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I have been making some homemade gifts for the people on my Christmas list. I was almost done and then I got a couple more requests. I am not sure when I am supposed to get all of these things made!

Yesterday, when I left to go to work, it was -6. That is just crazy! You can't even be outside for more than a minute without being bundled in 10 layers of clothes.

I fell down my basement stairs 2 weeks ago now and my leg is still hurting. I was holding on to the railing and since our staircase is open, I basically repelled off the edge when I slipped and ripped up my whole side. I had a bruise that was 2-3 inches wide and went all the way from my hip to...

This has been a very good year for the deer hunters in my family. My brother-in-law, father-in-law, dad, and uncle all got deer last week. I am hoping that that means some venison is coming my way soon!

Yesterday, we were under a tornado watch for most of the day. I am going to say that it has to be the first time (at least in my memory) that we have had a tornado watch/warning this late in the year. We usually end up with them in the spring. We did not end up getting a tornado, but we had...

We had to turn on the furnace last week because it is starting to get down in the 40's and lower at night. The other day I woke up and the house was freezing. The pilot light went out. I sent my hubby down to relight it and when he pushed the thing flames shot out about a mile from the furnace...

Well the Hallmark holiday Sweetest Day was Saturday, so did you do anything special with your significant other? We don't really celebrate things like that, but we did go out to dinner. Friday we went to see The Blue Man Group.

We had a job out of town this weekend and we got to head out to the water for some great sunset photos. I grew up around this area so it was nice to be able to go back. Here are some of the pictures!

The hubby and I decided to go hiking at the local wildlife refuge. What we failed to remember until we got there was that it was a National Wildlife Refuge so when we got there this is what we saw. There was a sign posted saying "Due to the government shut down........"

As embarrassing as this is, I thought I should share to keep others from having the same thing happen to them. About 3 weeks ago, we purchased a used refrigerator from Craigslist and brought it home. We pulled it out about a week after we first brought it home to install the water line and...

I grew up in a sleepy, one stoplight town in the middle of nowhere. Nothing ever happens there. The other day, some kids were walking through the woods behind the grocery store and found a human skull! The police were called in and they found the rest of the remains not far off! This should keep...

I started a new job and it requires a lot of manual labor and a lot of carrying of boxes. It seems like every time I come home I have a new bruise. There are so many on my thighs right now, my hubby says I look like I have measles.

We finally got to have a bonfire at home last night. It was the first one we had outside of our camping trip in July. We have just been so busy. It was nice to just sit back and relax around the fire last night.

So what are everyone's Labor Day plans? I just started a new job, so I will be working. Not all day, but 4 or 5 hours in the early morning. We can't head out of town though.

We are heading off to the races tonight. The local track is dirt and it's about 15 minutes from the house. They let you bring in your own coolers with food and drinks too, so it isn't too expensive of a night.

I am so ready for our duplex to be rented already. We have been doing some updates for the last few weeks and so haven't been able to show it yet. I think we are wrapping it up now though. We have been working on it so hard since we got back from vacation, that we haven't even been able to take...

We had to go to Ohio this weekend for business and we drove 700 miles round trip in a 2 day span. Add some meetings in between and it made for a very busy couple of days. I am glad to be home.

We have a duplex that we rent out and we cleaned all day over there today. I am so tired of cleaning, but unfortunately, we aren't quite finished. We need to pull up carpet tomorrow so we can lay new floor this week.

Okay, so before I was talking about weather and boating. I really thought my hubby had the sense God gave him when it came to this, but apparently he doesn't. While we were still on vacation, we were out on the boat on the sandbar in the middle of a pretty large lake. I took a scan around and...

Since we live in the city and they are regularly spraying for mosquitoes, I haven't really dealt with them in 10 years. I forgot how annoying they are. I am all bit up on my feet and ankles from sitting around the campfire at night.