Well I have not started the new year off so great at my posting updates...Hopefully that will get better as time goes... But to get things on the right track I want to do an update and get square my duties I signed up for creative every day. The theme for January is Body....so with much given thought in all of my so called passions which are too many to write about I will share some of the photos of the past week I have taken in regards to body.... Above photo is my youngest daughter trying on a dress she bought for next months winter formal at school...I must say for a tomboy for this one to get in a dress is literally shocking!! I think she made an excellent choice! I love the style on her and the colors too..





This is a snow bank..or *coughs* a body of snow outside of one of our garages.....we had a three day blowing snowstorm....trust me this photo isnt even close to what we had but ya all get the idea....I got stormed in at work for three days...hence another reason I am so far behind in posting....I simply was not home

Two more bodies in my home..hubby in his usual pose reading the paper at lunch...and of course his best buddy....our rescue cat Smokie... she such a brat but now and then you can manage to get a pose of two out of her!

Yes..was a good day I managed 2 poses out of her!!


Any how, that is my few little doodles for the first week of January and the theme Body~

hope eveyone stays safe and stays warm! Until next time!!

Reba~

Jan 3, 2010

Oh I love new beginnings.....I have been working on my project for creative every day the theme is body....so definitely a good theme for the new year and so many things humming in my head! LOL oh just to get them done!

Well I started on that organization project,...well sort of.....I spent about 3 hours taking strips out of a plastic bag that some of the fabric is in as hubby sat and watched the football game to show him it does take TIME....ahhhh time, not always on my side...but will make the best of it right!!?

Last few days have been -30...-32...-28....high of the days still in the negative teens....too darn cold to do anything!

Nothing much happening here just day to day activities for the normal household, or at least as normal as we can be !!

Well until later this week...Ill post a photo of works in progress by mid week....in the mean time keep on creating!! Stay warm and blessings to all


Reba~

Reflections and Hope

Happy New Year Eve, to all of you out there!! I can not believe 2010 is just a few hours away as I type this...I am not sure where this last year has gone!

This past week I have remained quiet as I was taking a week to reflect this past year, and to sit and wonder what the New Year has in store for us.

Back when I was a child I recall my father saying that the older you get the faster time flies, of course as I have aged over the years I have found this to be so true, and now my own 2 children are starting to see this as well, The oldest daughter made the remark she is now officially HALF done with her college degree ..in her mind set upon graduation 4 years of college appeared to be overwhelming and now she is the one saying..."Where did time go?"

I reflected this past year,....last year just before Christmas I lost my twin sister, due to bone cancer,then just before the 31st of Dec last yr I got a call from my Dr that my mammogram was abnormal which brought on more tests and and anxiety.....crossed over into 2009....only to find all was good....and I was told I was one of the lucky women that day and to make sure I come back in a year, My year soon up middle of January and I know I need to make the call and go get the job done!...My hope for the new Year will be to have the same results..or the strength to deal with what ever comes my way.

Then we began the farm work,gardening, fighting rains and just a stress full year, but the garden gave us bountiful harvest as well as the crops, even if we did harvest the crops until December 19. We have much to be thankful for! My hope for the New Year will be to have us have a safe harvest, a garden that is plentiful.....the rest the Lord will handle for us.

I did move up in positions at work, I went back to school., got my license to handle and pass medications at at work, which I do an average of 3 days a week, the rest of the time I work in physical therapy and give reiki treatments....My hope for the new year...to increase my knowledge in pharmacology and reach more people in reiki.

This past summer I did open a room in my home for Reiki and Massage, clientele has been wonderful, business continues to grow, word continues to spread. My Hope for the New Year will be to continue to reach the people that need to be reached....perhaps even hold 2 classes in the year for Reiki I and Reiki II.

I took a couple of classes online to become more creative, to open up the creative cycle and just listen to the inner voice and create instead of being so scared of what doesnt look right. My hope for the new year, ...continue to be creative....continue with some online support groups.

I am not one to make resolutions, but I do like to add a challenge in my life now and then, and learn from them and grow from them.......but this year I am undertaking a few challenges, some lifestyle changes, so gonna post a few of my new challenges for the upcoming Year, I promise it is short!!

1. If you wish to participate pay a visit!

2. Healthy eating...I need to lose some weight....my goal this year...Ill be happy if I can take off 35 pounds~..so eating better and exercising more!!

3. more organized...this is my largest downfall in my sewing and craft room its a MESS.....so I know same song and dance.... more organized and less procrastination!

Not bad, My wish for all of you in blog land to be healthy and hope that 2010 bring all you seek and wish for sooooo until Next year!!! Be well~



Reba~

Winter blahs

I know I really should not complain at all of the winter blahs! We had 1 inch of snow yesterday and last night, some slippery roads this morning on the way to work and another cold front with more snow moving in... I guess for Minnesota we are very lucky we have not had this weather a month ago...but the majority of farmers are still trying to get their soybeans out, we still have approx 75 acres of soybeans and corn that is sitting in about 6 inches of water....So hard sometimes to be patient!

I did some Christmas shopping today, managed a few stocking stuffer items and a couple other items for the girls and a shirt for hubby... I still got a few dishcloths to make for the oldest to go in her box of mixing bowls in those rainbow mixed colors....I will take a pic of them when done...

Nothing really new here, Becky is in full swing in Basketball....tomorrow night will be her third game, so far they lost both games, but not by much....so they have good potential....and no doubt will be a fun season!!


Well until the next time!!

Reba~

Oh so hard to believe it is soon December, another year winding down and I have for a few days now been reflecting on this past year and things I am grateful for and just sometimes the things we so much take for granted that we have and should show so much more gratitude than we do! so I think for the month of December I will be pulling up some old memories and reflections of the year past and just sharing some gratitude of course with some holiday cheer.


Some more of my stitches I am doing for creative every day I am loving this as it really makes me take just a few minutes of me time and try just one thing that I have always wanted to do just never did it! But none the less here is my work or shall I say stitches in progress such as they are....I worked on the feather stitch and this so far in this new found art is my favorite stitch!!




Our hired man and his wife invited us for left overs last night since none of their kids could come home for the holiday, and they have not seen our oldest since she graduated 2 years ago so we spent a fun evening in their home visiting and shared a lot of laughs! Below is my husband and his hired man Ivan (my husband is the tall blonde)
Of course my girls....rarely seen together any more I had to take a photo might be the only one till Christmas! The oldest is the shorter one *laughing* so many people get them mixed up because they associate the taller one being older.....Is it any wonder the taller one plays basketball?? close to 6 feet now!

Any how that's all from here, looks like a beautiful sunny day for the men to run in the fields again, we have approx 5-8 days left depending on the weather and how fast we can go...it is still wet and so many of the men cant get in their fields....so again I guess we are very fortunate! So now off I go to catch up on laundry and some house work and of course some stitching!!

Giving Thanks

Good Morning to all of you fellow bloggers and lurkers :)

I wanted to take a few minutes and wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving, Hope we can all take a few minutes to reflect and be greatful and show thanks for what we truly are blessed with! I know so much even myself I take for granted, and today will slow down some to share and just give thanks for what I have been Blessed with! So from my home to yours today...........




HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Frustrating Fall and Just Random Thoughts

It has probably been one of the most stressful falls I have seen in the 20 years I have been married to a farmer! Wet wet wet.....its rained we had 2 inches of snow mixed with rain yesterday...all I can say for that was it was pretty how it hung on the trees...We have managed tog et 130 acres of beans out on the high ground but the low stuff we have to wait until it freezes, at this rate we will still be trying to combine the corn in January unless we have a wonderful Novemeber!.......Any how the good thing that came out of some of this is one rainy day hubby says to me...why dont ya go do some Christmas shopping so we are not so pressed for this in December.....soooo along the way


I stopped in Clara City MN, a very small quilt shop called Shades of the Past... the owners name is Darci and she has some gorgeous fabrics and specializes in different wools, shes got a scrap bin that I raid each time I go! A very welcomeing place to go hang out if you ever get that way!

Along the drive over to Willmar MN I saw the beet farmers were busy pileing beets... a far away shot but still shows some of the process.

A line of beet trucks waiting to get dumped.

This is just a glimpse of the mud we have fought for equipment in and out of the fields.

A semi load of sugar beets coming my way headed to the beet dump.

This is taken right outside of Milan MN along HWY 40, this is why we cant harvest most fields look like this! :(

A peek at our farm from a distance....was a welcome view after a day of shopping and getting a hair cut.....

Now to get back to some normal in my life or at least what I call normal...the oldest daughter is home from college this weekend for a funeral of a former classmate and is heading back to Marshall tomorrow... always good to see her and play catch up on the events in her life.

Any how thats all the news from here, Hope you all have a great weekend and a safe halloween!

Rebag