It's A Blessing To Do Good Trick and Treats

Blessed Samhain. I carve a Jack a lantern on Saturday the 29^th of October. It been said that the Jack a lantern is to keep a way the evil spirit

But to me it seem the more someone in to Evangelical Christians they have more trouble with demons. Or it's they don't want to take responsibility for when they mess up and blame it on the devil.

But I would also guess that the Islam also is troubled by the devil.

Statement...I believe in an evilness but it takes a hell of lot of effort to do work of evil and once one does evil it will hang around. Not wanting it to leave.

So we are usual but not always RESPONSIBLE for evil coming into our life.

There two rules one should follow and life should be fairly easy. 1. Help anther soul (person) size has nothing to do with it. 2 Harm none that includes your self.

This season also mark half way between fall (Mabon) and winter (yule) season. Up here we still been getting a few nibbles out of the garden. Statement time...the things that are undercover in garden is still being used. The garden is pretty much settling down the long winter rest.

It looks like I have anther week out by Herman lake. Ida has anther week working at nursery. I wouldn't want to go out there on regular bases.

I'm not a big fan of home-care. “such bullshit” but Murphy is thinking trying to get his C.N.A

At one time I thought of doing it but I would only make a dime more of hour and put a ding into one money safe.

There only been a few people I every talk to actual like doing home care.

The other day I was in safeway pharmacy picking up some Rx and being a small town having chit chat with your fellow human is common.

Well I told them I was doing home care and their answer was “That is hard work”

I just looked up what it takes to be come a C.N.A. 120 hours of instructions. Then the pay scale is $9.60 to $12.77 an hour.

Hourly I average out to $11.34 an hour.

I thought it would cost around $1,200. But Murphy called and he found out it $800 not sure if that covers every thing or not.

One would make a dime more and hour if there lucky.

Sunday the 30^thI went with Quenella to holymyrrhbearingwomen.

for there church service. Statement time...I can't agree on there complete teaching hook line an sinker either. I haven't yet heard them try to play the fear card or the guilt card.

But still I can't take there teaching hook line and sinker. “Mostly about the blood and lamb of cross”. But I have heard other teaching of Christians faith really pound that fear and guilt to you, tying it in with the blood of the cross.

Sure I know the spirit doesn't die. There all sorts of spirits around us which comes in all sorts of shapes and forms well as attitude.

Actual this week “Father” they call there pastor “Father”. He seem like a nice enough fellow. A least the Orthodox doesn't make there priest into some type of pervert like the Catholics do.

He has a wife and kids.

This service was on giving one self but of course there was part about money. Confession time... It reminded me that I need to line up 5 pieces in ceramic pieces finished once sold that I will give the proceeds to a worthy cause.

It sure won't be going to some preacher. I have no trouble when visiting a religious service putting some money in offering.

The main purpose of going Qunella car is having issue. The timing belt is having issues. She made arrangement to have the priest come out and do a blessing on her home and Katka Mountain Peace Garden

after the services. So I went to the service and there things in the service I don't agree on.

I rather see someone asking or making good happen then evil. Which the following of Abraham, Ishmael, or Issac has the corner on market in blessing of good. Opinion time...That what some people think, not me.

It lot easier to do one blessing of kindness and it has nothing to do with religion.

Editor Note...There is a large percentage of teaching of Jesus that I try to use in my daily life.

Photo Hunt (Broken)

Our TV isn't broken it may be out dated but it isn't broken. Murphy use to say “I'll fix it” on items that wasn't even broken.

I would reply “It not broken”

But of course he would try to fix un-broken item

Then be not such loving wife, I would say something like...”You fucking idiot now it broken” yelling at him.

Statement time...it would would really piss me off when he want to fix something that wasn't broken and he broke it try to fix something he should just left alone.

I have to say he wasn't try to fix non-broken item in resent times.

Next week theme will be “light” to be part of the hunt please visit our hostess TN CHICK

The Little Dog Laugh'd to See Such Craft

There quite a bit what I want to post to my blog. More then one matter. First of all in my last post I post about my Uncle and Aunt celebrating there 

65^th anniversary. I don't know if Murphy and I will make it that many years. Simple fact is he was 38 and I was 28 when we got married. So in eye of social security we been married 23 years but lived together 5 years before that. A total of 28 years.

I'm still taking care of Ida client out in Curly Creek area. Filling in out there suits me just fine. 

 

Murphy will be 62 years old in November of 2012. Well not sure if he is going to sign up for his social security or not. I know he would get a larger check if he waited. Confession time...I really don't like the ideal of retiring at this age. But with today economics we might not have any choice. As I could we live on his social security “yes”

I'm not sure what he will be getting.

I'm hoping I can stay on with Murphette which now she gets 8.75 hours a week at this time. Plus with Faith but with Faith age of 88 and her birthday is in December.

As for extra income with ceramics. “I know I wouldn't total depend on it in today world” but an extra little bit don't hurt.

“In today Market we're complete global now”

I was thinking how I was going to price my yule (Christmas) ornaments. “$2.55 or $2.70” each. Depends on how Alice wants to handle the sale tax on it.

I know I won't have enough inventory made up. So this way we both could add a little jingle to our pocket. 

As for current events or I guess this been hashed around a few times. “flat tax rate” I would be first to say “we need some tax reforms and simple one in fact”

Statement time.... tax a person 10% of there complete income on people who making $15,080 a year. Which is federal minimum wage.

Plus those on a low scale of social security and disability.

I know social security insurance (disability) pays right below $700 a month. In a year that comes to $8,400 a year.

Statement time...couldn't you just see these people paying 10% of there income. In some ways I'm for a flat tax rate.

Opinion time...I think the personal deduction should be raised to $30,000 per person. Even take way the marriage deduction. I have no trouble even people with kids at home let them have $30,000 for each of there rug rats.

Any income left above that should be tax at 10%

Would we have to pay income tax on my set up “No” I would guess we will take in this year about $12,000.

Most years we make between $20,000 to $30,000 a year.

I'm not even trying to guess what I'll be making at the local craft fair in December.

As for things happen on the place. Murphy and I been trying to put the garden to bed. Still plenty to do. I'm wanting to clean and spade a place for some asparagus in.

But Murphy and I clean and re-did the “royal sunshine” flowerbed. This flower bed is made of yellows and purple tones flowers.

But it doesn't look like much. But the quack grass got such out of control.

Photo Hunt (High)

This isn't what I deeply want for high. This is Highway 95 off the pleasant valley loop rd, top of the hill. For me to go anywhere I have to get on the pleasant Valley loop rd and head to the highway. There two place that pleasant valley loop that becomes out on Highway 95.

If ones head North about 4 miles you will come to Bonners Ferry Id. But if ones head south about 2 ½ miles is Naples turn off.

If you miss the turn off the next town would Elmira, Samuel, Ponderay, and then Sandpoint. All the town south bound except Sanpoint, blink once and you'll miss them.

I thought of taking the camera on our last trip into the mountain when we got another load of firewood. Confession time...I was tired of posting about wood gather. I was even boring my self.

So I decided not to take a camera with.

Up on Myrtle Creek we saw a young bull moose full set of antlers. He just stood there and listen to us as we talk to him. I could of got a picture drool and all.

So to find more info on the hunt please visit our hostess TN CHICK 

and next week theme is broken.

I don't know if Ida is wise or not. I'm filling in for her for a 7 to 10 days. I did her client last summer so she could go with her family to the Oregon Coast. She working for tree nursery which I think it called “Panhandle” something like that.

Let to some math. I know when she does home care I know what is making about $11.00 an hour. I don't how many hours of attend care or home chores she gets from this client. So split the difference and round to $11.00 and hour. She get 17 hours a week. So every week she making $187.

My hubby been with tree nursery 20 years and he knows who to avoid. Panhandle pays $7.25 and hour. He compared it to Clifty View Nursery and I guess you'll work close to a 40 hour week. So that comes to $290 a week. I didn't figure taxes.

I'll leave it at that and let you figure if she wise or not.

Doing home-care can drive you nut. I can complete understand why she want a break from the job.

Well it my Uncle Melvin and Aunt Bea anniversary. They been married 65 years.

Photo Hunt (Puplic)

I never thought of our little town of Bonners Ferry having anything public. Actual when one thinks about how many public things are in a town. Anything is put on by any government branch is actual public.

Let see in our little area, these things are public...schools, bridges, court house, city hall, city parking lot and etc.

I'm not sure if this is a public park or square. But at one time Taft's Variety store was there. It burn down; not sure what year but none of my sons where born. So it had to be before 1988.

It known as “Georgia Mae” who Georgia Mae actual is or if their even once was a Georgia Mae. “I just don't know.”

Confession time...I actual look at Georgia Mae square is one way to take a short cut from the post office over to main street.

Well next hunt theme is “High”. For more info on the hunt please visit our hostess TN CHICK

Time Takes Care of Most Things

I know about “jobs” that one can't stand. I have to say I feel a lot better walking away from my client “Donna” Looking back I should walk before I did.

Confession time...I don't know why I stayed as long as I did. I put my self in a mental prison and let Donna be my mental prison guard.

I felt like I was trap in this “mental prison” with her and I was total running on adrenalin. After a day with her I would total clasp.

Statement time...Way Idaho Medicaid runs there home care department is something to be desired.

I haven't been to prison but I'm guessing there certain relationship between the prison guard and the inmate. I would guess not all bad either they even have bond between the two.

But the prison door is left open and the inmate won't leave and even the warren gives out the proper papers. But the inmate don't want to leave his/her guard.

But they know they ought to walk, but doesn't. Suddenly the guard steps way out bounds and you know this is your time to leave the joint.

I've seen Donna one time after I walked out. I'm not going to predict how or even how it should be. Time takes care of most things as it should but not all.

Confession time and Statement time...I actual like Donna and the conversation we had were very good. I bet there inmate that actual likes there guard and has a good relationship but it still a prisoner and guard relationship.

Photo Hunt (Waiting)

I had the same feeling waiting for my new Cuisinart food processor as I did one winter. I would guess it was the winter of 1968 or so.

Out of every pay check from IPIC. I would take $10 and stick it in a little empty box. Then I gather up reward points on our credit card. Always keeping a balance of zero, keeping it paid off. The day came and I could get a $100 gift card from Amazon.

But in mean time one of my other pay check from driving Faith around. I would put her check on my credit card and I was money a head. So I decided to take the big leap and purchase my self a Cuisinart 1000 watt elite food processor.

There's more good news “ I never used any of the money I put in the little empty box”

Once it was order or even slightly before. I had it all map out when the U.P.S would be coming to our home. So every time what I thought was sound of heavier truck going down the gravel dirt road. I would listen to see if “Daisy our dog would bark” and if she didn't bark the truck was going on past our place.

Or I would take peak out of the window to see if it was the man in “brown”

Then the waiting was over. Daisy had a bark as a stranger just pulled in. It was actual one of mail ladies that worked out of the Bonners Ferry Post office. Which totally surprised me. I thought one those Browns would be delivering it.

Confession time... I was embarrasses of my behavior. I just grab the box hardly saying anything to the mail lady. Thinking to my self “Yes, I waited for my toy and now I can play with it.

Needing or wanting something can be some what a question. I knew soon I would be wanting a new card for my camera. Before it became a need and still want. I could find the best bang for my buck.

Walmart sold a 1mb for about $26. Out of all sort of camera cards of course mine would be the most expensive. Not so expensive I couldn't afford it.

But I found someone though Amazon. I believe was New Jersey offered a 2mb for $13. Twice the saving for twice the card. So I ordered two cards.

Then once again I was waiting for my cards to my camera. I was pretty sure such a small package, it would be coming though the regular mail.

So I think it was a day or so after the food processor the wait was over and out in mail box there where the picture cards for my camera. 

Next week theme our hostess TN Chicks 

picked is “public” Those who want to learn about the photo hunt one can click on link of TN Chicks

September Weather Report

The warmest day in September was 11^th at 88.0 (31.1)

The coldest day in September was 29^th at 20.8 (-6.0)

The average high for September was 69.5 (20.8)

The average low for September was 36.2 (2.3)

Rain ½ (1.5)

We should all know the equinox is the first day of summer and first day of winter. Well it depends where you are at on the earth. Actual for me it was on September 6^th

I notice the first trees to start to change are the cotton woods.

Editor Note: This isn't a picture from September. I lost my card to my camera and haven't yet found it.

Last Night. Murphy and I went to this sell pitch of Primerica  

but before that let me back up a few days. He was home and receives this phone call and the person on the other end says “We got your phone # from one of your employers” which he did work for.

Thinking it was some type of sting. There trying to find people who drawing an extension unemployment by sitting up “fake jobs” those who don't show up will loose there benefits.

So we sat there though the whole thing. Opinion time...I thought it was Bull and a pyramid deal.

But they call them self an MLM and I really don't know the difference between a pyramid and a MLM.

Well there lot of companies are MLM or Pyramid companies. Pamper chef, Amway, Tupperware, Shackley, and etc.

The main thing about the few companies I list above. There offering an tangible item one can hold.

Confession time...I was once involved with a MLM “Tupperware” I sold it. Did I become rich “No” to me it was to get my self some tupperware product for free or a discount. Make a few extra coins But Primerica is nothing but a pyramid investment company.

So I google “Primerica scams” and the word they use in many ways was “value”. When the word values comes up. I know it's a warning to be avoid it.

Editor Note: We can't prove this but I think the Kootenai inn and casino had something to do with it. One of the things to be part of Primerica one can't have a felony. To work for the Kootenai Inn one also can't have a felony.

photo hunt (covered)

Editor Note... I was getting ready to up-load my pictures and Rosie decided to take a swipe at my hand and I dropped the card to my camera. Haven't yet located it, soon hopeful.

In the mean while there is plenty of other to enjoy.

I thought this week theme of covered actual sound interesting simple because I knew exactly what I wanted to take a picture of. Confession time....I wasn't sure which angle I should take the picture of.

This year hubby and I been getting quite a bit of wood for our wood stove. I bet lot of you read my blog can tell or it's about ceramics.

Well all of our wood is under some type of cover. The first wood went into our old hay barn. Plus my ceramic molds is in there also. The ideal was to build shelves. But the wood is taking that spot.

The rest went under the cover of the eves barn/shed.

I believe we have somewhere between 6 and 7 cords of firewood, all under cover.

Next week theme is “waiting” At this point I'm clueless what I'll be doing but something will come. But in the mean time check out some of the other photos. The best way is to go over to Tn Chicks

she our hostess.

I got out the crock pot yesterday and made up batch of White Chili. This recipe I got from Alice who lives up on what they call “Highland Flats”

2 medium onions

4 garlic gloves

Saute these items above

3 cans of great northern bean Editor Note... I've used White Kidney beans (cannelloni)

6 cups of chicken broth

½ teaspoon

1 ½ teaspoon oregano

2 teaspoon of cumin

4 cups of chicken cooked and diced Editor Note....I used ground Turkey and cooked with my onions and garlic.

Optional 3 cups of monterey jack cheese. Editor Note...I don't use cheese.

Editor notes...I've also saute and add to the chili is leeks and peppers.

I've always like corn bread and I can't see having Chili with out it. I like good and I mean good corn bread.

One thing I like is home made corn bread made from scratch. Here the thing is about corn bread from scratch I don't make corn bread that often so I end up tossing out the corn meal.

The “Jiffy” brand is way to dry.

So I bought some Marie Callenders original corn bread Restaurant style from our local Safeway.

I thought it was on the spend-ie side. Opinion time....I think every thing or most things at Safeway empties one pocket book.

Easy to make 2 ingredients water and the package.

I use my larger muffin tin and I filled them ¾ full but the package didn't say how much batter for the tin.

This made 6 muffins.

Taste but a little on sweet side but nothing close to a cake.

Moist is one of the strong points. Even the next morning they where plenty moist. I give these corn-bread muffin a 4 ¾ tea cups.

The Little Dog Ran Away With the Spoon

Yesterday I went an spend some money. I order my self a Cuisinart food prossor

I been saving up for one. Out of every pay check I would stick $10 in a container of some time.

Plus I gather reward points from the credit card. When using the debit card I run it as a credit.

Well I had enough points to get a $100 gift card from amazon though my bank.

Plus the money I get from Faith for driving her around. That check I just put on the credit card account it some where between $30 and $60 bucks.

So there was an over payment on the card.

So I ordered the food processor

I also got a card for my camera amazon offer a lot better deal then even wal-mart I pay right around $25 for 1mb and amazon offered a 2mb for $13 something.

It end up I didn't have to touch the money in container and I have little over $70 toward the good on my credit card.

I been back doing genealogy. History has always fascinated me. There a possibility that my 2^nd great grand-father “Gilman” Witherell was a letter carrier. So back in his day they only had three choices to delivery mail; on a horse, horse with some type of buggy, or on foot.

He had two son that served in the Civil war. His son Henry who died of disease during the war. The his youngest son Duane my great grand-father who was part of the 21 gun salute over President Lincoln grave.

I been finding odds and ends about the family. Like “Gilman” other son George who was the oldest head to California with his wife “Suzy Church” I only know of one son “Bert”. I don't recall the name but I believe it was Bert son who served in World War I.

But what I find is strange either they had large families 6 or more. Or they only had one only child. I know Gilman had 5 or 6 kids.

At this point George only had one child.

Henry had one child Harley. But it looks like Harley mother Susan Brown (Baines) remarried after her husband Henry died.

Duane had two son Clarence and Maurice. Maurice died do to some type of food poisoning during the San Francisco earth quake in early 1900's

Clarence and his first wife Elsie only had one child Harold my dad. They where soon divorce after there marriage. Both remarried and Elsie with her new husband Rolph had 4 more children. Clarence remarried to woman name Pearl. I gather she had some children but Clarence and she never had an of there own.

My dad Harold was married to a lady name Anna Bleazby for 4 months and she died. I know later on he remarried a lady name of Louise. They where married for 20 years and had no children and where divorce. In about three years after his divorce he married my mom Myra and I'm there only child.

You see even before Gilman they had large families or just one child.

Editor Note...I just found this picture on the net. I'm waiting for my card for my camera I just took my last picture one for photo hunt on Saturday and the other one is for September weather report. I know I didn't spell 

processor right I had trouble changing the link.

The Cow jump'd over the Moon

It seem once we get less the 12 hours of sun. I notice more and more leaves are turning colors. Still getting produce out of the garden.

I got out my fall color candles. Sort of rust orange color.

Wrote the last bill check for the month of September. It our gas bill for $4.00. So our basic bills for this month ran us $144.71. But of course I had our yearly home owner insurance of $583.00.

Plus I've been paying off some lab work. I wrote them a check for $71.89 and still owe them about $101.00

On the lab bill I talk to company and promise them more then $20 a month. Well I been sending them well over $20 a month.

Confession time...I have know clue what I spend of food.

Last Friday I tried to fire the smaller kiln of greenware but it didn't fire right. I just sucked up the power. I'm sort of thinking to give it anther try sometime over the weekend.

Murphy thought it wasn't shut tighten enough. I hope that was it, so easy to take care of.

So Today I had my T.O.P.S (taking off pounds sensibility) I feel I don't get much support from my husband. At time I feel like showing him and saying “See I weigh over fucking 200 pounds I don't like it and I fucking hurt”

But I have to say T.O.P.S taught me not reward my self with food. I think I got it down that now I don't have to continue to eat after dinner.

I've been more disappointed in a weigh in only a ¼ pound gain.

One thing we been doing in T.O.P.S we're having a contest on changing some of our bad habits. I won't going into much detail. Each of us picked 3 goals that would benefit us and each day we give our self a grade on how well we think we did.

My three goal I picked are

1. Walk down pass the skinny larch and back home (1 ½ miles)
2. No eating after dinner
3. drink 48 ounce of water
   So far I'm doing really good on not eating after dinner.

Hubby is heading back to work for Will toward Porthill. It been a while since Murphy since been to work he been apply for other jobs but he is a lot happier at the tree farms. With the economy they haven't been doing all that well either.

In about 13 months Murphy can get his social security. Not sure if he will or not lot depends on whats going on.