Chanukah we made latkes and everyone brought over toppings and beverages and of course their holiday spirit. We had a great understory of kiddos this year entertaining all. And for those willing to stay up a little later we had some chase the ace and texas hold em.
(schmaltz) latkes to make everyone happy. We have such an amazing group of people that fill our home with love here in Urbana and are so happy to have this family tier in our lives. Thanks to you all for being so wonderful.
like hell with the lighting of this picture, really it is not that harsh. I will hopefully be spending most of my next days off in this room finishing up holiday gifts. If you want a peek at craftiness for the baby visit Little Bud's Blog, I know not all of my readers had the link.
We used it for awhile as a plant table, and for cards and drinking table, propped up on a crate or two, but now it is beautiful and centered in our "new" family room, completing the coziness of the room. Ben started sanding away at it upon our return from
So back in October, Ben and I went to the great pumpkin patch in Arthur. We each picked out our favorites and I chose this gorgeous pumpking called Fairy Tale. It was beautiful, blueish and orange together with a silvery hue, just phenomenal. I was hoping that we would be able to grow it soon. I don't know if Ben was a smitten with it as I was but when he starting cutting it open on Sunday it was true love. The color was amazing, so we took some pictures, we had some amazing sun coming into the house on Sunday, such a beautiful day, frightfully cold, but clear, sunny and beautiful, I can handle as many days like this as winter wants to throw me.
Then roasted, the flavor was incredible! And then the next day the flavor was evenbetter. Ben made a dessert out of it and I am pretty sure that this sealed Fairy Tales fate and it will be on the seed list for next season. I only hope we are able to grow such a gorgeous pumpkin. 
So it has been a while in the making but we finally switched the dining and living rooms. this will be great with the babies arrival as we can cuddle near the wood stove and not have to sit on a colapsing dining room chair attempting to be comfortable.
he new dining room is very spacious, we still have a few things to work out, but for now we are loving the change. It just feels really good to do something different. Almost makes you feel like you moved and are someplace fresh, with good energy. And now we are eating breakfast at our Lambertville table in front of the stove, so nice to be using that again.
So we went down to Artur again yesterday to look at furniture. While our real goal was a dresser for the kid, our side adventure was a new dining room set for us. We have decided to purchase a new table and chairs, as the spindles are falling off the chair and my weight isn't decreasing at the moment, the other day I really felt as though one was going to split as I sat down and it gave that wood creak, a little bit deeper and longer than the average I just sat down creak, more of a I am going to break and make you fall on your ass type of noise. Although I survived, we have come to the conclusion that new chairs are necessary. 
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ur pictures aren't great, the color is different, and we are upgrading the wood to the quarter sawn white oak, which is stunning. The stain is darker, which I love and it has a great elegance about it. The chairs look short compared to this table, but that is because it is extra tall for arm chairs. As not extra tall people we will be opting for the lower version and may get two arm chairs for the end, or may not. The table is 72 inche with 2 self storing 12 inch leaves, so lots of space for all of our dining. It should be great and hopefully here before the baby.
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Took this quiz, wasn't thinking to much about it, but they nailed the Wiscosin accent, not many questions to come to that conclusion.
Kate
Well we are back from our trip. We had amazing Pennsylvania fall weather for the majority of it (all but the last day), were able to see some of our favorite people, enjoy our favorite spots and engage in some family drama. A good trip, but with my nesting instinct on full force, one I was happy to be home from a couple days early and happy to have 3 days at home before returning to work. We got our garlic planted, a cold frame built, nest boxes for the new chickens, all wallpaper removed from the soon to be craft room, closets organized, laundry done and picked bushels upon bushels of apples with our friends at the pomology labs. I was trying to include some cider pressing pictures, but my computer here at work won’t read the cd. Well call me a liar because Francine’s computer can read the disk and this will now be a full-blown picture post. the top picture is Mark pouring cider into the big glass things where the fermentation will take place- carboy? Anyway I really like the lantern lighting. Below are the press, the crank spinning in the cool light and the boys workind hard.
