Conference Day Multi Tasking

Good morning,

It has been a busy week.  Daughter Catherine and I spent a day at a CPA conference.  I took the picture above with my phone camera without a flash to avoid causing a disturbance in the room.  I had my computer up and running with the lecture outline on the screen and while we listened, my current knitting project was on my lap. 

Multitasking!

I'm sure most of you are multitasking this month, too!

All the best,
Lois

He Splits and I Stack

Good morning,

We are working hard while on "vacation."  My Honey and I are still splitting and stacking those logs from the four huge trees we had taken down a few months ago.

The pile of logs is getting smaller, but we still have plenty to do.  It may look simple for him to sit there next to the splitter, but he is moving these logs over there to get them split.  That's a lot of work quite a challenge with some of those huge logs.

I help with the log moving to the splitter and stack them after they are split.  We have eight log racks like the one above.  Most of them are full.  ;) 

The rest of the trees on our property are safe for awhile.

Time to move inside and knit in front of a warm fire.

All the best,
Lois

Thanksgiving Weekend Images

Good morning,

I've finally had a chance to sit down and format some images that I took last weekend. 

These first two images are of turkey #1 that was grilled outside.  The ice pack is to freeze that area so that it would cook slower and not burn while the rest of the turkey was being grilled.

This is the turkey preparer, our daughter Catherine.  Above she has turkey #2 that was prepared in the oven.

They were both fantastic!  We thought we would have 19 for Thanksgiving dinner, but part of the family couldn't get to Cincinnati so we were down to only 13 guests.

 Catherine even made her own turkey broth for dressing and soup that we enjoyed later in the weekend.

 I got so busy on Thanksgiving that I didn't take many pictures of the guests or the table when we finally got it set.  We had another section in the table and it looked quite different with a blue tablecloth and many more place settings on Thanksgiving.  The image above was taken the following night and the table is set for the seven of us still here.  We hosted four of our grandchildren for the weekend while their parents had a little couple time.

 Everything that comes out of our kitchen has been Lab tested.

 We have two very experienced Lab testers. ;)

 So, this is my "night after Thanksgiving" dinner.  It was even better the second time around.

 Having four of the kids here for the weekend was fun, too.  Alex borrowed Grandpa's Blackberry tablet to play some games.  Fun!

I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday as much as we did.

All the very best,
Lois

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Christmas at Sea - Freedom of the Seas

Good morning,

I took this image last Christmas.  This traveling Christmas tree is on the Bridge of Freedom of the Seas.

All the best,
Lois

Santa's Arrival by Resue Boat

Good morning,

Last year at Christmas we were aboard Freedom of the Seas.  On Christmas morning we were in Labadee, Haiti, where Santa managed to find us!

Santa arrived by Rescue Boat!  After circling the ship a couple of times, he came aboard with gifts for all of the children.

I had to give Santa credit!  It was HOT out there and I bet his North Pole suit was pretty warm.

All the best,
Lois

Christmas Music and Fireplace - at Sea

Good morning,

Just because you go on a cruise you don't have to miss sitting in front of a fireplace and listening to Christmas music.

Every evening during the holiday season aboard Freedom of the Seas a TV channel was devoted to a fireplace featuring a warm (you could almost feel it) fireplace complete with stockings hung with care and a moving train.  After awhile, the milk and cookies disappeared.  ;)

We enjoyed this channel every evening when we were aboard last year.

All the best,
Lois

Windjammer Greeter - Freedom of the Seas

Good morning,

Can you tell what port we are in the day I took this picture last year?

The Windjammer Greeter aboard Freedom of the Seas usually dresses in an outfit related the port we are visiting each morning.  In addition to being a happy face who always makes us smile, the greeter reminds everyone to use the hand sanitizer before entering the Windjammer Restaurant. 

In addition to being a really nice guy, this man amazingly remembers so many people from day to day.  That's no easy task with several thousand people on board the ship.

Enjoy,
Lois