Photo Hunt (Written)

So my printer ink ran out. I'm not sure if anyone here in Bonners Ferry carries it or not. In all honestly I haven't looked.

So I been hand writing things. So for Thanksgiving I made an nectarine pie which I used my home can nectarine pie filling.

Then I thought apple and caramel pie. So I found quite a few and I had to write a few notes and put one together. 

Well for Thanksgiving dinner there where 26 I ended up taking my two pies and a Waldorf salad. But before I start to cook Murphy and I made a pot of white chilli. It was a handy way of doing things simple because the chilli slowly cooked on back burner and it was out of my way so I could make the item for Thanksgiving dinner.

Making the crust with my new food processor did ok but next time a smaller batch would have been a lot better.

Now back to the chilli at the time we made I forgot a simple fact “beans=gas”. Oh in middle of the night the night before Thanksgiving. I started to toot and toot. Even woke my self up. I sure was hoping it would end before we went to the gathering. It did.

When I'm running Faith to do her weekly marketing. Lot of time I'm having one of those fancy coffee at Starbucks. As I'm there I send out 3 hand written cards weekly to different people.

I usual get my cards from second hand stores or yard sale. Once in while I'll get them at some retail place but they have to meet two standard. Price and I have to like the design.

These I got at Wal-mart.

As you all can see the card is sitting on my record of my weigh in at (tops) So our weight recorder writes in this book.

WALDROF SALAD

3 apples diced

2 pares diced

2 celery sticks diced

Little bit of lime zest

½ to 1 cup of chopped walnuts

½ to 1 cup of raisins

a little bit on thinly sliced onions (I use less then ¼ cup) I would use about 1 to 3 Tablespoon of onions .

¼ to ½ cup of Mayo

CARAMEL APPLE PIE

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 recipes pastry for a 9 inch double crust deep dish pie
• 3/4 cup and 2 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 3 tablespoons and 1-3/4 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 7-1/4 cups thinly sliced apples
• 1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon and 2 teaspoons caramel ice cream topping *
• 1/4 cup and 2 teaspoons chopped pecans
• 1-1/4 (16 ounce) packages frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

This recipe's Ingredients were scaled to yield a new amount. The directions below still refer to the original recipe yield of 1 deep dish pie.

1. Preheat oven and cookie sheet to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
2. Stir together the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Toss with the apples in a mixing bowl.
3. Pour the mixture into the first unbaked pie shell then drizzle the caramel topping over the top. Sprinkle with pecans. Place the second pie shell over this and flute the edges. Cut slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape then place on preheated cookie sheet.

Bake 45-50 minutes, until golden brown. Cool for 1 hour before slicing. Top with whipped topping, if desired.

• I just got a Smucker ice cream topping and just dump it in the pie filling.
  
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Tirlin' At the Window, Crying at the Lock

Not sure it this is good or bad. But I can honestly say we're not happy about the drive line in the snow blower be messed up.

The sheer pin had to be replace so we went to Quality feed to get a pin. It cost us $2.30. So Murphy took it out for test run and the drive way didn't need clearing. So he hit a rock with blower.

I been doing a little thinking on holidays and stuff like gifts and cards. I haven't made up my mine how I'll be doing cards. For years I been sending out a weather report that I've been keeping for years now. Which I've stuck in the Christmas cards.

But it will get figured out.

As for gifts this year a few extra corners going to be cut. I figure for the older kids first grade and above will be getting mad lib

with a pencil or a pen. Plus adding a ornament will be fairly easy to do. If I figure right there should be 5 kids in this age group

Then for the younger ones it will be coloring book and crayon. Of course a coloring book. There two in this group.

For Thanksgiving we will be going over to Murphy Sister Faith Place she the only one who got room for all of us. To the best of my math there should be 17 to 28 there. Lot depends on the road there is 11 who lives out of the area. If it snowy Sawyer and Bart will be possible moving snow with there cousin Sam.

I had chance to talk with Faith on what needed to bring. But of course she was clueless. So I volunteered a fruit salad and some type of pie.

This morning I took Murphette to her doctor appointment. Her brain won't shut down and she isn't sleeping well. Opinion time....I think it's the way they eat. Gee a few days they sent me to the store and I didn't get one thing with any nutritional value.

Statement time...a least Thanksgiving dinner there more in nutritional value in that meal.

I got a note card in mail from my friend Finny who is two years older then me. She lost her job she sort of does the same-thing I do but in some-type of home for elderly. I just can't think of what it called but know it not a nursing home. Last time I talk to her she had something to do with there meds.

Her husband Cyrus lost his job sometime ago do to out sourcing. But never once could gain employment to do a learn trouble. Can barely read and never finished High School. So before he was 18 he went to work for Columbia Light Company. I would guess he was there for 30 years there about. He getting S.S.D and I believe his check is over $1,200 a month and under $1,500.

 

So my friend LaWalla is moving down to a little place outside of Tuscon, on the Mexican border. So tomorrow she parking one of her vehicle out with her friend place over by Black Mountain in the Paradise Valley area.

Photo Hunt (Wet-Rain)

In North Idaho we have to contend with snow. Many ways of describing snow.

“wet snow”

“dry snow”

“cold snow”

I've never heard of warm snow.

When it comes to moving snow about. Most people now have a snow removing device such as snow plow or blower.

But back when I was young people use shovel actual a snow shovel. It somewhat looks like “grain shovel” there is a difference.

As one who moves snow may use terms such as

“light snow”

“wet snow”

Wet snow would stick to your shovel.

“Blanket” is a term use to describe when the ground is complete covered.

When one has a little or no visibility the term mostly use around here is

“White out”

Anther word for “blizzard”

I think this is the prettiest way of describe snow when it comes out the sky so peaceful

“Angels dandruff”

But when one talks of rain I've never heard anyone yet use the term

“dry rain”

but the terms

“cold rain”

“warm rain”

Is one way to know if one needs to bundle up or not.

Then there is term to describe how fast or the rate of rain coming down.

“It's raining cats and dogs”

Question time...Does it rain ducks and geese in another part of the world

“It's a down pour”

“It's dumping buckets”

“A soaking”

But when it not raining all that heavy one may hear terms like

“A few drops”

“it didn't even settle the dust”

I hope all of you had a little fun reading these odd way of explain snow and rain. I can't think of any more. Feel free to leave any ones you remember describing rain or snow.

 

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  Next week hunt is “Hand Written”

Up stairs an' doon stairs in his nicht-gown,

I was thinking or couldn't recall what I want or needed to blog about.

Oh there more then one issue.   

Murphy and I are planning to attend occupy in Sandpoint Idaho this Sat the 19th . There not occupy group in my neck of the woods.

I'm sure Murphy sign will say something like “Exploit American Worker” I just haven't thought of any sign that relates to being a home care worker.

But there 3 main grumbles I have.

A nurse comes and figures how much each client shall receive and usual there pretty right on...but....

When a client has to go to a doctor or medical appointment. And the doctor running late or send you some place for test. Then you go over your assign hours. Out of no fault of yours. Your working for free. Statement time...This isn't right. What is one to do. Just leave or kick your client to curb.

There been time when a client could use a little bit more time for special occasion. It wouldn't hurt for a client with good reason could apply once year and extra 8 hours a year.

See once your time is use up and if there really a need “To bad”

There so dead locked on hours you get. Statement time...I complete understand why all of these people are given a certain amount time.

This is one of the biggest grip I have about the home care. It sat up to make these people enabling. Once you get a home-care and suddenly they can't do a thing for there self.

Or they now have little power and they become demanding.

Plus they can continue there bad habits. Eating un-healthy, like drinking pop and eating candy bars. Keeping bad habits or not trying to improve your self, like smoking couple packs of cigarettes a day. Also having chance to get some type of treatment and refusing it because you won't have your servant.

Statement time...Those who are capable improving or staying the same. Should be given mini goals to better there self. If they meet there mini goal they only loose 15 minutes. If they refuse to make any improvements or don't meet them.

As far as I'm concern they don't need a home-care person.

One of my fellow worker told me about this person. At home she wipes her own ass with no trouble and when there in public she wants or needs someone else to wipe her ass.

Simple because it some type of power trip.

 

At my T.O.P.S meeting I'm doing a fun little thing hope to help us though out the holidays. We're set goals, small ones that hope to keep us on track and develop better habits.

My two goals are walk 40 minute a day. The other one is to drink 24 ounce of water. Plus we're rating our self on how well we are doing daily.

We did this goal thing and it seem to help. I had a goal not eat after dinner and now I can say “98% of the time I now don't eat after dinner”

Confession time...The only reason I ate after dinner because of boredom, not of hunger. 

Monday evening our oldest son Sawyer stop in and had bite with us. I thought he was going to tell us he was going to get married.

He does have a girl friend. But he isn't. No grand-kids either.

But I has glad he stop in.

Confession time..I felt like I was visiting with stranger almost. I know they have there own life to live.

I believe it was last summer or the summer before my sister in law Susan and her hubby Jon bought some property out in the Naples area.

Opinion time...I don't think they really didn't want to move up here.

They use the opportunity to get rid of it and tell the reason they got rid of it.

“There son Sam went out on four wheeler and tore it up”

Ok, “I believe it possible he went and rode a four wheeler and even possible did some damage”

“ I was wondering how much really was done”

Opinion time...I think this is opportunity for them to get rid of it and not to say “ we really don't want to move up here”

And Sam became there escape goat.

so twisting the truth a little and that way no one get hurt.

One more thing I saw on face book my brother in law Earl and his wife Rita is heading toward a divorce.

But who knows what will happen until the papers are sign.

Lutheran church

Walked in got a nice warm cup of tea and was wondering if there were more to come. On Sunday the 13^th of November my friend Quenella and I went an visit the Lutheran church.

My thoughts on the service the worship service was unorganized and I felt it slow and one was stumbling though it.

The reading that they choose from the bible where 

Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18
Psalm 90: 1-8, 12 
I Thessalonians 5: 1-11
Matthew 24: 14-30

as those who choose to read the links. Opinion time...I thought they where awful stories and total put down. The scriptures shouldn't been used and in my thought it would have been a lot better.

Now the main pastor did a up lifting sermon from considering the scriptures that was presented.

Every Sunday a child is given a shoe box and that child puts something in the box and today was a red plastic lizard.

The pastor does a short sermon on what every is in the box. Opinion time...I was very impress on how well he did not knowing what was in the box.

In nut shell how we are all important.

Then even his main sermon was on good Stewardship and we can all do our part. Does matter size or shape even simple kind word is even being a steward.

Boundary county is struggling. It used to be the Lutheran church would give out a food box twice a year and now it comes four time of year.

A need was needed and it got filled.

The Lutherans still believes in blood of the cross but not as heavy as some other religion. Statement time...this is my main hang up with the Christian teaching.

3 tea cups full spilling into the saucer.

Editor note...I have relatives that is members of the local Lutheran church.

Photo Hunt (Two)

The two of us been doing odds and ends around the place. Nothing major. So we clean up around the wood pile that is stack under the shop/barn eves. Brought some into our basement a small load of firewood. Which heats our home 98% of the time.

One reason we clean up around the wood area by the barn/shop when winter comes and we have to use the snow blower the path way is cleared. 

Well I knew I want to take a picture of a two dollar bill. Which is in one of my dresser drawers . I couldn't tell you how long I had this bill.

I haven't seen that many two dollar bill.

I recall my parents telling me about then and toward my senior year of high school they came floating around, 1978.

I couldn't tell you how many ceramic molds I have out here. But there two molds that I stash some cash in. Statement time...The operation of banks just irradiate the hell out of me.

The tellers in the bank we use our real nice and I understand they have a job to do. I was in there the other day making deposit.

The teller ask me if I want a personal line of credit. I said “No thank you” but we can get you a better rate then your credit card.

Which we hardly use.

We keep the credit card paid in full and lot of the time the credit card is paid even way before the statement comes out.

The teller had the screen up and she could see whats going on.

Opinion time...Credit is over rated and it got a lot people in mess and the world. Using and working with cash is easy and a good way to keep things balanced and you having the upper hand

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Next week theme is “wet/rain”

Editor note...woke up to a skif of snow in our yard.

Wee Willie Winkie Rins Though The Town

Finished packing up my finish ceramic pieces. So my friend Alice could take it to a craft show in Post Falls Idaho. It's only one day show but I don't have enough inventory to cover the cost. I only have about $170.00 inventory but if I went and set up there on low end of scale I should have $1,050 worth of merchandises.

But hopeful she sells some item. The cheapest item I have is .35¢ and the most expensive item $40.

Our first seed catalog came today. I haven't been thinking much about gardening. What I should actual be doing is tossing things out.

I got the electrical paid off for the month. It was $61.74. The monthly bills I keep paid off on a regular bases. Which runs about $200 a month.

But also wrote a check for $40 to pay off some lab work done. Sure glad I got that over with.

I'm so glad my work week is done. Question time...Where does people come up with there goofy ideals?

Tuesday the 8^th of November Murphette who I do home care for. I had to take her down to Sandpoint for a doctor appointment.

Her land line phone been having issues.

So she was chatting with her daughter down in Texas. In their conversation about her phone the daughter in Texas told her mom that her phone was bugged by the F.B.I

Murphette thought she was going to the F.B.I office in Spokane Washington and turn her self in and had a statement speech made up. Going something like this “ I know you have my phone bug and you think I been sending out spam e-mails and I would like to get hold of the person who hacked into my e-mail account.”

Then she and this so called person who she thinks tap into her E-mail account that she is going to beat the hell out of them.

But promising that then the F.B.I they can have the person after she was finish with them.

Fact time...her body is pretty much messed up and uses some type of mobility item.

So I'm not taking this with grain a salt. I advised her to talk on the phone on things like her hemorrhoid trouble. I'm clueless if she even has hemorrhoid trouble.

But she thought I was funny.

Now back to the daughter in Texas. Her mom was in the hospital last year at this time and she got hold of me wanting to know whats going on.

During our conversation she told me. That they and I'm clueless who is they. They where pulling off pregnant female forcing them to have an abortion and sterilizing them.

I rather pinch my pennies and be full time personal care giver.

I Wish I May I Wish I Might On the First Star I See Tonight.

I'm not sure what part of life is wishful thinking. But I guess it's always there. Being married all these years. I been ask how we do it.

Statement time...People who tend to give advice never experience it or they screwed up so many time is the ones with the answer.

I mention the doogie door. Well we kept it. So the other day we took off the basement door and headed into town. Over to the in-laws Heinz and Faith so Heinz could help putting on the doggie door.

It's always wishful thinking when Murphy doesn't attempt some projects. Confession time...I find it stressful when he decided to do a project. There even been time when a project been going on I just wanted to fucking pound the holly shit out of the asshole.

I know it was a wise move to do the door. It was done in an hour. But I was looking at ceramic molds on E-bay. Statement time...I need more ceramic molds like I need a hole in head.

Let say if Murphy and I handle the project it would be all day project.

Now it is to get Daisy to go though the door on her own. Well she will come though it if someone lifts the flap. She pretty smart girl and little coaching she will have it down in flat.

When I was younger we had pets and they where excepted to follow “rules” one may call it. But here is the shit. Murphy don't think I know anything on training “Daisy” to go though the doogie door.

Question time...Why do husband thinks there wife are stupid?

I could tell you all sorts of things I told him about something and he wouldn't listen. Like tonight dinner. Not a big thing.

I shouldn't be so hard on him. With today economy and not sure what work will come his way. I suggested that we see our accounting on having the ceramic shop hire him. So in that way he could have a little bigger social security check. I'm not sure what the math formal is but I know they base it on last 2 years of your work history.

Statement time..well a lease he is willing to talk with the account on my ideal of having the ceramic shop to hire him.

You see I need some mold organization done and more shelving put in. 

estimated but not looking at the inventory I have done on my ceramic pieces. But then I took a quick look and found out how much I do have. Still not enough to get a booth at some craft show. But I would feel comfortable enough sitting up at our local framers market.

But still will cast greenware, clean greenware, fire greenware, and paint ceramics.

The start up at our local farmer Market isn't until end of April. My goal is to have enough inventory that I could sit up every other market.

I should be more precise. Confession time...I have enough inventory done up but it wrong type of inventory most of it Christmas Ornaments. Which doesn't sell well in the spring and summer time.

Statement time...I know it takes $565 a month to cover our property taxes, insurances, and utilities.

But the rest I'm not sure what all comes to. Like food, gas, up keep on the rigs, and the unexpected in life.

Like I said at this point Murphy will be getting $722.00 on his social security check. My check from Murphette in month it all adds up to $350, then I feel comfortable saying I could make $250 a month profit just doing the local farmers market, and if Murphy some how can haggler anther $250 a month.

So by this calculation we should be taking in about $1,572 a month. But we have private retirement account which is joke and I don't want to use them until we older.

One may ask why I don't look for more client. Confession time... I'm not a big home/personal care giver fan. In so many ways the program is a joke it just enables the clients. Actual it could be a good and helpful program.

But there been client I been around for a few hours and the negative energy for few hours it just zaps you and the only thing you do is go to bed and rest up to get zap again. I have no desire for getting zap out of energy. I rather where my shoes a little longer.

Photo Hunt (light)

I was goofing off on the computer one day, as I usual do. Came up stairs and notice two of the trees where taken out of the back yard.

It sure open the place up and let more light in. But as summer rolls back around. I know the morning sun light would really glare in my kitchen window.

So Murphy got some tree starts the south side of the house. Some type of Maple. I'm thinking he want to put them in where the two trees came out.

Then once again light will change.

Next week theme is “two” for the hunt. Those who wanting more info or see others photos. Please visit our hostess TN CHICK

The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon

I just finish up for Ida client out in Curly Creek area. Glad to have the extra income but sure glad the job is over.

Confession time...I might like home care if it was set up differently. In so many ways it set to make the client enabling.

So now it back to Faith and Murphette.

Just a while ago we just figure out what Murphy retirement would be if he took it at 62, $722.00 ruffly. But as for the job market in my area isn't the greatest. Mostly tree nursery which he done for 20 years.

He even looked into doing home-care. Statement time...I wouldn't suggested that job for anyone.

I ran into a neighbor of ours in Safeway. She was telling me about a friend of her taking care of this man who is total ass hole. Editor note...Ass hole comes in both sexes. She was wondering what the agency paid it depends on what agency one gets but she got hold of one pays $7.25 and hour.

My friend Alice who Ida mom went to Sandpoint. Her and I want but mainly her want to check out this place called .foxs fun factory crafters mall 

Well for one thing I don't have enough inventory. A monthly booth fee is $30 and 10% of your sale which really isn't that bad compare to other consignment shops. But if your not wanting to a pay a rental fee you can do it on consignment percentage of 30%. I seen any where from 25% to 75% and it also may or may not have a rental fee with it.

Other then not having enough inventory and having a very home feeling. But there a few things didn't set right with me. The building isn't well marked from the highway and there yet not enough exposure.

But if I had bundle of inventory and was doing ok in my ceramic. I might rent a booth. I surly wouldn't sink the very last bit of inventory in there.

I only had to get a few things. I got a doggie door over at home depot but I believe where taking it back. Simple because of the price just under a $100.

Next stop was Wal-Mart. First thing I headed over to the craft department and see what they had in detail brushes the smallest detail brush they had was 2/0 and I have them. Fact time..I where shoes until there complete blown out. Then went over to shoe department and got pair of shoes for under $15.00 tax and all. Plus the first pair I tried on fit.

Then head over to pet area to see if they had doggie door but no cigars.

I went over then got some paper towels and was done shopping. After we where all done shopping we went over to McDonalds.

Next weekend Alice will be doing a craft show in Post Falls and she will be taking my Christmas Ornaments. I don't know what she has for room but I have a few extra pieces done up.

weather report (October 2011)

The warmest day in October was 1^st at 72.1 (22.2)

The coldest day in October was 27^th at 15.1 (-9.3)

The average high for October was 54.1 (12.2)

The average low for October was 29.2 (-1.5)

Rain 2 ½ (6.3)

End of the month it looks like we're average 9 hours of sunlight.

October 7^th was first heavy frost in morning one would have to scrape there vehicle windshields.