Just stopping in quick...
Erin and I had a wonderful time down in ID. Naomi and Ellie ended up coming back with us and we've been having a great time. :D They'll probably be staying for a few weeks. We plan to post pictures when get down to Graham's to use high speed.
Life hasn't slowed down. Tomorrow we are planning to process Graham's cattle and our cousin and his family are going to be stopping by in the evening for a visit.
I'm terribly behind on posting and hope to get back on a more regular schedule soon. Lots to post about!
Life hasn't slowed down. Tomorrow we are planning to process Graham's cattle and our cousin and his family are going to be stopping by in the evening for a visit.
I'm terribly behind on posting and hope to get back on a more regular schedule soon. Lots to post about!
ID bound!
Erin and I are heading off this morning to visit our good friends in ID. I'm so excited! I've been hoping and praying that a visit like this would work out for quite some time. We'll probably get back on Monday.
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No Greater Joy Article
Pearl's Nov/Dec newsletter is online. There is a Part 2 to the Cloistered Homeschool Syndrome. Great article...be sure and check it out.
http://www.nogreaterjoy.org/articles/child-training/teens/article-display/archive////patriarchal-dysfunctional-families-part-2/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPID%5D=7
http://www.nogreaterjoy.org/articles/child-training/teens/article-display/archive////patriarchal-dysfunctional-families-part-2/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPID%5D=7
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Hidden Wisdom
I just checked my other email and saw there was an update from HW a few days ago. I'm going to miss that magazine SO much! Many times I've had HW arrive at just the right time and it has been a blessing to me as long as I have received it. I can imagine it must be hard to stop publishing a magazine that has been a part of your life for several years but with each phase of life some things need to be set aside. Thank you, Abigail, for the countless hours of work you put into each issue and I pray you'll adjust to the new changes! God bless!
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- 2008,
- horseradish,
- oct,
- pics
Making horseradish
Stefan gave me some horseradish plants earlier on this spring so I put them up by the garage. You are supposed to harvest them in the months with R so I was going to wait until September to make horseradish sauce but that month and almost all of October slipped away before I got around to picking and processing it.
I ended up with about 6 cups of chopped horseradish.
For a cup of chopped horseradish I added 1/2 C vinegar, 1 TBSP of sugar, 1/4 tsp of salt, and 1/2 C of sourcream to make it creamy horseradish. And, wow, is it ever strong. You chop up the horseradish in the blender first, turn it off, and then take a spatula and push it down the sides. Do NOT put your face over the top of the blender while you are doing that step because the smell is so strong that it will hurt your senses. :P I haven't felt anything that painful for a while. It would clear you right out if you had a cold but I still do not recommend it as a treatment. LOL!
9 C of creamy horseradish and I have no idea how we are going to use all of it up. LOL! It should keep in the fridge for a while.
I ended up with about 6 cups of chopped horseradish.
For a cup of chopped horseradish I added 1/2 C vinegar, 1 TBSP of sugar, 1/4 tsp of salt, and 1/2 C of sourcream to make it creamy horseradish. And, wow, is it ever strong. You chop up the horseradish in the blender first, turn it off, and then take a spatula and push it down the sides. Do NOT put your face over the top of the blender while you are doing that step because the smell is so strong that it will hurt your senses. :P I haven't felt anything that painful for a while. It would clear you right out if you had a cold but I still do not recommend it as a treatment. LOL!
9 C of creamy horseradish and I have no idea how we are going to use all of it up. LOL! It should keep in the fridge for a while.
Federal Leaders Debate and Election
Erin and I listened to the Federal Leaders debate last week which consisted of:
Conservative Leader: Stephen Harper
Liberal Leader: Stephane Dion
NDP Leader: Jack Layton
Green Party: Elizabeth May
Bloc Quebecois: Gilles Duceppe
It was amusing at times and also a bit chaotic when three of them were trying to talk over each other. Guess it wouldn't be a real debate without it though. I'm so tired of hearing about going green, greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, etc.
I haven't even decided if I'm going to vote or who I will vote for. The election is only tomorrow...haha. Conservatives are the best of this group though I'm not impressed with how they've dealt with many issues since they were elected. They seem to take a more reasonable approach to going green, are for being tougher on crime rather than stricter gun control, and don't seem to be so tax happy compared to the other parties.
I wish there was someone running for the Libertarian Party in our riding...
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Time Magazine Cover:
Monday, June 24, 1974, Another Ice Age?
April 3, 2006, Global Warming: Be Worried, Very Worried.
Should I be cold, warm, or worried???
Conservative Leader: Stephen Harper
Liberal Leader: Stephane Dion
NDP Leader: Jack Layton
Green Party: Elizabeth May
Bloc Quebecois: Gilles Duceppe
It was amusing at times and also a bit chaotic when three of them were trying to talk over each other. Guess it wouldn't be a real debate without it though. I'm so tired of hearing about going green, greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, etc.
I haven't even decided if I'm going to vote or who I will vote for. The election is only tomorrow...haha. Conservatives are the best of this group though I'm not impressed with how they've dealt with many issues since they were elected. They seem to take a more reasonable approach to going green, are for being tougher on crime rather than stricter gun control, and don't seem to be so tax happy compared to the other parties.
I wish there was someone running for the Libertarian Party in our riding...
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Time Magazine Cover:
Monday, June 24, 1974, Another Ice Age?
April 3, 2006, Global Warming: Be Worried, Very Worried.
Should I be cold, warm, or worried???
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- 2008,
- family,
- oct,
- pics,
- thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends. :)
The view from the front of our house during fall time.
Thanksgiving meal
Playing Bananagram
The view from the front of our house during fall time.
Thanksgiving meal
Playing Bananagram
No Subject :P
Wow, life has been nothing short of busy lately. I'm hoping to catch up on some updates and post pics. Tuesday I'm planning on going down to Graham's to watch the election results on the computer and download a bunch of pics. It ceases to be amusing uploading pics at such a slow dial-up speed. :P
Anyways, the past couple days has kept me busy with the garden. Wednesday I dug the potatoes( usually Dad digs them with the tractor but he was busy with harvest, Stefan was going late winterizing sprinkler systems and it was supposed to freeze), carrots, garlic, chives, and beets. The potatoes went in the root cellar, Erin dried the chives, and I canned the beets the next day. I canned about 10 jars earlier on and didn't think the rest left in the ground would grow much bigger since we had a cooler growing season but probably about half of them were a good enough size to can. By the time the day was over I ended up with 28 qts of canned beets and they all sealed. :)
Oh, yes, thanks to everyone that gave their imput on my cooking question. I ended up making Tammy's Condensed Cream Soup(It turned out great!) with the broth but plan to use several of the suggested herbs/seasonings next time. :)
Bountiful harvest
Canning...
Anyways, the past couple days has kept me busy with the garden. Wednesday I dug the potatoes( usually Dad digs them with the tractor but he was busy with harvest, Stefan was going late winterizing sprinkler systems and it was supposed to freeze), carrots, garlic, chives, and beets. The potatoes went in the root cellar, Erin dried the chives, and I canned the beets the next day. I canned about 10 jars earlier on and didn't think the rest left in the ground would grow much bigger since we had a cooler growing season but probably about half of them were a good enough size to can. By the time the day was over I ended up with 28 qts of canned beets and they all sealed. :)
Oh, yes, thanks to everyone that gave their imput on my cooking question. I ended up making Tammy's Condensed Cream Soup(It turned out great!) with the broth but plan to use several of the suggested herbs/seasonings next time. :)
Bountiful harvest
Canning...
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Panhandle Roughriders
Good friends of ours started a blog http://www.thepanhandleroughriders.blogspot.com/ to document their journey on horseback from SK to ID. Their trip is being cut short due to sickness, weather, etc. but you can read about the first several days of travel which took them across the wind swept prairies. Enjoy "traveling" along as many warming, exciting, and sometimes trying moments are recounted.
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Harvest
EDIT: My dear brother informed me that he grew wheat this year and not barley. My deepest apologies to those who were misinformed. :P
The Hutterites were able to harvest Graham's wheat on Friday. This is was really the only photo I was able to get of the harvest and it was actually taken on Thursday. They were all ready to go then and did a couple rounds but the wheat was too wet so had to wait another day. Anyways, the crop is finally off and in the bins. And despite the hail damage earlier on this summer, the yield was better than expected.
The Hutterites were able to harvest Graham's wheat on Friday. This is was really the only photo I was able to get of the harvest and it was actually taken on Thursday. They were all ready to go then and did a couple rounds but the wheat was too wet so had to wait another day. Anyways, the crop is finally off and in the bins. And despite the hail damage earlier on this summer, the yield was better than expected.
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Sign at a Guest Ranch
We Have:
Gentle horses for gentle people
Spirited horses for spirited people
And for people who don't like to ride,
We have horses that don't like to be ridden.
Gentle horses for gentle people
Spirited horses for spirited people
And for people who don't like to ride,
We have horses that don't like to be ridden.
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Living in Canadian Provinces...Top Reasons
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
1. Vancouver : 1.5 million people and two bridges. You do the math.
2. Your $400,000 Vancouver home is just 5 hours from downtown.
3. You can throw a rock and hit three Starbucks locations.
4. There's always some sort of deforestation protest going on.
5. Weed.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN ALBERTA
1. Big rock between you and B.C.
2. Ottawa who?
3. Tax is 5 % instead of approximately 200% as it is for the rest of the country.
4. You can exploit almost any natural resource you can think of.
5. You live in the only province that could actually afford to be its own country.
6. The Americans below you are all in anti-government militia groups.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN SASKATCHEWAN
1. You never run out of wheat.
2. Your province is really easy to draw.
3. You can watch the dog run away from home for hours.
4. People will assume you live on a farm.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN MANITOBA
1. You wake up one morning to find that you suddenly have a beachfront property.
2. Hundreds of huge, horribly frigid lakes.
3. Nothing compares to a wicked Winnipeg winter.
4. You can be an Easterner or a Westerner depending on your mood.
5. You can pass the time watching trucks and barns float by.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN ONTARIO
1. You live in the centre of the universe.
2. Your $400,000 Toronto home is actually a dump.
3. You and you alone decide who will win the federal election.
4. The only province with hard-core American-style crime.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN QUEBEC
1. Racism is socially acceptable.
2. You can take bets with your friends on which English neighbour will move out next.
3. Other provinces basically bribe you to stay in Canada.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN NEW BRUNSWICK
1. One way or another, the government gets 98% of your income.
2. You're poor, but not as poor as the Newfies.
3. No one ever blames anything on New Brunswick .
4. Everybody has a grandfather who runs a lighthouse.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN NOVA SCOTIA
1. Everyone can play the fiddle. The ones who can't, think they can.
2. You can pretend to have Scottish heritage as an excuse to get drunk and wear a kilt.
3. You are the only reason Anne Murray makes money.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
1. Even though more people live on Vancouver Island , you still got the big, new bridge.
2. You can walk across the province in half an hour.
3. You can drive across the province in two minutes.
4. Everyone has been an extra on 'Road to Avonlea.'
5. This is where all those tiny, red potatoes come from.
6. You can confuse ships by turning your porch lights on and off at night.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN NEWFOUNDLAND
1. If Quebec separates, you will float off to sea.
2. If you do something stupid, you have a built-in excuse.
3. The workday is about two hours long.
4. It is socially acceptable to wear your hip waders to your wedding .
1. Vancouver : 1.5 million people and two bridges. You do the math.
2. Your $400,000 Vancouver home is just 5 hours from downtown.
3. You can throw a rock and hit three Starbucks locations.
4. There's always some sort of deforestation protest going on.
5. Weed.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN ALBERTA
1. Big rock between you and B.C.
2. Ottawa who?
3. Tax is 5 % instead of approximately 200% as it is for the rest of the country.
4. You can exploit almost any natural resource you can think of.
5. You live in the only province that could actually afford to be its own country.
6. The Americans below you are all in anti-government militia groups.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN SASKATCHEWAN
1. You never run out of wheat.
2. Your province is really easy to draw.
3. You can watch the dog run away from home for hours.
4. People will assume you live on a farm.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN MANITOBA
1. You wake up one morning to find that you suddenly have a beachfront property.
2. Hundreds of huge, horribly frigid lakes.
3. Nothing compares to a wicked Winnipeg winter.
4. You can be an Easterner or a Westerner depending on your mood.
5. You can pass the time watching trucks and barns float by.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN ONTARIO
1. You live in the centre of the universe.
2. Your $400,000 Toronto home is actually a dump.
3. You and you alone decide who will win the federal election.
4. The only province with hard-core American-style crime.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN QUEBEC
1. Racism is socially acceptable.
2. You can take bets with your friends on which English neighbour will move out next.
3. Other provinces basically bribe you to stay in Canada.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN NEW BRUNSWICK
1. One way or another, the government gets 98% of your income.
2. You're poor, but not as poor as the Newfies.
3. No one ever blames anything on New Brunswick .
4. Everybody has a grandfather who runs a lighthouse.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN NOVA SCOTIA
1. Everyone can play the fiddle. The ones who can't, think they can.
2. You can pretend to have Scottish heritage as an excuse to get drunk and wear a kilt.
3. You are the only reason Anne Murray makes money.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
1. Even though more people live on Vancouver Island , you still got the big, new bridge.
2. You can walk across the province in half an hour.
3. You can drive across the province in two minutes.
4. Everyone has been an extra on 'Road to Avonlea.'
5. This is where all those tiny, red potatoes come from.
6. You can confuse ships by turning your porch lights on and off at night.
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN NEWFOUNDLAND
1. If Quebec separates, you will float off to sea.
2. If you do something stupid, you have a built-in excuse.
3. The workday is about two hours long.
4. It is socially acceptable to wear your hip waders to your wedding .
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- 2008,
- libertarian,
- sept,
- test
Lindsey the Libertarian :-)
I know, I know...I'm not an American but I thought it would be fun to take this test. :)
| You are a Social Liberal (78% permissive) and an... Economic Conservative (80% permissive) You are best described as a:
Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid Also : The OkCupid Dating Persona Test |
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Logan Pass, MT
We had about a 30 minute wait at the border and most of it was in front of this sign. It was exciting. Haha.
The power lines ruin this beautiful landscape. :P
This is my favourite pic.
I really was there. :D
Drrriiiive carefully...
Leaving...:(
The power lines ruin this beautiful landscape. :P
This is my favourite pic.
I really was there. :D
Drrriiiive carefully...
Leaving...:(
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Quilt
I decided to go ahead and post pictures of my quilt. Still need to do the binding and then a few bear and tree appliques.
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Glacier National Park, MT
Dad, Mom, Erin, and I went to Glacier National Park today as we wanted to go over the Logan Pass. I hope to post more pics tomorrow.
Life is good
-I picked up my quilt yesterday. Laura did a wonderful job and I love how it turned out. I'll post pics when I get the binding done. ;)
-The "lost" battery charger for Mom's camera was found.
-My "Hymns of Praise" music arrived today.
-Installed my multi-card reader so I can load pics on to my laptop from my XTi now.
-I was looking for some type of tube shaped container to send a world map to my aunt. At one packaging place they had what I was looking for and just gave it to me.
-Received a letter from Ruthiev. :D
-The "lost" battery charger for Mom's camera was found.
-My "Hymns of Praise" music arrived today.
-Installed my multi-card reader so I can load pics on to my laptop from my XTi now.
-I was looking for some type of tube shaped container to send a world map to my aunt. At one packaging place they had what I was looking for and just gave it to me.
-Received a letter from Ruthiev. :D