November 29, 2012

today is our 300th post...WooHoo!!!!

our Grandson Max turned 7 today...Love you bud!!!

this is our busy time at Tri-State and we are so

very grateful for the business....

Thursdays are busy in the evening with lots of

Church meetings...so it is nice to be home with

a fire going and posting some more Christmas

pictures ..... these are some of the bigger

decorations.....gotta have a Santa....

and Nutcrackers off ALL sizes.....

guarding the doorways....

up the stairs....

along the shelf in the kitchen...

Pleasant Dreams!!!

November 28, 2012

Jasmine (our chocolate lab) is doing MUCH better...

we are believing for a complete recovery from her stroke...

THANKS for everyones prayers!!!

after work it was straight to the kitchen...

trying to get some breads and cookies into

the freezer.....this time of year you just don't know

when there will instantly be a house full of people...

Banana Nut Bread and Cranberry Lemon Bread

and a couple trays of Chocolate Chip Cookies that will

be cut into bars



because the kitchen was crazy...Ross cooked his Steak

on the stove in the Parlor....

Pleasant Dreams!!!

November 27, 2012

been a rough few days around the farm....

yesterday in the midst of the 1 year anniversary of my brother

Mike passing, our chocolate lab Jasmine had a stroke...

the left side of her body just stopped working...

got her to the vet this morning....have some pills for her...

he said the next 24-48 hours will tell what her recovery will

look like.....

she is doing a whole lot better this evening....she made

it all the way back to the library...Thanks for the

thoughts and prayers everyone!!!

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all the animals must have a sense that something

is not right....all the dogs are hovering around

Jasmine and several of the chickens hung out at

the house and office today....just crazy how they know!!!

Ross made beef potpies with some of the leftovers....

no recipe...just put the beef, gravy, our little potatoes from the

garden and a bunch of veggies in

and let it cook for 1 hour....Yummy!!!

Pleasant Dreams!!!

November 26, 2012

Today...the blog will be a tribute in pictures to my brother ...

Michael Patrick Miller

born December 28, 1960 and passed suddenly

on November 26, 2011

the pictures are in no particular order....

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the last Miller Family picture taken at Angela & Brad's wedding

in July 2011

the last few days have been hard with not a lot of sleep,

this poem came to me last night....

One year ago today, the Lord took you home
and we still find it terribly hard some days to go on.

While we stay and finish our race, We miss your smiling face.
 

You left us all, family and friends, a lifetime of memories
and for that we are so pleased.

Your personality was always over the top
and once you hit the dance floor, no one wanted to stop.

We Thank You for your love, grace, generosity, compassion and so much more
and we, as your loved ones will carry that torch.

We will cover Rhonda Squires Miller, Angela Lynn, Brad Schneider, Brandon Miller, Chad Miller and David Miller in prayer, and love when we can feel your presence near

I have wonderful memories from when we were young,
and for the numerous pep talks you gave that helped to shape who I have become

You are missed more than words can say, but the LOVE that you planted for 49
years continues to grow each and every day, and we, as your family and friends will continue

to cultivate and water that Love Mike.

We will meet again in Heaven....Love...wendy

November 25, 2012

today is my 47th Birthday.....

our friends left for home this morning

and then I was off to church until 1pm...

this is my grandpa Allen Ott Miller holding

me in Oct 1966 at 10 months old



here I am with my bunny at 18 months...

and my favorite dress for my second birthday...



took a nap for a bit when I got home from church, watched

some football and then off to dinner with Tim & Cheryl...

Had a GREAT day!!!  Thanks everyone!!!

Pleasant Dreams!!!

November 24, 2012

another brisk day....a little snow but nothing accumulating....

did more CHRISTmas decorating....

Parlor

Rose Room

Library

Master Bedroom

Front Room

Grandkids Playroom



here is a picture of the front of the house....

you can see the tree lit up in the cupola...

and 3 of the other trees through the windows...

while Kelsey and I were decorating in the house, Ross and

Kory were in the woodshop working on a birdfeeder....



for dinner we had steaks on the grill, mashed potatoes and corn (from

the garden) rice, mushroom/onions and veggies...it was yummy!!!

then after dinner it was YAHTZEE time.....

our friends leave for home tomorrow....we had a blast!!!

Come back anytime!!!

Pleasant Dreams!!!