Christmas in Abilene, KS

Well at least the start of the season - the 1st is a big day in our town! A craft fair (which I am sewing feverishly for - pics later), open houses, live mannaquins at the fashion museum, free day at the Eisenhower Complex (2nd), Holiday tour of Homes, and a lighted Parade to name a few things! If you're anywhere near here you should come it promises to be fun (although cold they're calling for snow!)

Death and taxes....

Ok so no death at present -- but we did finally get our tax statement for our house. THEY WENT DOWN! Whoo hoo! Only $74.00 but at least it's not UP like everyone else in town!! Thank you Lord!

Wiring update (see below)

Well a friend who works with Tim came over and helped him with figure out what to do. Praise God it isn't much just annoying - the previous people who did wiring work spliced new tubing to the knob and tube so it looks like it's new when you open the box behind the light but it's not! Thankfully it is only to a few lights and nothing else which is any fix. Hubby got some of done last night -- the other will be done today. We may just have to have one less switch though as part of the wiring split when he was pulling it due to shoddy workmanship previously. Oh well it's not one we really needed.

18

My eldest turned 18 yesterday! She is a beautiful, gracious young woman. And I am blessed to have her as a daughter.

Happy birthday too to Beth (beth's blog in the sidebar) who she shares a name and a birthday with!