Cold and Grey

It's been cold and grey the last two days. I've been staying inside nursing my laryngitis and coughing my head off, decking the halls and Christmas shopping online. It's amazing what you can get done without ever leaving your house!

I took the Thanksgiving turkey carcass out of the freezer and simmered it with onions and garlic for a few hours, then added chopped celery and carrots. I divided it up and for my husband, I added lentils, thyme, marjoram and black pepper. For mine, I added egg noodles. (Lentils are not my friend.) It made delicious soup for supper tonight with a pan of cornbread.

Our daughter has been suffering from severe anemia for quite a while and finally was able to start a series of iron infusions recently. The change in the way she looks and feels has been dramatic! In just a few short weeks she's gone from scarcely able to get out of her chair, to cleaning house and decorating for Christmas. She has her last infusion tomorrow and she should be good to go as long as she makes sure she eats lots of protein. We are so happy and relieved!

Hope

Down Time

I'm taking it easy today, visiting with family and enjoying multiple cups of hot tea. Thanksgiving was wonderful, but I'm tired out and my voice is gone!  Doing some Christmas shopping online and will probably make something from turkey leftovers for dinner tonight. Have a wonderful weekend!

From Our House to Yours...

Wishes for a very blessed Thanksgiving!

After the cold snap, milder days have returned and the trees have finally turned their fall colors. Our drive home from church today (45 minutes-we get a nice Sunday drive every Sunday!) was gorgeous-the leaves seem to have turned gold, orange and red all at once. Yesterday was dark and rainy, but today the sky is clear and deep blue. The wind is blowing pretty hard, so I'm afraid the leaf show will be over quickly.

We spent last week helping our daughter get her house ready for company. Her in-laws are coming for a visit this week. They are lovely people and we enjoy getting to visit with them. They will all be coming to our house for Thanksgiving dinner as well as our son's family. I'm getting excited! There will be 12 of us for dinner. Tomorrow I'll start my own preparations, but today, I'm going to relax and enjoy the beautiful day! Hope you all have a great week!

Weather or not...

After 7 months of Summer and 2 weeks of Fall-BAM! It's winter and it's COLD! But that's ok, because true to form in Texas, it will be Fall again next week. Here are a few funnies to celebrate the diversity!

Hoping your week is a good one whatever the weather!

Veteran's Day