Beef day! Not in the traditional sense, though. Kath and I did order and share a quarter beef – different people took the rest of the cow. That also meant that we were not responsible for the entire process, start to finish. We discussed processing, but then paid for the meat, and picked it up from Jason. The sunrise greeted us – promising a blessed day. And it was!
Sunrise
7:20am
That being said, we left a few minutes early and made a few stops on the way. First, we stopped at Donna’s store and got cheese. Kathy and I bought Christmas tea towels that fell right into place with the sermons on AI that Greg has been teaching these past few weeks.
Yes – it’s true!
Second, we went into the bulk food store and got our melting chocolate for candy, etc. We also stopped at the ‘Shop at Smicksburg’ and each bought something there. Kathy got note cards and I got a little wooden bunny. When we left the house at 9am it was 9*; when we got to Smicksburg it was 1*. By the time we got home it was 11*. It has definitely been a COLD day. When we stopped at the ‘Shop’ there was a birdhouse sitting on a milk can – covered in thick ice! So was the PARKING lot!
Icy Birdhouse
3 inch bunny – it almost looks like chocolate!
Jason and his crew ( son Ethan and mother- father- in law) were just finishing up with the last of the beef when we got there. Ours was already done and frozen.
Jason and his father in law
Left overs!
The good stuff.
We chatted with Aunt Joan and Uncle Clifford for about half an hour. It’s always wonderful to be able to spend time with them. Uncle Clifford was full of fun, interesting stories and Aunt Joan was adding little snippets as she remembered them.
Aunt Joan and Kathy
Uncle Clifford and me
Uncle Clifford explained his little garden to us. It pumps water up on a regular basis. Those little lettuce plants were started from seeds from his summer crop. It also has a light on a timer so they get the right amount. It only took about 2 weeks to get this far!
We headed home about 1pm. Once we got to Kathy’s we divided the meat (and some corn from Uncle Clifford!) It was so cold our face was freezing before we got it done. I was able to get it packed into the freezer, all except one package of ground beef that will be for supper tonight and lunch tomorrow.
A representation: Steaks, roasts, corn and ground beef!
TODAY I am thankful for a loving sharing family!
Uncle Clifford and Aunt Joan (from my photo file)
QUOTE of the DAY:
PEANUTS?
TOMORROW January 25th is:
A Room of Ones Own Day; National Fish Taco Day; National Florida Day; National Fluoride Day; National Irish Coffee Day; National IV Nurse Day; National Opposite Day; National Bible Sunday; Observe the Weather Day.
I have my own room – in fact I have my own house! Tomorrow is a good day for a Bible study. And a great day to study the weather, considering. I’d add ‘National Stay Home and be Safe’ day! God bless…
Amazing Photo:
What are YOU laughing at??
This day in History 1848 James Marshall finds gold in Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California
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