Autumn At The Hoffert Homestead

I just LOVE our property in the fall! Everywhere we look it is just GORGEOUS !!!
One of the last nice days I took the camera out and just had fun playing with the kitties and enjoying the fall foliage ! Here is a collage to share my view.
 

M.I.A. AGAIN !!!!!

Yes! It has been MONTHS since I have blogged.... Not quite sure why.... But here it is .... Fall !

So I decided before anymore time goes by I had better get back to it so the ones of you that are still checking the blog  don't jump ship too !!! :O)
It's been a good summer....
From Feb- Sept I spent every other week in Western Iowa visiting with my father in law every day then spending the nights with my folks. I drove over on Mondays and left on Saturdays. I love doing it!!!
THEN.... I took a wonderful 10 day vacation with my dear friend Patricia visiting her home state of New York !!! We spent our time in Rochester visiting her daughter and her family as well as her brother and a dear friend of hers. It was such a great trip! I fully intended to take LOTS of time blogging each day so you could see what I got to do and EAT while I was there.
It didn't happen and again... not sure why!
Shortly after getting back from the trip I started having my normal health issues. I was down for a couple of weeks so didn't get back over to spend time with Dad H. Then I did get back over a week ago. He is doing  really well. Seems to be settling in well.That is a big deal!!! (Those of you have had to move a loved one into a nursing facility KNOW what a big deal that is!)
This week again I have been under the weather but hopefully am starting to pull out of it!!!
Myron is busy working each day at his day job then most evenings goes up to Washington to work on our church buses. I am so thankful for his willingness to serve in this capacity!
I will try in the next couple days to get a couple of "flash back" collages up so you can get a glimpse of what we have missed while I have been MIA! Would love to hear comments from you so I know who is still out there :O)
Happy Fall Everyone!!!

We Had Some Wind Last Night!

Last night I was almost asleep in my chair when the wind really came up! It was REALLY blowing and then I heard a LOT of racket.... It brought me up out of my chair totally freaked out! Then as I woke up more I thought it must have been just because I was almost asleep and that had made it sound worse than it was because it was over pretty fast.... Then  at noon today Myron asked me " Did you see what the wind did last night?" I went out behind the garage and THIS is what I found! We are so thankful that it was away from the house. It landed on a tractor that Myron was getting ready to overhaul and sell... NOW we need to replace the glass in the cab :O/
 

 

 

 

1st Anniversary!

Sunday night was our Preacher's 1st anniversary as our pastor!
What a blessing it has been to watch him grow in the Lord
 God has truly blessed us with this precious family!
Looking forward to seeing what God has in store for this next year!
Love you, Preacher and Mrs. Charity!!!!!!!!!!
 

Adair Turbines

Fourth of July Myron and I made a trip to see his dad. On the way we drove by MANY wind turbines that were in the process of being erected.  We decided to stop and take a look. We both are very facinated by them.

This first picture is one that was taken a few weeks ago. This will help you see the finished product so that you can see the pieces all put together.

 The pieces were laying around separately so we can see the size of each piece. I tried to get Myron beside each piece so you can see how BIG they are.

I don't know the names of the pieces, so bare with me....
This is the piece that the blade fit into...

This is the tail and main base for the blades

The base of the whole turbine

The blades

"HeLLLooooooo in there!!!!"
Myron just HAD to see the inside of the blades!

Another turbine getting ready to be assembled!
 

Leah Brown Becomes Mrs. Jeff Harrell !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puff and Bobbi Hopper

My Wilma-Friend's kitty just had a littler of kittens.... they really didn't need anymore cats ( NOT that we did either, but I wanted some new "color" in our menagerie!! :O)   )
So I told her if they were yellow or calico I would LOVE to have them....
Coming from a yellow mama it was a safe bet I was getting some new kitties!
When Puff was tiny, she looked just like "Puff" from the Dick and Jane books I grew up with....

Bobbi has NO tail.... she got that trait from her mama.
She is SO cute... because of not having a tail she HOPS when she starts running!

 

 

I am SURE once again, I will probably bore everyone with new kitten  pictures for a while!!!