Quick Changes

Scott predicted the weather and he was just right.  We went from green grass last night to rain, then 3 inches of very heavy snow by this morning.

I put hay for Rebel and Buddy under the shed roof as rain was expected.

Nope.  They looked for it behind the grooming room and then went for some grass under the snow.

Gary and I did some shoveling and then Steph finished the rest of the driveway.

When finished, she went into peanut butter cookie mode.  She is so good at it!

Can you see Bandit running in the snow?

Unfortunately, I woke up at 3am and did not get much sleep after that.  Needed a nap this afternoon.

Chores at 5.

A long time ago Steph put a couple of solar lights in the arms of this sculpture (Father Foozie).  They are still working!

A friend of Steph's came for dinner and we had leftovers.  Lots of chatter.

I never have had Mexican soup before lasagna!

Night all.

 

Two Kinds of Soup and Cookies

Not too bad out there today.  Got up to 38 degrees with rain on the way much later tonight.

I had to wake Little Wonder up to go out with me for morning chores.

Steph and Bandit were waiting for us when we got back in the house.

I had the ingredients for lasagna soup and had to use them, even tho we were not going to eat it today.

We are going to be set after Christmas Eve!  All day long I was sure it was the 24th tomorrow.

Steph had made a trip down to Wegmans as she had also planned on making a special soup for dinner tonight.  As soon as she got back we had lunch and then it was time for her to make cookies.

She did something I have never seen before.  When she took them out of the oven she used a glass to make them all the same size!

We took break for awhile, then LW and I went for ride to Brockport so I could pick up something for Gary.

By then it was after 3pm.

Chores at 5.  It was still really nice outside.

Almost every night (lately) the sky to the East has looked like this.

Here's the soup Steph made.  Creamy chicken/Mexican topped with tomatoes, avocado, sour cream, cheese and tortilla strips.  Squeezed on some fresh lemon and WoW!  So delicious!  She sure knows how to cook!

Night all,

 

Kansas City and the Bandit Have Arrived

Today was all about constant wind.

As you can see, there is no snow and the boys were looking for grass.

After chores I went down to Wegmans and bought a boatload of groceries for the next week and when I got back to the farm, helped Gary get some things done around the house.  It was game day for the Bills so by 1pm we were ready to tune in.  Fortunately they won!!!

Stephanie left Kansas City yesterday, stopped last night along the way and arrived here around 1:30 this afternoon.

Her dog, Bandit, kept her company during the 14 hour drive.

I think he remembered being here.

Of course Sidney always thought dogs were his pals and Bandit has never been around cats.

They were very tuned in to each other.

Little Wonder loves Steph, and could not get close enough.

While I was dong morning chores, Jen called and said Scott wanted to make some lasagna for dinner.  Sounded good to me!  So I set the table in the kitchen for 5.  Duh!  There would be 6 of us, so I had to reset the table in the dining room.

I went out to feed Rebel and Buddy at 5.  It was really dark....but starting tomorrow it's going to be light longer each day!  Yay!

Finn, Jen and Scott (Coop was not able to make it) arrived around 5:30 and brought two huge pans of lasagna.  The high test version included beef, Italian sausage, ricotta cheese and regular mozzarella.  The other was made with ground turkey, cottage cheese and lower fat mozzarella.  I had a taste of both and they were outstanding!

Scott sure knew what he was doing!

A simple dinner, but delicious!

So good to have Steph here for the week!

Night all.