Thoughts and Notions

I've been canning tomatoes lately. Thankfully, I've been able to keep up with our continual producing tomato plants. So far, I've got 9 jars of salsa and 12 jars of spaghetti sauce!

I was going to toss a large box in the trash when my creativity kicked in. Two hours later Chesley and Kaden had a home of their own! It is complete with two rooms, a great view, and a blooming garden. Isn't it cute?

Last night we celebrated Chesley's birthday with three of his friends from church. We spent most of the day preparing for the party and by the time they arrived Chesley was so excited he could hardly contain himself. The kids played with some homemade play dough that I made and each took a large tub of it home with them. Then we all enjoyed ice cream and puppy cupcakes that Chesley and I had decorated. Chesley had a good time and I think it turned out pretty well!

Yesterday we had Thanksgiving dinner with Mom and Dad Haynes. I made home made pumpkin and apple pie as well as Green Bean Salad and Marinated Butternut Squash. The green beans and squash were new recipes so it was fun to venture out and try something. I think we all agreed that the Green Bean Salad was good and the Marinated Butternut Squash some of us liked more than others. We all had a good time and dinner was great!

Check out my home-made Christmas tree! We made it out of cardboard and wrapping paper. Karl says it looks like a Dr. Suess tree!