Runamuck Ranch

1.8 in a Million

I am 1.8 in a million.  The doctor diagnosed Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) taking over my right knee and did surgery on Friday to remove the lining in my knee before it spread further.  I am finally feeling a little less loopy just in time for Christmas.  On the bright side I have finished one knitted and felted bag, a stocking for Caboodle and 3/4 of ski hat for TT.  Guilt free knitting while icing my knee and watching endless Christmas movies.  I start physical therapy tomorrow.

I am also excused from opening and closing the gate every time we leave the farm.  I plan to milk that for all it is worth.

Archery Practice

Archery practice in my yard.

"My Dad is an optometrist and my coach makes me wear blue tape over my eye."

These are some really dumb cats.  Multiple cease fires were called in order to shoo cats.

An Old Advent Idea

Happy Birthday Caboodle - Two is Happy!!

After singing Happy Birthday to our girl she has run around all day saying, "I Haaapppy!"  What a great thing to be - happy.

Then she kept saying "Thank You, I happy."  She gave her Memaw birthday love.

Topped off by homemade chocolate cake and ice cream as big as your head. 
I LOVE YOU CABOODLE!!

Caboodle's Birthday Dress

Caboodle sporting her new birthday dress.....

While making sure the Farmer doesn't slip away... 

He is sneaky - he must be hung onto at all times or he might leave.

"Please, please, take me with you!"  Sadly, he wasn't even leaving.  So much unnecessary angst.  I have no idea where he takes Daisy and Caboodle but it must be really good.  Here, I thought they were just doing farm stuff.   Hmmm?

Decorating The Christmas Tree

This is how girls decorate the tree....

This is how boys decorate the tree....

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving.  I am so thankful all I have to make is mashed potatoes.  I woke up to a clean house, fresh cool air thanks to the little bit of rain yesterday, and the anticipation of eating yummy food I did not cook.

Tomorrow, we have our annual tradition of decorating the house and putting up the trees.  We have one that has our mish mash of ancient ornaments and one that only has handmade things, or things from nature on it.

Daddy's Boots

Caboodle is really Daddy's Girl.  She has been missing him terribly during harvest season.  She wants to be just like her Daddy, is his inseparable shadow, and even likes his boots.

Hurray, Hurray, Winter Vacation Begins Today

Today is the first day of our winter vacation from school.  We take off until Feburary 1st.  We do not have a big summer vacation.  In our climate it works a lot better for us to study in the summer when it is too hot to do anything else and take off when our weather is absolutely beautiful. 

My plan today is to put away the school books and turn our little school room into a craft room for the season.  We will have the sewing center at one of the desks and a big craft area at our table.  It will be a Christmas Craftapaloosa. 

We will then roll up our sleeves and get our housekeeping in order before Thanksgiving so we can decorate, craft, bake, and play for the Christmas season.  Thankfully, Thanksgiving dinner is never at my house so I do not have that to prepare for.  I am only in charge of bringing mashed potatoes.

The Farmer should finish picking our cotton today with good luck and no break downs.  The rood guys will be pulling in today to pick up the ground cotton and two of our trap teams will be practicing here so I had better get going.  Running around in my jammies will never do.

The Dog Quilt

Boo's appointment went well today.  We carried the quilts from the parking garage to the lobby and were about done in when a doctor saved us and carried some of our load to the endocrinology department.  April was thrilled and she explained that she is trying to place the quilts with "children who need something to hang on to."

She told us the dog quilt we brought last time was given to a boy who had been in the hospital for nine months.  He was thrilled because he was missing his dog so much.  He snuggled that quilt until the end.  He did not get to go to his earthly home but is now at home with our Heavenly Father. 

Our quilts are not perfect nor are they complicated but like Mother Teresa said, " In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love."

I will post directions for the quilts and I encourage anyone who hears a whisper that this is something they should do to listen to that whisper and just start with a small thing.  Our family has been so blessed by these quilts.  We are so thankful for the gifts we have been given.