Relax and ENJOY!

It snowed and snoWED and SNOWED all day yesterday and all day today!  Thank you for a *white* Christmas and safe travels for my family to join together!  REJOICE, REJOICE IMMANUEL!

This morning Heath left before sunup for work, like usual.  I prayed and prayed and prayed for his safe return home.  I couldn't help myself to call him, probably before he even got to work, to see how the roads were.  He said snow packed and slow travel.  Later this morning, I called him again and he said alot of places were not even open or had a late opening due to the snow and weather.  This is winter in Western Nebraska.  It was absolutely beautiful for me, who was blessed to have the day off and get to stay home, but for the working folk, not so much.

I had a list of things to do today and enjoyed taking my time to get them done and enjoy them.  Late morning, I put on my coveralls and did chores.  It was fun because I took Penney and the dogs for a walk in the snow.  We all had a blast....see pictures below!  :)

Happy in the *SNOW!*

Lots of playing!

Birdies.

Beautiful barn with snow falling.

Out for a walk.

The farm covered in snow.

Buried deep!

"Let's go guys!"

Miss Penney.

Lovin' Life!

The dogs saw Penney rooting around in the snow, so
they followed suit.  Little did they know, she wasn't
hunting like they were, she was  actually eating the
fresh green grass under the snow.

They appeased me by posing!  :)

Heath is so excited because Mya is becoming a great pheasant hunter.

I love this photo....his smile!

~Rejoice, Rejoice Immanuel!~

The good Lord brought together my new family today in celebration of His Son.  We got to share the day together gathered around the fire as the snow was gently falling outside, almost like a reminder of when I was a child.  We used to watch It's a Wonderful Life together.  Although those were great and wonderful times and I am now blessed with my own family, it doesn't erase those precious memories of my family all together.

We opened gifts from Mama.  Heath got 'bossy' socks as he calls them.
They have an "R" and and "L" on them.  LOL!  :) 

Kitty left me a Merry Christmas present in my lettuce that I
was attempting to grow....grow no more.  Thank you for the
fertilization Jasper!  GRRR...we just bought him a
new litter box and fancy litter for Christmas and
all he wants is DIRT!

Table all set and ready for company!

A surprise gift left on our back door last week
from Bussinger's.  Thank you!

Love this one.  He was helping me in the kitchen.

Fuzz with her horseshoe flower Heath made for her.

Briggsy helping Pa open his gifts, specifically his sausage.

Fuzz, Gram, and Justin opening presents.

Andrew with his new Bear's sweatshirt.

~L.O.V.E.~

Modeling my new lingerie from Heath
and swimsuit from Barb.

~Christmas Eve~

I posted this on Facebook for work today.
This is a pivot nozzle covered in snow.

Last minute grocery shopping....picking up a few more things!

New Year's Eve service.  Heath helped serve communion.

Christmas Choir!

SOO handsome in his bow-tie!

Furry Friends

Cuddle buddies!

Pie Baking Night

Above are the pies that I made for Christmas day dinner!  The one on your left is a Bean Pie~looks and tastes like pumpkin pie~made with mixed beans grown here in Western Nebraska.  The pie on your right is Debbie Huffman's Old Fashion Cream Pie!  So excited to present these on Christmas day!

Date Night Last Night

We got to enjoy supper out last night for free.  Heath's work recognized him with a very nice giftcard.  Last week in Bridgeport, at Dean Gorsuch's fundraiser, Pepsi ran out.  Heath, being known as the 'Pepsi Man,' was the first person they contacted.  They came to us after supper and asked if he had any ideas.  He was able to save the day because after we ate, he went to another Pepsi customer in town and grabbed their extra Pepsi.  It worked out perfectly because they did not need it until Monday when their driver could bring them more and our party continued flawlessly!

Relaxing Saturday

Puddin' and I relaxed this morning while working on the computer and Daddy did the chores for us and went to town to get pellets for our stove.  Kitty kept my feet warm!

Snow Pictures of Pivots

On my way to work today, I stopped several times to take photos of the beauty God gave us this morning with the frost!