January Snow Storm 2009

The ice storm that hit Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas headed our way and we got snow, about a foot of the fluffy white stuff. It is so pretty when it's coming down in big flakes the size of silver dollars, coating the tree branches and bushes. However, when it's time to clear the sidewalk and driveway, it's not so pretty. Claude bought a lawn tractor with a plow a few years ago at an auction and we are so glad that he did. We had some ice under some of the snow and that made clearing it off a little more difficult.

Shop Till You Drop

shop til you drop

Shop till You Drop is going on this weekend. This is like an indoor garage sale. It's a mixture of antiques, collectibles, new merchandise, and junk... The Historical Society started participating several years ago and we truly have a following of people now that look for our booth. Our booth space has grown from one to three this time. We are fortunate that our booth is located at the end of the row, so we get some extra footage. We carried a trailer full of merchandise and a trailer full of tables, raisers and shelves. We worked all day Friday setting up the booth and pricing. We made some sales while setting up, the other vendors just couldn't wait. With those sales and today's sales, we have a total of $831. We are hoping that our sales on Sunday will bring us to a total of $1000. We certainly had a good crowd today and people were actually spending and not just looking.

Arkansas visit

From January 2009 Arkansas Visit

We went to Arkansas last week for a few days. It was time for a visit with Mom and we had the cookbooks to take to Peggy. The last time we had visited was back in November over Thanksgiving, so it was good to see everyone. We had left snow on the ground in Ohio and the weather in Arkansas was somewhat warmer except for one really cold day.

Hot Off the Press

"Recipes of Distinction; Recipes Our Grandmothers Used To Make", the
second cookbook for We Are Family, American Cancer Society, Relay For Life Team, has been published. Editor Claude devoted many hours on the computer to get the cookbook to the printer. All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the American Cancer Society. As the Editor stated, this cookbook was inspired with love - of life; of family and of food.

First Snow

Our first shovelable snow this morning. Late yesterday and into the night a misty snow fell and this morning it was probably an inch or so. I know that's a pitiful amount compared to Colorado and Minnesota and maybe even Oklahoma, but we're not complaining. According to the weather man we are suppose to get more tonight and into the morning. We've been lucky this year as far as snow goes, but we have had more ice than usual. By afternoon the roads were clear and no problem getting out and about.

Finally!!

Look who finally got something on the blog. Don't get excited there might not be another posting for a few days... Gotta try and figure this all out.

Happy New Year

Claude & Linda Keeling 2009