Much'a nothing!

Don't you think this is a pretty picture? I call this the haunted tree because it looks spooky at night! It was so gorgeous against the blue sky today!

SUPPER'S READY! Smokehouse Pork Chops!

Can you see the Eagle?

Today was a good day and we had a really good time fellowshipping with our brothers and sisters in Christ this morning. It has been a good day all around but like the title says, we did much of nothing the rest of the afternoon. We ate a bite of dinner, put some pork chops in the smokehouse and then Alfred and I took off on the Gator and rode all over the place. We put the game camera back out and baited up the deer (and raccoons and crows and whatever else happens by & likes to eat corn!) Then we went and sat on the porch at the cabin. It was so unbelievably peaceful down there. The wind was blowing and it was definitely a snoozer kind of afternoon! We didn't take a nap but OH how I wanted to! Of course I was armed with my camera and I am forever trying to get a good shot of the Eagles that fly up and down the river. They are such amazing creatures and are SO gorgeous so naturally I would love to get a good picture. WELL......while we were sitting there, one flew right up next to the tree in front of the cabin as if he/she might have been considering lighting there for a spell! Of course, I GASPED and Alfred said I gasped so loud, I scared it off!!! :( OH MAN! I could see the toenails on that bird and didn't get a shot! THEN, another flew by, and another and another AND another!!! FIVE IN ALL! I was about to have a stroke! I did get a few pictures but as you can see from the one I posted, it didn't turn out very well! It is so difficult to focus when they are flying. Anyway, we had a good, relaxing day.

See that "big ole pile" of smoked pork chops? We put them in the smokehouse all afternoon and they were ready in time for supper tonight. Alfred used to tell me he loved me a "big ole pile!" I guess that's a good thing, coming from Alfred Burt! :) Anyway, the chops were so tasty! We plan to smoke a bunch of pork chops and ribs over the holidays and I'll put them all in the freezer. Then we'll have lots of good, ready-to-eat meats for a while!

I didn't get my truck fixed this weekend. After I chewed up the FedEx guy and spit him out and then chewed him up again, we discovered the part I ordered doesn't fit! I really do have to get the entire drive shaft! Can you hear me crying now? It is SO frustrating when you can see this little bitty part you need but NO ONE has it! As Alfred says, "They should take the china-man that built this piece of junk and put him in front of a firing squad!" He's passionate about foreign vehicles! I wish I had a 1980 FORD pickup! Just give me an engine and a transmission (AND A RADIO & AC) and I'd be just fine! Oh, and I'd need a heater too! Oh well....the vehicle saga continues...I will be SO happy when it's fixed and we aren't running around like chickens with our heads cut off, trying to get everyone to different places at different times! UGH! This week I will be getting dropped off at work and picked up in the afternoons. It's highly likely that I will experience some WalMart withdrawal!!! Please pray for me! :) God bless you guys!