Betty Crocker

William Barksdale

 Grandma Powell told me that her Grandmother was a Bartles.  Fleta and I looked and could not locate her.  Finally one of us figured out her name was Barksdale not Bartles.  Grandma was close she just got the name mixed up.  This man is Martha Lou Barksdales' brother William.  He was born after his father, Nathan, died.  So this is Sarah Lou Coxsey's uncle!  Our Uncle too.

I think I know...

what Clayton needs for Christmas!!

Feeding The Hungry

Poor little Greta--Erin can't find ya!
Looked everywhere but under the bed
There is Greta eatin' candy
Part of her body at least is hid!

Number 15

Both Astrid's and Ingrid's basketball teams lost last evening's games.  Astrid is number 15 in this photo in today's paper.  She plays on the wing.

Frames

Larry is making the framing for our windows.  I really like them.  The paper behind is so when he paints it will not get on the wall.  He will remove the paper afterwards.

Winter

 I do not like snow.  Last night we got just a little.   No, I do not think it is pretty and I don't want to go out in it.  

My bunch down here had school as there was not much on the roads.  If it snowed when we were kids and they had school, Daddy would not let us go.  I loved school and wanted to go, but he did not want us out if their was any winter weather.  Fleta and I had to get in wood. Yuck!  We had to gather kindling. Yuck.  

The sun is coming out and this snow will be history soon, but up north the snow usually stayed for days or even weeks.  

Helen, hope you are warm.  I am very warm this morning with my central heat and nice robe and good socks.  Being warm in the winter is important to me. Being cool in the summer is too.  

Our snow above and Erin's snow below!

 Jones' tower with builders!

Keeping Warm

Ingrid went to the Razorback game yesterday.  It was really cold but she looks like she was wrapped up warmly.  I like that hog on her cheek.

Brrr

It is really cold.  The temperature here got to almost 40 but the damp makes it feel so cold.  Soon, I will have to empty the bird bath to keep it from freezing and bursting.

Sigrid came for a while today.  I have to fix her chocolate burgers.  The only white bread I keep is hamburger buns.  She wants almond chocolate butter on two of them.  I told her she could take the jar of chocolate home, but she said no.  Guess she figured there her sisters would eat it up.

Sigrid got a new coat.  It is called pea coat.  Pop asked if you only wear it to the bathroom.

Life In the Slower Lane

Ingrid made the volleyball team with the AR Tech group.  

 Astrid's team played their first game.  She is playing on the wing this year.  This is her friend, Mary Bird, who plays post.

 I am working on the soft scarf.  Got two really soft yarns.  The hood was in two pieces and I did not like it.  I thought you would be able to see the connections.  Doing my own wide scarf....slow because I am not tying off the colors but weaving in.  I am pleased with how soft it is.  The really soft yarns tend to slip out and come apart if you tie off...so I am keeping in in one piece. 

 Helen, got a perm and hair cut.  Hair not packing.  Erin is coming here for Thanksgiving.  Laura is the hostess!  

Hooded Scarf

Fleta would you like a hooded scarf?

I think I know

I think I know why I like baggy clothes.  Growing up these three sisters shared one bedroom.  We also shared all our clothes.  Fleta is 2 and a half years older than me, but by the time I was 6 and she 8 I was bigger than she was.  Helen is 4 years younger than I am.  When we shared clothes Helen was really the size of Fleta as she was 6 years younger than Fleta.  Their clothes were entirely too small for me.  If I wore them they were tight!  I think that is why I love baggy clothes today.   We really had quite a wardrobe when we shared clothes from about 1963 until I left for College and Fleta moved to Roger, AR to work; however all their stuff was just a little snug on me.  So I surmise that is why today I want everything loose fitting.