My New View

So we no longer live in the treehouse. Now we kind of live in a meadow.  This is our new evening view.  Each night brings a lovely sunset. 

We have "Oreo" cows in our backyard. We have a constant breeze blowing and thus far we can't smell the cows. Our new neighbors don't moo the kind of moo sound I am teaching the baby. Sometimes they just sound more like elephants. We still like them though.

Our new space is more spacious which is nice because we can spread out more with the stinkbugs in stead of being right on top of each other. I have gotten rid or a lot of "stuff" and could probably get rid of a lot more, but I almost have a place for everything.




                                                                                                                                                                                     We are definitely enjoying our new place. I am also enjoying my new craigslist china cabinet. Sometimes I just like to lay on the sofa and look at the silver trims and crystal glisten under the lights.

We are so thankful that God revealed this new view for us.

My Freezer

So I cashed in two 8th grade savings bonds and bought a freezer. I had almost exactly enough to pay for it but I suspect in the end that won't be true because Uncle Sam will want to collect his portion of my interest. Who knows how much he will want. I wonder if it will work out to me wishing I had just been given $25 on graduation day 23 years ago...

Anyhow, I have a freezer now and spent a couple weeks filling it with pre-cooked meals, ready to go in the oven meals, several ears of corn and 25 pounds of peaches.

Then, hurricane Irene came on the scene. I spent my days praying for my freezer and its contents. I bought extra bags of ice and filled water bottles so it would be filled to capacity and hold in the cold. Thanks be to God, my freezer was spared from any power outages! What a huge sigh of relief to know I didn't have to enact one of my plan B,C or Ds if the power went out.

I couldn't help but think of all the people who weren't so lucky and just had to toss their freezer contents. It made me sad to think of all the time and money lost. Certainly make me think the next big purchase should be a generator just in case we aren't so lucky with the next storm!