It's December and it's cold !!!

Colby making her first cut out Christmas cookies. She even has her apron on!! I have a future baker on my hands.

We've had at least 5-6 inches of snow. It's blowing and drifting. Tonight the wind is really blowing. John harvested the last 12 rows of corn Saturday before it snowed Saturday night. We've been richly blessed this year by the high prices for corn and soybeans, but, of course, they've also gone way down now. But....the price of fertilizer has not. We just got our last bill and the price has gone up about 400%...that's right I said 400%. So all that good money we made on soybeans and corn this summer...it's a good thing we saved it...is now going to pay for the fertilizer for next year. That's how it goes!!!

Family news on my Dad...he was scheduled for knee replacement surgery December 12th but that now has been postponed. His blood was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down; his hemoglobin was at a 6 when we took him to the hospital about a week before Thanksgiving. He had gone into BroMenn to have pre-op blood work done when the hospital called his Doctor; the doctor put him in the hospital right away. He ended up being given 4 units of blood. I knew he had been looking really tired and had no energy but I blamed it on him not wanting to walk on his knee. He's looking much better now. New operation date is pending upon how his blood builds itself back up in the next four weeks.

We had a good Thanksgiving weekend. Mom & Dad, Beth's family, Jen's family, and our friend Kevin Niles came out for supper that night. Brit and Jen celebrated their 4th wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day also. Then the next day Beth & Jen & I made Christmas cookies and candy. Everyone had goodies to take home. Mr. Rett stayed all night at grandma Jo's house so Mom & Dad could celebrate their anniversary; they were also able to put up their Christmas decorations without any help from Rett.

I was able to get up my decorations Saturday afternoon just in time before the snow. Still don't have the Christmas tree decorated but it's up and plugged in! Judy Sullivan and I were going to go Christmas shopping Monday, but that got postponed till next Monday in hopes of better weather. It really was a good thing because my shopping list was not in good shape; hope it'll be ready next Monday.

Hope everyone is doing well and had a good weekend, and that you'll be able to get out and get your Christmas shopping done.

Joanne