SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR!!!!!!!!
As I was not home for the recent Thanksgiving holiday, I was ever so thankful for a family to spend the week off of school I had. Kim Klein (a new friend from my church) asked me if I would like to spend my time with her family. It turned out to be a wonderful week. I found out that when you have a large family there is much good food and good game times.
At the Thanksgiving meal her dad asked us if we would like to say something we are thankful for. We were also asked to talk about if our family do any specific traditions with the Turkey holiday. I said I couldn't really think of any traditions- just that if you get newly married you have to host the meal at your new place, even if it is a small apartment! Thanks Kathy and Larry! During the meal we didn't have the yummy sweet potatoes, nor the chip topped corn, and no green beans with those onion crunchy deals, and there was not any lef-saw! But all in all, I was in charge with Kim to make 7 pies the day before. WE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB! The pies were a hit, even though I forgot a little ginger in one of the pumpkin pies. HA! Kim's mom said, "That is just the way we wanted it!". So besides eating a ton of good food we played a ton of games. I even got to play some pinochle. And of course we got up at 4am and when shopping in Spokane. The family goes out to eat at I-Hop afterwards! We all took long naps when we returned home at 10:30am.

What am I thankful for: FOR MY FAMILY! I miss you Mom and Dad and ALlie and Dan and Kathy and Larry and ERIN and Brian and Jen and Parker EMily and Kris Scott and HAnnah and Cullin and Janet and ELaine and Grandma Nola. Blessings to you this day and always.

I AM BACK from the farmland! Look below, I almost was spit on by the family lama. Now one would say that such an event could only happen to Allie, since she has history with the animals. Thankfully I made it out of the little smoke house without any slobber on me. HA!

And Kim and I enjoyed looking around the family museum. She found some old glasses.

I tried to make a out going call, but unfortunately there was no service. I really had fun ringing the handle through though.
And there was even something from Minnesota there. Yes that is right, a 'Wa(r)shing machine". Kim told me about how her family used to use it along with many of the other things found in the place.

HAPPY BELATED TURKEY TIME!
I would have done this sooner but I was in the sticks of Washington, in a small town called Edwall! It is a half hour outside of Spokane. I was on the Klein farmstead having a fun time.
A few pictures below are me riding on various modes of transportation- some for lovers, some for traveling, and some for harvesting! On the Klein farm there is a museum that houses such priceless items.

It was Kim, her sister Nina and I in the bug-e!
Kim is one of seven siblings.

A little bit of this and a little bit of that

Two paintings were done a while ago at the church I have been attending. Another girl and I were asked to paint portraits during the worship service. These are two of my international friends- Martin (he is German and goes to the Uof I) and Fedrico (who is an Italian guy whom I met in Ireland). Each piece was done within a 90 minute time frame- and both pieces are about 4 feet by 4 feet.

The next two pieces are drawings I have done that are probably 9 feet long and 5 feet high. I have been using photos I have taken, making them high in contrast, and then projecting the images onto paper. This piece took about two hours. You may ask what is it. But I would say- look at the lines. I am very interested in mark making and used full arm extensions to create this piece. It was a lot of fun!

The 'field' of Tail-gaters!!!!!Check out the last pic below too!

So basically Oregon- the high desert area of Antelope was beautiful. Seven hours in a 15 passenger van was pretty much hilarious. Good times had by all to go to a conference last weekend- at a Young Life camp.

Dad these next few pictures are for you. We lost our football game, but man oh man do people here like to tailgate. SOOOOO many people out and about, along with a lot of port-a-pot-ezzz

Such a slacker....

So Saturday I got to go slack lining with two friends. The funny part was that we had to get the line and set it up. Getting the line and then getting to the park was the easy part. Calling a friend and asking for directions on how to set up the line was a different story. I found out that I am a better sometimes at doing than listening! HA! I am a visual person with pictures but not always with words. HA! The line got set up and I have found that I really enjoy doing this new activity.
And for those of you who have never done slack lining- this bottom picture is just me being 'abbie', but the picture above is really what one does- get up and walk across like the circus peeps.