Friday Fun, Saturday Problems, Sunday's Progress and an Extra Day.......

  Friday Sherry and I went back to Homestead Heritage - this time with both of our Deans.

We visited the Cheese Cave first, since we missed it on our last visit.

It really is a cave....you go down two flights of stairs and you can see all the cheeses inside the glass enclosed room. I like the first pic in the collage top left! Both Deans were hightailing it out of the photo!

We ate at the same cafe as last time and only had a 45 minute wait.

This is a popular place.

Louis Dean prononced the chicken fried steak with extra gravy the best he's ever had!

High praise, indeed!

In one of the shops I found a collection of butter bells.

These are made out of pottery and are used to keep butter at room temperature.

I have one of these and never knew what its purpose was!

$41 was the price at the shop - and, of course, I got mine at Goodwill!

When I get home, I'm going to look for it now that I know what it's for!

After lunch, we went off in different directions to do our errands, having come in separate vehicles.

Earlier Friday morning, our power went out. We weren't worried about it, assuming Dean and Sherry's probably went out, too. But, no, that was not the case. Louis Dean went in to the shop next to us where the meter box is to check it out. He did something and the power came back on and it was still on when we returned.

This is the earliest I have ever started my Christmas painting!

My favorite train memories are when my sister Deanie and I traveled as children to Kansas City.

That started us thinking about taking another train trip soon - back to Kansas City - to meet my newly found brother and two sisters. 

Louis Dean and I were drinking coffee and reading the Bible Saturday morning when the lights started to flicker. Every time the refrigerator kicked on - the lights would blink. Then they all went out.

Dean came down and called the power company since he couldn't check on things until the electricity was turned off. Bottom line - they came out, turned it off and then hung around while Son Dean tightened up all the connections and cleaned out where dirt daubers had been in between the meter box and breakers. Love small town power companies! They charge for coming out on 

the weekend but assured us that - if we could wait until Monday - it would be free!

Money well spent and thank the Lord for son Dean!

Power was back and crisis averted!

The water heater that wasn't working before now works!

Apparently, it didn't have enough electricity coming to it!

There's something to be said for Saturday night hot showers!

I took the very first one!

I'm loving the big bathroom!

Saturday night porch sitting with a glass of wine and a full moon!

The lightning would flash and color the clouds with a soft peach hue.

Rain came in later after we were already in bed and fast asleep.

Late Sunday morning Sherry was out 'shredding' the fields.

The dry dead grass and trees get shredded leaving the new green grasses under it!

I walked down to the front pasture and she picked me up.

We went to the back of the property that we can't even see from our places due to a thicket of trees.

I rode beside her for awhile and then she asked, "Do you want to drive?"

Boy! Did I!!!

She got off the tractor and took this picture of me driving it all by myself!!

She got back on and continued to let me drive!

How exciting to whack down small tress and bushes!

That was just so much FUN!!!

She dropped me off at our camper/cabin and then went back down to finish the front pasture.

I came in all happy and relaxed and did some more art while Louis Dean played his guitar.

This painting will be finished next month and for the first time in years - I will not be frantically trying to finish a painting so I can print up my Christmas cards!

I was on a roll!

The cat and boots painting is all based in, as well!

Dean and Sherry stopped by to visit on Sunday evening.

Sherry has such a sweet heart.

Louis Dean had meant to put the linoleum down in the bathroom but had spent nearly all afternoon on the toilet 'hole' in the floor. That part of the flooring is screwed down so he can get to in case of broken pipes, etc. I'm not sure what he was doing but it had something to do with that.

It was going on 8:00 and Louis Dean was so tired and stressed that he was having trouble measuring to cut the linoleum.

Sherry to the rescue!!!

Within an hour she had it cut and laid!

The bathroom is coming together......

Rufus and Remmie came up to the door looking for treats.

Can you spy Samantha and Tabitha?

There's always something to see out that red screen door!

My Facebook Memories brought up this picture of me and Nita, Deanie and Lonnie.

Thank you all for the prayers prayed on behalf of our brother.

I am happy to say that he is continuing to improve and is now back home.

We woke up this morning expecting to go home.

Louis Dean had an appointment for Tuesday for an EKG and a heart monitor.....

until the office called and said they needed to reschedule.

So we had an extra day!

I fed the horse a few small apples - she's an old rescue horse as are the other two here at the ranch.

The donkeys live next door at Mr. Jackson's place.

When I went down to feed the goats - I cleaned out the fridge and cupboards since we are leaving tomorrow - and Remmie the Great Pyrenees came along to keep me company.

We used this extra day to install the toilet and it took both of us to do it. 

Louis Dean bought a new wax ring for it and it was a fancy kit that we had to figure out.

I felt like we were rocket scientists by the time we got it done!

Since we were feeling so brave - I took the girl bunk apart because that's where the water reservoir and hot water heater for the camper is. We turned the water on to determine where the problem was - and we found it. The hot water heater. I have no clue how to fix it but Louis Dean said he would address it when we come back next month. So when we return, we will have a working shower with hot water and a working toilet! He can hook the sink back up in there pretty fast - once he finds the missing parts!!

"I HAD them," he said......."but I don't know what I did with them!"

Never a dull moment!!!