Knolltop Farm Wife

More gift opening! And now we finally eat....this is the kids table...with Aunt Amy as the chaperone! HA!

Christmas dinner and you know they all hate it when I make them take a minute to pose for the camera! Can you see the "J" for Jesus in my apple pie? I thought it was picture worthy....??? Doing dishes at moms....nothing's changed over the years....yes feel sorry for me now..please... Opening gifts at moms....Sarah peeks into Gramps gift.

Here are a few scenes from Christmas 09 at the Knolltop and at Gramps and Grandmas Our tree all lit up on Christmas eve....I'm no photographer! Bobby read the Christmas story from his grandfather's Bible. You can see the weathered pages and if you look real close you can see the sermon notes--he was a pastor. Jake loves his new Javon Ringer jersey...the old one was skin tight on him and he still wore it! Luke got a new tool box....he spent Christmas day organizing it...so much fun!

Christmas has come and gone and we are embarking on a new year and I haven't once said Merry Christmas from a snowy Knolltop! So....Merry Christmas from the Knolltop! It's been a great holiday so far. I think I have spent more time enjoying the holiday this year than in years past. I spent Christmas Eve in the shopping malls doing all of my buying and it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. Actually, it was very nice. There were bargains galore and not that many people. Three of my kids when with me and we had a great time. Then after Christmas I went shopping again for the extended family Christmas and we again, had a great time shopping. We even had lunch out....that was so much fun! On Christmas day we had no trouble in the barn at all. We got in, opened presents, visited with each other and then I went to the kitchen and began cooking. We had a wonderful meal together stuffing ourselves to the gills and then layed around for a little while longer before we h...

Good Friday Morning from a cloudy but mild Knolltop! Okay, I just have to do a little bragging here.....for those who don't care...I'm sorry, but I am so proud! Last night, Luke had a basketball game at Jackson Christian. Now he's a sophomore playing Varsity. He and three other sophomores were moved up because....it was just a good idea. Anyway, because one of the seniors had been sick, Luke got to start! And although they lost, he was also the high scorer! I'm proud...yes, I am proud. Okay, now that's done. Jake is home on the couch today with a hurt ankle. Well, at least that's what the school nurse said. I think he'll be okay.....he was asking if we were going shopping today, so unless he's planning on getting a motorized cart in Walmart, I think he's on the mend. Tomorrow is Sarah's birthday, so I've got to go get her things today, because from here on out, any shopping trip that I make, she will be glued to my hip.....so I've ...

Good Morning from a sunny Knolltop! It's been busy around here with getting ready for Christmas. We put our tree up Monday evening because the kids didn't have school due to the ice. So I took full advantage of all the help. The bad news was Luke didn't have a basketball game that night either. But Luke will play tomorrow night in Jackson. JW is busy taking orders for Christmas goodies. He's selling to his teachers and I think the big draw is that HE has promised to make the, not is mother. I like this! This month this was a no brainer.....now we are busy trying to come up with a January holiday to sell goodies for! Better head to the barn!

Good Morning from a COLD WINDY but NOT FROZEN YET Knolltop. It was 9 degrees last night with a 25 mph wind. Our barn should've been frozen from one end to the other, but when we went in this morning we only found one frozen drinking cup! Yesterday morning Bobby asked if I would find a couple of heaters to borrow for the night since we were going to have a killer windchill. So, as soon as I came in from the barn, I made a phone call and nabbed one heater but I still needed another one. Several things occupied my day like my dad coming down to fix our cornstove so we had some source of heat since the day before the furnace man informed us we needed a new furnace! I kept thinking about getting another heater, but it kept slipping my mind. The day was getting late and I still hadn't come up with another heater and I found myself dreading the night. So I kept praying that God would put someone in my mind who would have a heater we could borrow. One of the boys best buddies, De...