him out so he has some big decisions to make shortly.
Hubbie and I took turns getting our chores done and then we fixed pizza for all the kids.
After everyone left I iced my cakes and got things ready for market.
Thankful for the blessings of this day and praying for #1 son that he can make the right decisions coming in his future.
God Bless and Good Night

STILL FEELING LIKE SUMMER

As I read this today once again I thought this really hit the spot for me with the recent things that seem so terrible and unfair that have gone on in our personal lives as well as in the state with all the floods and in the country with the recent government turmoil this prayer has perfect timing for a reminder that God loves us and just needs us to be faithful.
Up a little earlier this morning to get things started to get RL to pre-school and get to market on time.
Both girls were in great moods this morning and it was an easy trip.
Hubbie got us unloaded and then he and IR walked around market while I got things set up. One of the vendors brought IR a hat this morning and she like it.

I am still in summer clothes and sandals as the temps are still averaging over 10 degrees warmer than normal.

The experts say these warm temps are going to kill the leaf color season this year as many leaves are already just turning brown and dropping. This is a comparison pic from 5 years ago in 2013 on October 3rd in the same spot.

And we aren't the only ones with the above normal temps, it's alot of the country.

I had a slow sales day today but am thankful as always for what I did sell.
Hubbie and IR left market about 11:00 to make his dump run and get gas in his truck as well as pick them up some lunch on their way home.
I left market at closing time and ran my errands at the bank, PO, Aldi and CVS .  Daughter called and said the doctor had called and said IR has a common bacterial infection causing her diarrhea so she called in some antibiotics for her.
Hubbie helped me unload when I got home and then daughter came by to borrow some safety pins to finish tagging some of the baby things she is taking to a sale. She left IR here while she took then over to the sale place.
IR took a good nap while she was gone and hubbie and I took turns getting our chores done while she slept in the recliner.
Daughter came back by to pick her up and we gave her the first dose of medicine . She didn't like the taste and it took 2 of us to get it in her without her spitting it out.
Hubbie and I relaxed this evening and went to bed early.
Thankful for a wonderfully blessed day and for the reminders that God's love is never ceasing.
God Bless and Good Night.

ANOTHER SOCCER VICTORY

In the mail I found this little book with a letter wanting us to reorder a magazine. I'm glad I didn't just pitch this unopened letter in the trash as I usually do because I wouldn't have gotten this little prayer booklet.

This is perfect since this time of year especially with Thanksgiving approaching I am always looking for something each day to deepen my faith so this little book with a verse for each day in October and November is perfect. And I consider it a gift from God because of the way I did find it !!! So for at least the next couple months I am going to begin each daily blog post with the prayer for that day. This is today's verse.

AMEN !!

Had g-son's breakfast waiting on him this morning and he always devours it in minutes. It's nice to see him eating like he is now as many years in the recent past he ate like a bird.
I got the chores done and found nothing in our trap. I took the game camera inside to see if anything showed on it but there was only a couple pics of Flash the basset hound.
I took RL to pre-school, she has gotten easier to deal with each day so far this week with going without complaining.
I came home, ate my breakfast and then headed to Asheville for a re-check with my OB which turned out to be good news so the day is off to a good start.
I dropped a sample off at the lab for IR on my way home to see if they can figure out why she is having continuous diarrhea .
I made it home about 12:00 and IR was napping so hubbie and I had lunch then he went to gather our recyclables and trash while I gathered my baking supplies.
I baked 2 chocolate, 3 pound cakes, 1 blackberry wine and a pan of brownies.
IR and Hubbie played the afternoon away. She is getting to be such a big girl, it just seems like yesterday she was so tiny.

Just as I was taking the last ones out of the oven it was time to head over to Hendersonville Middle School to watch g-son's soccer game. Hubbie and I took IR with us and daughter, #1 son's family and  Deb met us there.
It was another win for g-son's Apple Valley Knights as they played very well in the 6-1 victory.
G-son played well and was very intent on his duties.

Daughter walked with the girls and watched the game.

We all left and hubbie and I came home to get chores done just before darkness fell. Thankful soccer season is coming to an end in the next couple weeks before it gets dark much earlier in the evenings.
I did weekly paperwork and paid bills then iced cakes and got things ready for market. Hubbie loaded everything in the Honda tonight since we have both girls to get ready in the morning.
We both got to bed early after another busy day. And another quote I saw today that really hit the spot for me.

Thankful for the wonderful blessings of this day and for the good news at the doctor this morning.
God Bless and Good Night

PUMPKINS FOR APPLES

Up to a routine morning .  It was a very foggy drive to pre-school today.

Thankfully RL is in a much better mood this morning than yesterday.
She still complained about having to go to school but only a couple times and walked in as usual.
The sky was beautiful as the sun made its appearance this morning.

I had a big breakfast to make up for my no breakfast of yesterday and then hubbie, IR and I made a trip to Sam's Club. Hubbie usually makes our weekly supply trip here after one of the market days but last week he didn't get the opportunity to get there so we went this morning.
We also stopped at Ingles to pick up a couple things we are out of that Sam's doesn't have. We made it home with time to unload and then get RL's drink and nuggets and I took off to pick her up.
She was tired and didn't want to eat but just to come home.
She went to sleep and stayed asleep after hubbie layed her on one of the couches in the living room. IR was asleep on the other couch.
I had a light lunch and then started changing out the bed and furniture covers along with my other decorations. Putting away the apples and getting out the pumpkins !!

RL was the first to wake up after only a short nap and when she cried out IR also woke up.
Hubbie sat in the recliner and held both of them and IR went back to sleep but RL didn't so she helped me get all my decorations upstairs.
The girls are so funny some days as they want to be as close to one another as they can get and also want to do exactly the same thing. RL ate her lunch from IR's high chair tray today !!!

We went outside to play in the nice sunshine and lower 80 temps after lunch. This girl loves animals and "Meow Meow" as he has been tagged now by both girls was glad to follow along today for her affection.

Hubbie stayed outside with them and let me finish my inside work this afternoon.
IR has had diarrhea for a week today so daughter took her to the doctor this afternoon to have her checked out.  Funny thing she doesn't act sick at all and the only thing we are noticing different is the fact that she is starving all the time and wants to eat constantly. She read the books in the doctor's waiting room today.

The doctor can't find anything wrong and wants a stool sample at the lab tomorrow.

Hubbie went out to get the lawn mowed this evening as the clouds started to grow darker.

We only got a few raindrops before the skies cleared .

I got the chores done and then helped hubbie set the large live trap up outside my feed shed. Rocky was trying to dig under the shed this afternoon so we suspect some kind of animal is hanging around there. And I suspect whatever it is likes eggs as my egg count in the house right behind the shed has been down lately.

I also set up our game camera to get a pic even if it doesn't go in the trap.

We had a relaxing evening and an early bedtime.

Thankful for the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night

ANOTHER SOCCER MONDAY

Monday morning and everyone is in a Monday mood this morning !!!  Daughter was a little late this morning so g-son had plenty of time to eat his waffles. Both g-daughters were not happy about being awake early this morning.
I did chores then took RL to pre-school against her desperate pleas to stay with me today. I don't know what is going on with her and school this year but it sure is harder to get her to go.
I came home and grabbed a cup of black coffee and headed over to Asheville to my doctor's office to have my blood drawn for my annual lab work .
I got there early and thankfully they took me right on back . I was glad because I was already getting a headache from not eating any breakfast.
I had a meal bar in the car when I was finished. I was going to stop in the Biltmore House shop to pick up some Wassail mix but there was a huge traffic jam going into the gate so I came home and figured I would just order it online and get it shipped here since this is October , one of their busiest months.
I stopped at Fletcher feed to pick up chicken feed and some turnip seed to plant in the garden spots after we move the chicken tractor.
I got home around 11:00 and got a load of laundry started .
Hubbie unloaded the feed and put it away while IR napped on the couch.
I picked up RL from pre-school and she was in a much better mood.
She ate her chicken nugget and then went to sleep on the way home. Hubbie tried to get her into her bed but she woke up and ate lunch with the rest of us.
I did more laundry and then got ready to go to Brevard to watch G-son's soccer game. We dropped IR off with her mom at her school and took RL with us. She took a short nap on the way there and woke up as soon as we got to the sports complex where the game was to be played.  We walked around the park while the boys were warming up waiting for her mom to get there with RL something to eat as she kept saying she was very hungry.
D-in-love and RL sat in the car and watched the game while hubbie and I sat with the other fans.
It was a beautiful day for a game for a change but the field was really soggy and the boys got pretty muddy.

G-son got to play quite a bit and they won the game 8-3 over Brevard middle school.

We stopped at Ingles on the way home from the game for a few things then made it home in time to get the chores done just before it got dark.

I am very tired tonight after my busy day and will be glad to get into bed for sure.

This first day of October has been just like almost everyday since Fall began, hot and sunny. The above normal temperatures are expected to continue at least through this week.

Thankful for the blessings of this day and praying that all my labs will be normal.

God Bless and Good Night