I don’t mean to toot my horn. Honest time…I real mean to toot my horn Pea of Pea Corner hosted a wonderful Halloween Swap and my package I sent went to Bob and Teri in Missouri Ok I bet some of you are wonder what does this lady have to toot her horn about.
I actual painted the scarecrow
I’m one like a deal Friday and Saturday I went yard selling and to one of the thrift store and got a few bargains here and there.
I found this food dehydrator at the local thrift store and it wasn’t marked and I said how much and the lady said $4.99 and I said it’s a deal. It look like it never real been used, except there is no instruction with it.
I believe you can pick a new one up at Wal-Mart for under $30.00 
I went a yard sale south end of Bonners Ferry which had quite a bit of stuff and they had this little green cleaning machine which I been wanting a steam cleaner for my carpets.
But this one for smaller areas and furniture.
Well they never used it and still had all the paper work for a warranty. I ask how much they said does $20.00 sound fair and walk around a picked up quite a few more items. A couple of Christmas Presents, some movies on vhs, and cook ware.
So ask them if $30 sound fair and they took it. I paid a dollar an item except for the cleaner.
As I mention in my pass blog and that I collect giraffes and I pick this up at the thrift store plus that also where I got my food dehydrator.
At the yard sale I went to earlier I found an Robert Louis Stevens book called ”Children Garden Verse” which sometime at a later date I’ll share some of my favors of his work.
Our Kitchen Faust been leaking so we had to replace it and went in home depot to find a new one. They sure have a large assortment and one would have hard time choosing.
I actual want the one that looked like a beer tap
As of tomorrow Monday the 28th I’ll be involved with Fall y’ all give away I won’t be adding anything new to my regular blog until after the give away is done.
I’m also doing for the month of November Nablopmo and I bet if you go there main sight and put in the name of “Peppylady” I would pop up.
If you post everyday in November you have a chance to win something. So as the Fall give away is going on I’ll be posting over at nablopomo for a few days
How lucky one can get I read 32 coffee pals at this time and I was hoping that Katherine Marie of The Open Window would be picked by Random Number Picker.
First of all Katherine when she leaves a comment on your blog I find her word “comforting”
Now Katherine is hosting a Christmas Ornament Exchange I did this last year and had fun at it.
Yes I found a new blog by the way of comment left on Katherine. Called My life Journey I guess we all have life Journey some ups and downs. I bet any of us can relate some way to all the blog we read.
Anther one of my coffee pals Peggy is hosting a Christmas Stocking Exchange
I decided to a quick look around blog world to see if there any give a way or contest relating to Thanksgiving.
I found a few swaps floating around blogger world.
ATC is having an Art Trading Card Swap.
Beelocious is holding an Thanksgiving Apron Swap
I like to mention a few other fun event floating around the blog world there two going on the way of Mamanista she offering a give away for Wireless Keyboard and mouse also there is a baby sling thingy Click here
Those who have babies or know of Babies you want to visit Summer Nook and see about
Infant snap clips
I’m almost done telling you about the fun after this I only got three too go. Ok maybe now I should eat my hat. Not sure how many more fun activity is out there but I’ll try to wrap it up. 
This is one I could real do.
I’m an Organizing Junkie is having a challenge
The other day we watch Meet Joe Black with Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt. I would give this movie a “A”
It almost here Fall y’all give away starts Monday October 29.
I recently join Nablopomo and if you post every day in November there is chance you could win some Prizes As I understand one most post something every day in November to be in a drawing for the prizes. I kind of played around to offer a prize but I’m a rookie here and not sure how every thing works.
Now Halloween is around the corner and Sianikatt is having Ghost Train of Great Britain
I thought I would give Fridays feast a twirl. I f any of one out there wants to read my Friday’s feast Click here
It about time for me to up date my walking ticker factory. I figure for last two week I walk 5 miles.
I keep saying I’m going to get my self on morning routine but it has happen or I don’t know what type of routine I want
I did get some bulbs planted in my patriotic flower bed. Let see if I can recall what I plant or spell it right.
White daffodil, red tulips, white easter hythsen, white narcissism, and I hope I mention all the flowers.
I still have a few I bought that I want to put in my purple and yellow flower bed but it needs clean out.
I keep meaning to anther reading first part of the month I said I was going to use 4 source in my reading and only used one so I’m behind a bit
At random I picked 4 places in the bible
Psalm 38 I believe we all wonder why are life comes out the way it does. Not saying it right or wrong. But there a devil in play or bad spirits.
But all in all we should keep are life balance.
Ezekical 24 It sometime hard to bury the hatch it when someone does you wrong. But some where in life many question I have asked “Some time the others won’t let you bury the ax”
John 8
This is one of my favor verse in bible and we at time even me Confession time…Even at times I told half truth not wanting to let others see that I got weaknesses Are faults might not be the same as someone else but we have are short coming. Not one sin is better then anther.
I grew up in a railroad family. For three generation on my dad side worked the trains.
My great granddad Duane, then his son Clarence, and my dad Harold (Pete) Both my Grand Dad and Dad collect pensions from the railroads.
As I don’t know much about Great Grand Dad and Gramps (That what I called my dad-dads) But I know how my dad got started working for the roads.
My dad was going to school in Michigan and finished the 8th grade and I would guess it was the year of about 1919 and just started his freshman year in high school. I’m clueless why what promoted him to do such a stunt that he drop out of high school and went and got a job on the railroad. But of course his parents didn't know that he drop out of school til they saw him working on trains.
They gave him a choice if you’re going to live at home your going to have to go to school or live somewhere else.
So he picked the life of the trains.
I’m not such how many trains or railroad company he worked for.
I know he worked for over 50 years with trains and worked in most of the lower 48 states and a few of the Canadian providences.
But when he met my mom he was working on the Spokane International Railroad and then the Union Pacific bought the S.I out or they merged.
But I recall him bringing home fright off the trains and I recall once him bring Pussy Willows home.
When I was young he took me on the tour of the railroad yard in Spokane and I got to get a personal tour on how train system was ran. I even got to set up in the engineer ( In train talk the engineer is called the hog head) and blow the train whistle.
So my dad and my mom were very hard workers. To this day I don’t know how my mom did it she took care of the family.
Trains run 24/7 365 days a year. So I recall my mom getting my dad ready for work at all hours day and night. Took care of his dad and me. Plus ran a berry farm.
Yes my dad was a member of the union as a teamster.
After 50 year and some great stories of life on the trains he retired from the union pacific
For more heads or tails head over to Skittles and read other posts on “trains” To read all the heads or tail Click here
The other day both one of my son had to deal with a jerk and the other had to deal with an asshole”
My son Bart was Elk hunting and this one guy about in his mid 30 complaint about my son Elk hunting in my Uncle and Aunt hay field.
As I get farther along in the story this Jerk got caught getting game illegal and I would guess he have of lost his hunting privilege.
So one day Bart and his friend Tom went somewhere and this jerk son came up and hit Bart before he could take off his set belt and hit him.
Then the Jerk him self told Bart “That the wrong one killed him self” He was talking about his cousin Nate or Murphy and I Nephew.
Well I suggest file a report with the sheriff office and I would help him. Simple because I wasn’t there to know all the details what went on?
But he decided not to and if this jerk or his son doesn’t get you can’t act like this. What will happen there jail time will keep on increasing.
I’m strong believer in Karma.
Then he decided to go hunting somewhere else with his friend Tom and someone was hunting above them and fired by them at some game.
Oh I believe it was an accident nothing more
Now for Sawyer he moved to Grant Pass Oregon place call Grey Backs which is private land management which does fire prevention on private land and sometime they contract out with the government.
Well before Sawyer a few “Red Flags” went up this place but sometime your kids have to attend the school of hard knocks.
Well the promised him a bunch of things and did actual anther thing.
Well it was Friday the 19th of October and I guess they promised him a raise and didn’t deliver on it.
So he told them “I quite” then they ask “Why do you quite” his reply was “ I can list 20 reason why” and he then start to list them
“Number one, you’re a bunch of Assholes”
“ Number two, you lied to me to many damm times”
Then they told him to leave. So his last paycheck is coming in Friday and he wants to pick it up and see if it right and doesn’t balance.
Then move back up to Naples. Not sure what he going to do but he can get back on at Schweitzer
Not sure exactly Sawyer plans are but last time I talked to him he was planning to go back to school.
He talks quite a bit to Bart.
You see this place Grey Backs never gave them breaks and there lunch was about 10 minutes.
So I figure Sawyer will be back here between Sunday and Monday.
No sure where he going to sleep he got choice of the basement or Bart old room.
Bart old room I was planning to turn in to a home office and craft room. Now I’m waiting to see what Sawyer doing
Today is last day voting on best fall picture. Please cast your vote for Peppylady
I been looking around the blog world for Nablopomo and I found it and became a member. If I didn’t do the photo hunt and visit the http://munshifamily.blogspot.com/> Munshi Family blog I’ve may found at a later date what relief.
I’ll explain later on how Nablopomo works
I’ve been looking for a resent for one of my asthma meds I just bought and I know if I go and buy one it will show up in plain sight.
Now guess what just happened I turn my head and looked at our wood stove and there it sits.
I don’t feel well today I’m going to lay down for a while upset tummy. Please go over for Peppy for best Fall Picture
This might not what I would consider being a practical place to lay but Daisy thinks it a practical place to lay right on top of Bart.
I entered in fall photo contest hosted by Karen. Please go over an support my nominee for best fall picture. Vote for EIGHT That’s me!!!
I’m a person of my word. You can ask my hubby and my boys. Even a few times I would bet they would wish I had not kept my word.
But I promise that I would tell about anther give away in blogger world.
Summer Nook is giving away Insteaded baby clips
One thing I do with my V.I.B (Very Important Bloggers) is to see which Movies they like any then I order it. The other day I receive Tombstone the story of Wyatt Earp and I thought it was a great movie. Not known if all the facts are correct or not
When I was a know it all teenager one of my friend parents made “Apple Jack” and the other day I was in the store and came across Hornsby’s Hard Cider (Crisp Apple) and I thought I would give it a whirl and it has a nice crisp taste smooth and no after taste. I would highly recommend this cider
In the photo it middle bottle
I enter in photo contest and please go over to Karen and vote for EGHIT that’s me Peppylady
Last year in the blog world I did a thing called NaNoWriMo for who wants to write that famous novel Honest time…At this time or even last year I didn’t have time to do it But I recall at the same time NaNoWriMo was going on there was something floating around about blogging on daily bases. So if anyone out in the blogger world knows what I’m talking about can you contact me.
You know it one of those weird spelling words like “NaNoWriMo”
Pea of Pea Corner host a Halloween Swap and this is her second year of doing it and my first year participating in it.
The other day when I got home from work a parcel was sitting on our side steps and I notice it was from Brewer Maine “I just love small towns” and it was my Halloween Parcel which came from Mid life Mom and Thank you so kindly for the wonderful package of Halloween goodies.
My favor part all smelled so “Heavenly”
so last Tuesday I participated in “Heads or Tails which Skittles host.
and I receive an award of Mom Knows Everything called I’m a treat.
This award was started by Hootin Annie
Now I need to pass this award along now and send it on to Brewer Family 8 and Mary Writing Nook
Once again pea had a link to a give away and Violet Lady At Home is giving away something for her 105th posting
I have to say I’ve done much better in my walking then I did last week and I’ll have my ticker change tomorrow “I have to figure out the mileage I walked”
I bought some hard cider and I’ll have a view about it on Friendly Friday
A “Western Larch” is a deciduous Coniferous Tree it looses it needles every fall like any other deciduous tree with leaves.
It has small pinecones on it and in the fall the needles start to turn a bright gold.
For more information on the Western Larch Western Larch
A short time ago I posted about a about an fall photo contest. from Write from Karen is hosting
Please stop in the 19th of October and vote for me and I’ll be doing daily reminder until the voting is over which is Oct 21st “ The squeaky wheel gets oil”
I decide to give “heads or tails a whirl” which skittles host as a first time player I’m sure glad it came up head which to me sound a lot eaiser.
So I decided to list 10 mountain peaks in the Selkirk Mountains
1. Roman Nose
2. Harrison
3. Lion Head
4. Myrtles Turtle
5. Burton Peak
6. Smith Peak
7. Snow Peak
8. Round Peak
9. Kootenai Peak
10. Harvey Peak.
I also found this fun little meme over at Skittles I decides to give it a whirl.
What Your Halloween Habits Say About You |
 You're a friendly person, but not the life of the party. You like making someone else's day - and you'll dress up if you think of a really fun costume. No one quite understands you, but everyone also sort of worships you. And that's exactly how you like it. Your inner child is bittersweet, thoughtful, and never too greedy. Your fears are irrational and varied. It's hard to predict what you may be afraid of on any given day. You're prone to be quite emotional and over dramatic. Deep down, you enjoy being scared out of your mind... even if you don't admit it. You are unique, expressive, and a trendsetter. Your ideal Halloween costume is over the top and one of a kind. |
I bumped into anther contest and give away via blogger neighborhood.
Over at Write Karen is having a photo contest and it goes as follow.
This photo contest theme is: Fall
Post your picture beginning NOW to 4:00 central time October 19th.
Can you smell it? The crisp, clean air of Fall? Show us some pictures of the kids jumping in a pile of leaves. Do you have any pictures of the family carving a Jack ‘O Lantern? What about simply being outside and enjoying the cooler weather? Do you go to craft fairs? Let’s see a picture of the goodies you bought! Do you have a Fall family tradition? Share it with us! Be creative, be fun - the more original the photo, the better chance you’ll have of winning!
Here the rules When you have your entry posted, please insert the direct link into the Mr. Linky below. Bloggers/readers are the judges. Please vote for your favorite entry (a voting poll will appear in this post) beginning at 5:00 p.m. U.S. central time October 19th to 8:00 p.m. U.S. central time October 21st.
The winner will be announced here (as well as emailed) shortly after 8:00 p.m. U.S. central time October 21th and will get to choose any BusyBodies product of his/her choice ($20.00 max) OR a $20.00 gift certificate to Amazon.com
Over the weekend I had plan to shampoo the two smaller bedroom. We went to Sandpoint and bought some odds and ends for the house although nothing overly fun.
We tore apart the two smaller bed rooms and Bart is planning to move into what was Sawyer room
Murphy is starting work an hour later instead of starting at 7 in the morning he is now starting at 8 in the morning and I thought I could get up at 6 in the morning instead of 5. But I think I’m going to 5:30 so I can get my chores done around the place when I get off work I’m to tired and real have little desire to do my own place
Soon as you lift the lid off our septic tank and no need to take a deep breath you would get a reeking order….”Pee ueey”
I’m total clueless where I want to start Friendly Friday. I guess I’ll tell you about that I add 3 more to my coffee pals just take quick peak at these new blogs right below 5 minute with mom
Last summer Sharron of rocks in my dryer hosted a summer carnival give away called Dog Days of Summer well I was one who took part. I can’t recall how many different blogs I went to. I just took a quick peak over on her dog days of summer give away and there were 506 partiers.
Now Sharron must of recuperated from the last give away and she up for hosting anther party called Fall y’all bloggy giveaway
Have you every stop in at Serious Mumbo Jumbo this blog been add last half of year. Simple word I would use to scribe this blog as “Bright”
She also a player in Photo Hunt
Now on quest to find a new blog and I’m looking though the comments left on Serious Mumbo Jumbo and I just went with the first one Orange Blossom Goddess who lives in Toronto.
As I stroll though her blog I notice she post about quite a few things I notice a recipe, card making, indoor gardening and etc of good things
We all or I should say I haven’t yet met a person who doesn’t like a break from cooking and I found this site that offers Printable Coupons Restaurant Nationwide
Confession time…I have a thing about hats I don’t know what it is but I like hats Being in North Idaho hardly anyone dresses up I wear jeans and sweat shirts depending on the weather.
Here is the Do and don’t of hat fashion
Last night for dinner I made soup and add a little pearl barley to it. But I was on a quest to fine something different to do with pearl barley and I saw the word “Feta Cheese” so I had to Click on it
Yesterday I was over at Dragon Flys Musing and I got this little fun Meme from her.
I actual need to look up some of these words they use in results of this meme. I’m not sure if they’re insulting me or not, scary huh!
You Are 7: The Enthusiast |
 You are outgoing and playful - always seeing the happy side to life. You're enthusiastic and excitable. You love anything new. Multi-talented, you do many things well... and find success easy. You prefer to keep things light with others. Opening up is hard for you. At Your Best: You are deeply involved in each experience. You appreciate life for what it is, and you take the time to enjoy each moment. At Your Worst: You are greedy, self centered, impulsive, and insatiable. Your Fixation: Gluttony Your Primary Fear: Deprivation and pain Your Primary Desire: To be satisfied and content Other Number 7's: Howard Stern, Cameron Diaz, Robin Williams, Jim Carey, and Jenny Mccarthy. |
When I was back in grade school don’t recall what grade I was in but this poem I have always liked.
Well when it comes to getting into new healthy habits I can’t say I complete fell off the wagon forsake but I been holding on with one hand and dragging behind and feeling every bump on the way.
This week I only got ¾ of mile in this morning my friend Alice and I went for a walk.
Even my water intake is been slacking also.
I’m not sure when or why I should post this but I fell that I needed to sometime in my blogger days.
I’m going to let you on few deep dark secrets of my life about my relationship with my dad.
As a little girl my dad and I got along quite well. I can’t recall the exact moment when we drew the line in the sand.
My dad would give me awful beating although not many of them. I recall hitting the walls and sliding across the floor.
And my mom just real didn’t do much. opinion time…I think the reason she never did any thing because she liked my dad income but maybe there other reasons that I just don’t see and at this time I have no desire to figure it out.
My dad sure wasn’t a health nut he drank like a fish a 5th of booze a day and smoke like chimney and my mom couldn't leave a very sick man and was worried what one may think of her. Some may ask if his drinking like that would make him become abusive or not actual he was a friendly drinker it was actual when he wasn’t drinking and was hung-over.
He had major health problems do to his health choices.
Sure the physical pain did damage to me but the real damage was the on going verbal abuse.
All the time he would criticize me over and over for the same ole thing. But if I did something right he would briefly give me praise and soon be back criticize me for any mistakes I have done in the pass.
He would run me down to other people and these people now I have a decent relationship with. I never once built my relationship of running down my dad to these people.
As a teenager I thought I had no self worth. So I did my share of drugs and was quite sexual active with quite a few males and ended up pregnant and ended up having an abortion because at that time the relationship with my dad it would give him something more to criticize me for.
I was so angry with my self as a teenager and had problem with the law and school. Oh never did any felonies it was for running away from my parents.
I ended up in years of counseling and went a live in a behavior school for trouble teens and that help me the most I was taught that we all have self worth.
My dad died when I was 17 and I recall going to his funeral and he was laying in his casket and I was thinking to my self I felt relieve that I wouldn’t have to be criticize for over and over for any mistakes did mater how big or small they may be.
Confession time…At time I would wonder but not often if he and I would get a long now
I’m clueless how long this blog will be going on. I keep thinking of making two copies and butting it in a three ring binder and giving it two my boys once But I’m planning to live quite a few years so I can enjoy my grandkids of future.
So this blog should be quite a few volumes.
Yes, my dad have some quite a few good traits about him and will be posted in this blog but not sure when
Here when you look out your window and at the mountains one can see snow so I’ve been slowly getting my car organize for winter.
I vacuumed it out and wash it at car wash and even came home and re rinse it.
So here some before pictures
Plus I need a small tune up and my oil change in the near future. I’m not quite sure when in Idaho one can put on there studded tires.
Now for the after pictures.
Oh doodle doo I was going to but my entire picture in the center and when I was all most completely done doing this blog I notice I never change the blogger picture thing to center like I want to.
To see more tackle it Tuesdays projects Click here
I hide my first Geo Caching and here is my clues.
From Bonners Ferry South hill over pass go south on us highway 95 south toward Sandpoint (4.0 miles) at the start of Peterson hill at the start of guardrail. (Mile post 503) take a right.
Take a right at the “T” go one-tenth of a mile with small parking space on left.
At the far corner left corner of turn out and skid trail starts. Go approx 45 steps.
On the right hand side (North) there is a cedar tree with a yellow bearing marker from the state of Idaho.
There a stump with a block on wood and a penny stuck in a crack.
This cache is in a popcorn tin
stickers
3-crayons
spider with suction cup
book mark
cross stich
mask
Teddy Bear.
Plus there is an autograph book please sign it and if you take something please put something in it's place.
Now for the addition clue.
Cache is hidden under some hemlock branches.
There Geo Caching all over the World
One of my job for my client is to take her yard selling on Friday and which just fits me fine.
In the resent I found these picture and hung them on the long wall in our living room and I have small shelf to put under the oblong picture.
I've posted my artist trading cards and put them up for trade. I'm going to take a slight break from making artist trading cards. I...
