Winter Snow and SNU

Well I thought I was full of turkey and was going to do a ham or Cornish game hens for Thanksgiving but I broke down afraid I would not have that famous left over sandwich and turkey hash I bought a "Butterball" turkey and all the fixings.
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We have SNOW, and COLD, it is kind of pretty looking out our window.
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Lot of Flights delayed  on the East Coast due to this old Nor-easter hanging in. 



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We have only gotten about 4 inches but its still snowing, tonight is supposed to dump more snow on us but will wait andf see.
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It is kind of pretty looking outside at the snow covered trees and this is what we see out our window. It is almost winter up here.
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The above site is Bassett-Baxter, American Legion Post 789, these flags fly over Graves of War Veterans who had no income, some had no family and I attended several internments of some friends we buried there, each site has a flat head stone except for 2 early graves, I have gone there or drove thru there a lot and always say a Prayer for these "Veterans" !. 
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Last night, (Tues) we played at the Skilled Nursing unit at Carthage Hospital, the area we play in is the Community and Dining room, next door is the room of Millie, Millie celebrated her 105 Birthday 2 weeks ago, she was alert and sang along and we found out last night she was on her death bed in a Coma, we played and a family member came over and asked us to play "Amazing Grace" and we did, when we left we checked and found Millie was still with us.
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Don't forget to give "Thanks" for our Veterans!
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Snow Angels, 10 below, fill of Turkey

Well, I am full of Turkey, We have had 3 turkey dinners, 2 here at West Side and today at Church we had one following service, what a meal to enjoy, everything homemade by our ladies!!
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It is cold, the Temp is 3 above zero and this morning we had friends 40 minutes from here who had 10 BELOW ZERO,  me thinks Winter is here !
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The above picture is my daughter making a "Snow Angel" at her house this evening.

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.My daughter's "Snow Angel" !!!
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Outside filling the birdfeeders the sun was shining and then "Here come da Snow" !!!
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.This white $#!+ is nasty for me, as I have gotten older my joints ache, my muscles hurt, I do not like the cold that fight with these old bones..
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.Looking due ---> West at the sunset we ended up with about 3 inches of snow.
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The parking lot after the salt and cinders and gravel were spread to help rid the parking lot of a little snow.
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With the Holidays coming don't forget our Vets !
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Lots of Turkey

Well we have lost our warm weather, it is now down to a high of 28 today, but we have lots of sun shine.   It is that turkey Season again, we had a full turkey dinner here at West Side !!

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.The Community Room just before we entered to feast of a delicious Turkey Dinner.
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.These Beauties at the United Methodist Church Youth Group with their Leaders who cooked and prepared our Turkey Dinner and served us at our tables.
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.The residents are gathering for dinner in our lobby.

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.Everyone standing around waiting for dinner in the lobby near the Shuffleboard.  Sitting in the chair is Russell, he is a WWII veteran, behind him is Howard, USMC, plaid shirt is Bill, retired Army, Tall man is Darrell, a Pastor..
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We had a delicious meal, me and My Honey sitting with Jean, Jean just came back from Canada where she went to sing with her Choral Group and came in 4th place.
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Kevin and Cindy and Linda enjoying the meal.
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Wayne, US Air Force Veteran, Dennis who is a British Citizen, Nathan who has lived here at West Side since it was built 26 years ago.
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.The desert table had Pumpkin and several kinds of other pies for us to enjoy.
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.Dave and Grace and Betty, Pauline and Jim, Dave and Jim are both Veterans.
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. The turkey was moist, the stuffing and squash and taters were good also and homemade gravy, we had plenty of left overs left for a luncheon.
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Jim and his neighbor Ellie, Ellie's husband was hunting deer.

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Howard and Bonnie, Howard was in the U.S.M.C. and likes to look mean,  Semper-Fi!! The meal was delicious, the desert was awesome and we were waited on hand and foot by the Church Group and are so thankful they took care of us, and we gave them a nice donation for cooking, serving and cleaning up for us.
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We joined Mark and Karl and I played at the Country Manor Nursing Home and entertained the residents.
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Don't forget our Veterans this Holiday and everyday !!

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My Youth

Well, winter has come and gone, we had about 3 inches of snow, cold, about 22 and it has warmed up and will be in upper 60's by Sunday.
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I am a bachelor until Sunday, the Wife has gone on a 4 day retreat with a group of women who will spent these 4 days in Prayer, coming closer to God and enrichment of the soul thru Christ!!  I have been looking at old photos this afternoon and will share a few of my youth.



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Above I am looking tough, with 3 older brothers and 2 sisters I kind of got hand me downs, Dad said I loved the dirt and being in the garden.
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My mothers brother, Uncle Theron came up to the house with this beauty of a deer , it was taken down cellar and cut up and part was given to our family and some other families in the area.
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I am standing in front with my hand in my mouth, we were fixing the fence around the garden, missing from the photo is my sister jance and brother John and my twin brothers who were not born yet.
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I am being a private eye with my spy glass, my sister Bev and Dad holding my twin brothers Ronald and Roland, now there is 8 of us!
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The Old "Pond Settlement School", grades K thru 8,  I remember carrying water inside, using the "out-house" 3 holer, the teacher would cook our lunch on the wood stove during the winter usually making us beans and hot dogs, in the warmer weather we carried a metal lunch pail.
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 The love of my life, this was Jude and Joan, Gramp Wood had teams of horses he rented out to farmers, I would also go with a team of horses as would my 3 older brothers if needed, I was about 11 or 12 and could harness, bridle and use plows, harrows, disc harrows, mowers, rakes and till gardens, I was also good in the woods skidding logs and hauling logs out on logging roads.
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I was in high school and worked several summers on a faram and as payment I was given this Fender Guitar and an amplifier, I played in a band while in school with a couple of friends, I wi$h I had it back now a$ it would be worth a few buck$ !!!!!
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Winters were long, the Edwards Lions Club and Fire Department made us this huge Ice Rink which we used from December until Spring thaw.  I was a good skater on both ice shates and also Roller Skates.
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16 Girls and 6 boys graduated, we lost 1 in classmate in a car accident while he was in Basic Training in the army, every guy in our class went into the service because of Vietnam!!
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Don't forget our Veterans!!!!!

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Annas Birthday 11-11

Halloween has come and gone again, we had about 150 kids come here to West Side Terrace to "Trick or Treat" !
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We caught "Jason", our Grandson in the Hallway !
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We managed to get a picture of him, he is 12 years old and a big-un !!
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Picture of me and the Grandson Brent !!!!

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On 11-1 I took My Honey out for her "Birthday" !
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We had a great meal at Red Lobster!!!!!
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We played at the new Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility in Watertown to about 45 residents who really enjoyed themselves!
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. With the approach of 11-11 we must remember our Veterans!