Lyndon and Memere Day

Lyndon and I spent the day in Wichita Falls on Saturday. The crowds were horrendous, but we had fun anyway. We watched the movie "The Princess and the Frog", ate at one of Lyndon's favorite restaurants (Golden Corral), and viewed the lights at Midwestern first by car and then by foot. We both had a great time.

Lyndon as Joseph

Audra coordinates the church play every year. This year she had a couple of last minute setbacks; the child that was to play Joseph fell ill as well as the Baby Jesus. Lyndon bravely performed the Joseph roll, and he did a wonderful job.

Sioux Falls South Dakota

Carl and I went to a conference in Sioux Falls for a couple of days. It is a very pretty city; the falls are gorgeous, although they're not high. My favorite part of the trip was seeing the exact replicas of Michelangelo's David and Moses. They are cast in bronze rather than the marble statues in Italy, but still very beautiful.

Hat Hair's "Sister"

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Here is a photo of the "sister" of bald man with hat hair. Two silly Lohman guys!

Those Inventive Boys

Working on their treehouse with plumbing

Chips and dip with Pepere

Carl and Carl the dog

One room decorated for Christmas

Lyndon and Carl spent the night on Friday. Saturday they played outside for hours climbing their tree and building a "sink" with the garden hose and plant trays.

When they finally came inside, we decorated the nursery and watched Home Alone. Carl had never seen it, and he laughed and laughed. Carl spent Saturday night with us as well, and enjoyed sharing Pepere's favorite snack of chips and dip. How nutritious!

Lohman Family Christmas

The SPIDER

Baby Cody

2 silly brothers

Aubrey and Kathleen

the GIRLS

the Culprit

a beautiful blanket from Diane

Lauren and her oreo balls

The Lohman Family celebrated Christmas on Friday after Thanksgiving. We all gathered at the ranch, ate Mimi's great cooking, visited, watched the little ones and had a wonderful time. Lauren made some INCREDIBLE oreo balls that we all enjoyed. The girls had fun with our Chinese Christmas and there was only one theft; the culprit knows who she is! We really do have fun with this gift exchange, and we all end up receiving wonderful gifts. (That's because we all have good taste). We missed Diane, because she and Brian had to return home Thursday. We also greatly missed you, Kristin!

Everyone enjoyed seeing Baby Cody in person; he's a cutie pie. Aubrey received a cabbage patch from Mimi and Pawpaw. Coincidentally, the doll is named "Kathleen"; too bad it's spelled with a K. Aubrey loved the doll as well as Kathleen's ballet outfit. Carl and Lyndon spent the night with us and tried to scare Jason with Carl's remote control spider that he received from Mimi and Pawpaw. I wish the fun weren't over for another year!

Carl's New Hair

John gave Carl an early "Christmas present". We all had a good laugh; Carl was a good sport and wore the cap for an hour or two.

Thanksgiving Day

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day eating and visiting with everyone. There were 25 of us. As usual, we had too much food; I don't think anyone left hungry. It's too bad that we all don't live a little closer so that we could get together more often.

Dining Room Finished !

One more room is PAINTED! I finished just in time for Thanksgiving. I love the way it turned out. It's liberating to know that I don't have to paint anymore until January! I'll take time to enjoy the holidays for now.

Going to Mass

Aubrey and Lyndon spent Saturday night with Carl and me. Aubrey was with us, because Leah had to haul a load to Florida. Lyndon stayed because he takes every opportunity to be around Aubrey. They looked so cute that I had to take pictures, of course! Early Sunday before Mass they engaged in one of their favorite games; they played store.

The Rock

We finally have the metal work on the rock at the entrance to our driveway. The rock has been up for a few months, but we had to wait for a slow period at the shop before we could install the metal art. We're very happy with the way it came out.

My Decorator is Amazing

After Halloween Audra came over to redo my mantel and piano and entry. Since I'd finished painting the living room, I still hadn't put everything back up. Audra did a terrific job with everything, as usual. Now the entry is finished and I'm beginning the dining room on Monday after work. I love the paint and the texture that I used in the living room and entry. The dining room is going to be the darker grey that I used in the entry. Then I'm through with painting...until after Thanksgiving!

Little Trick or Treaters

Aubrey and Lyndon both came trick or treating on Halloween. Aubrey was a Texas Tech cheerleader, and Lyndon was a shark. Aubrey was very excited about the whole Halloween experience. She wasn't a very graceful cheerleader, however. She tripped and fell on her way up the front step. That wasn't too bad, but then she also tripped and fell on her way out. She skinned her knee and we had to clean it and apply a bandaid. She cried until she saw the jack o lantern that I had lit in the bathroom, the she laughed.
Lyndon was very hyper either from the fun or the sugar or the caffeine from the chocolate. He was having fun, but getting on his tired Momma's nerves. They were both adorable as you can see.

Lyndon & Aubrey's Tent

Last night Aubrey and Lyndon spent the night with us. We stayed up quite late; it was after ten when Lyndon fell asleep in the living room chair, Pepere was the next to crash followed by Aubrey after 10:30. She was sleeping on a pallet in the living room; Pepere was in the recliner. I just wasn't sleepy so I stayed up reading and watched TV before going to sleep at 1:15 or so. Seven AM seemed to arrive very soon! Lyndon and Aubrey began playing store early. I made oatmeal while Pepere slept in. The three of us then went to the park and walked a mile before playing on the swings and slides. I was very proud of them (and surprised) for walking the entire mile without complaining that they were tired. When we got home, they wanted to build a tent. They played for hours inside the tent, cooking and playing store.

Making Halloween Treats

Aubrey and Lyndon really got into the spirit while making these Halloween treats. We wanted the full size moon pies, but couldn't find any so we made do with these minis that Audra found. We used oreo cookies, candy corn, frosting, sprinkles, and M&Ms. It's a miracle that Aubrey didn't get sick; every time I looked at her, she was filling her face with moon pie, oreo or M&M. They did a very good job with their art, as you can see. They were both quite proud of their work, and they made extras for Audra, Cody and Leah.

We've Sold Another Tractor!!!

Yesterday we sold the Versatile 400 that we've had on the lot. It's a wonderful feeling. We have another customer that wants us to price TWO tractors for him; keep your fingers crossed!!

Invigorating Fall Weather

My favorite time of the year is here, and I'm really enjoying it. It's in the low fifties today so I'm taking advantage of the cool weather. Promptly upon arriving home from the shop, I lit a fire. I've got candles lit, the fireplace blazing, and all of my autumn decorations up. This is definitely a feel good moment.

The Living Room

One more room is painted! The living room has definitely been the biggest task yet. I applied joint compound to the vertical lines of the paneling and textured the wall to look like drywall. I also painted the moldings and doors as with the other rooms. I then painted the walls. It's taken weeks, but I love the result. Here are a few photos.

Of course I still have some decorating to do, as you can see. I need drapes and I need to hang my pictures. The living room is totally re-arranged compliments of Audra. It makes a WORLD OF DIFFERENCE! She's such an artist. I didn't want to go to bed after she arranged the furniture, because I just wanted to sit and look at my new room!

On to the entry; I'll begin it on Monday!