Slaters' Funny Farm

The day of giving thanks is upon us and for those that are traveling I bid you safe travels to and from your destination. For those that are home, I bid you a blessed day full of love and family. We will be home today celebrating with family and then we will travel to my daughter's new house on Saturday for a celebration there as well. Our son will be here today with his girlfriend, (that is going to be fiancé soon- SHH!) as well as our youngest daughter, her boyfriend, the grand doll, and my father in law and my mom. I will be cooking dinner today and then Saturday, I simply get to enjoy the day! I am thrilled about that! My Thanksgiving wish is that one day I am able to sit and watch the Macy's parade thru it's entirety without cooking. I think I may be dreaming that will ever happen. For those that are cooking, I pray that everything turns out perfect. I have my turkey on and I am getting ready to start the ham. I have potatoes almost ready to go in the pan and I have ...

Good Tuesday Morning from my house to yours! Since I totally missed blogging yesterday and had the grand doll due to her mommy working on a normal day off due to the holiday, I thought I would take a chance to catch you all up on what is going on at the farm. ( Sorry the photo is blurry. I thought a nice warm fire would be cozy for our chat.) When the grand doll is here, we like to bake. Since I was not in a mood to bake, we found a simple recipe and we made our Christmas Almond Cookies.  Adding the candy sprinkles was one of her favorite activities. You can't see it in this picture, but she always wears an apron when we cook.  Before the oven.    The finished project. Just enough for a taste for everyone.  The chore of cleaning up. She loves water so dishes were her responsibility.  Next, we moved to lunch. She asked for pigs in a blanket, so that was what we made.  Dinner was a big pot of chili. Then the grinding ...

No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Saturday 9: No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 1979 Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) This lyrics use weather as metaphor for romance. Here at Saturday 9, we're more literal. How do the skies look where you are this morning? A. Since it is 6:30 in the evening, it is dark. The sky is dark because it is rainy and there are no stars to be seen.  2) According to Merriam-Webster, "enough is enough" is what you say when you want something to stop because you "can no longer accept or deal with it." When did you recently say -- out loud or to yourself -- "enough is enough." A. Just this past Thursday when we had another horrible day with my mother in law. 3) Grammy winner Luther Vandross began his career as a background singer and performed on "No More Tears." Tell us about one of your early jobs. A. I worked at the local public library...

As I was watching a Hallmark Channel movie the other evening, I was watching the small town feel that I think we have lost in America. The town was decorated with lights and trees and a small festival took place in the center of town for people to walk around, play games, and people were caroling. I began to think - Do people do caroling anymore? I know no one would dress in the fancy gear that it shows on these shows, but just to go sing in front of someone's home for the homeowner to enjoy the music of the season. Are there towns that still have carolers singing at their winter festivities, if there are any of them? Do random people get together and go sing for anyone these days? Or has caroling became a tradition that has just as well been lost! I do believe a few churches here still send visitors to the nursing homes to sing for the residents and that is nice, but with the prospect of singing in the outdoors in front of homes, businesses, etc. I am not sure that it is done....

HI to all my readers today! I have been thinking about two fun exchanges I participated in last year and can't seem to find information on any that are happening this year in blog land. I participated in a tea cup exchange and a gift exchange with other bloggers here and I truly enjoyed it and made some new friends. I would love to do something like that again. That brings me to my post. I would like to get 10-20 people that are interested in doing a secret type gift exchange on here. It can be homemade, store bought or even just something nice that you no longer want. The price should be around $10, if possible. I will write down all names and then decide who will give to who. You will not be aware of who your gift is coming from until the gift arrives. If you are going to participate, please comment below and then send an email to  me with a few things that you are interested in. Items such as a love for reading mysteries, I do yarn crafts, just things that you love. Your fa...

I have been forgetting to post these for some reason lately and I am determined that this week I am not missing a post. As it is midweek and many of my readers are looking forward to the weekend, I started this to give them something to look forward to in the middle of the week.  I have thought long and hard about this particular post as I have many post ideas written down, but nothing that goes along with this and so I have decided that I would share some photos that I feel will bring a smile to someone's face today. Fall brings beautiful colors and showcases God's amazing work. However, fall also brings winter and for many that is a time of year that can be depressing.  I personally don't care for winter, but we need to make the best of it as God felt that we needed it.  And after all, isn't a snowfall absolutely beautiful in some places.  Both of these just remind me how beautiful the winter season can be.  For so many in these parts, travel to F...

I needed a catchy title for this post, but the item I intend to show you was something I done on Sunday. I will be linking this to Frontier Dreams  Crafting On today.  I am usually not doing many crafts, but winter always brings the time that I can possibly sit and do something for myself and Sunday was a lazy day here as my husband was not feeling well and I did not want to disturb him with cleaning, etc. I decided while he napped, I would work on something that I wanted to do.  Several weeks ago, I made a trip to Hobby Lobby ( where I wish I would have won a lottery before entering their doors). I was thrilled to find something that I truly wanted to paint. I decided this year that I would like to have some new Christmas items so I have been looking. Of course, now that it is completed, I think I would like to do a few more for gifts.  Everyone needs a red truck for Christmas, correct? I bought this charming little wood piece several months ago and ...

Hello everyone! I am excited to be joining Sandra again to take part in her Happy Homemaker series and look forward to reading everyone else's posts as well. Mondays can be dreary days for many, but I don't mind them as much since I have truly never had a Monday thru Friday job until the last few years while doing home health. I am looking forward to today because I am meeting friends for breakfast and a little Christmas shopping. The weather.....     It is a little warmer here and I think we are to see some 50's this week. I know the sun was shining yesterday and it was not too cold out.  Right now I am....   Enjoying a cup of Caramel Crumb Cake coffee and listening to the click of the keyboard as I type.  Thinking...   Of gift ideas for my husband. Yes, we still exchange gifts for Christmas even though I have suggested that the kitchen remodel was enough. He doesn't like sports and he really doesn't have hobbies except hunting. He is the kind of...

The month of November is winding down and as it does so is my time to do these posts of the books I have read for the Fall Reading Challenge that Colletta began on her blog and you can read more about it  here . This will be book number 4 and I am happy to say that I also have book number 5 read and will be posting about it soon. This particular book was a non fiction book, which is not typical for the books I chose for the challenge, but I must say I am glad that I did.  I read this book in 3 days and was fascinated by the entire story. Title: Wild Awakening Author:  Greg J. Matthews with James Land Series: No Pages: 214 Date Published: 2019 Publisher: Howard Books Blurb:  Greg Matthews was the ultimate poster-boy for masculinity. Avid hunter and outdoorsman, Air Force and civilian firefighter, EMT, rescue helicopter pilot, fugitive recovery agent, Ground Zero volunteer and more, Greg had spent his whole life striving to ...

Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961) We're spotlighting this legendary concert because  Bev from Sunday Stealing loves Judy Garland. This week's Saturday 9 is a "thank you," one meme-mistress to another, in gratitude for Bev's willingness to pick up Bud's meme and keep it going. Song #1: "When You're Smiling." What made you smile this week?     A.My grand doll made me smile this week, as she always does. Hearing her laugh while watching a video was priceless.  Song #2: "Almost Like Being in Love." We've all had many crushes, but love is rare. How many times have you fallen in love?      A. I have loved several, but can only say that I have fallen in love with my children, my husband, and my grand doll.  Song #3: "This Can't Be Love." This Rodgers and Hart song was introduced in the play, The Boys from Syracuse . Syracuse is the county seat of Onondaga County, NY. What county do you hail from?    A. I c...