Letter

Have no fear, if you haven't received a Christmas card from me that means, um, I haven't sent it. Don't feel too badly, I haven't sent any this year...yet. I will be posting our holiday letter on here in just a few days. There will not be a 'hard' copy unless you print it out. It is a long story that will be explained in the letter why I am doing this. So stay tuned. You might just get a card/picture in time for Valentine' Day!!

C is for Cookie

I've been in cookie hell, or rather oven hell. Get it; heat, oven, hell?!? Okay, bad joke aside, I have been a baking fool the last few days. I have the first Christmas gift to the caretaker at Mom's group on Tuesday, so I got busy. So far I have baked Peanut Butter Blossoms, Sugar, Chocolate Spritz, and N.M. Cookies. Roughly speaking I have made 20 dozen, or 240 individual cookies. From here I have two kinds of fudge, souped up Rice Crispie Treats, crescent rolls(same ones Mom used to make), Snack Mix, and Rum Balls. The goal is to have the majority finished on Sunday. I think I might just need a life ;)

Halloween

Halloween consisted of one party, Church Trunk-or-Treat, and actaul Halloween all spread out over five days. We were Halloweened out, so much so that Alex really didn't want to wear his costume for trick or treating. Can you guess what he was?



Is he a Donkey...? NO!

A Bear...? NO!! (The costume judge at Church thought that)


He was one of Grandpa Hopf's cows!! I don't think anyone got it right :)

Sad

Once again Death has visited us. Eric's Uncle Harold 'Bud' Hopf died unexpectedly Saturday morning of a heart attack. He had been in the hospital earlier in the week for a heart procedure and was resting at home, when it happened. Woodsies, this is Joni Hopf Mehling's father. Please pray for his wife Luckie, children SueJane and Joni, and his five granddaughters in your prayers this week.

Here is the obituary from the Evansville Courier Press:

Harold Hopf (1935 - 2010)

JASPER, Ind. — Harold Hopf, 74, died Saturday, October 9, 2010, at at his home.
Surviving are wife, Katherine "Luckie" Hopf; daughters, Mrs. Brian "Sue Jane" Poppe and Mrs. Greg "Joni" Mehling; five granddaughters; sisters, Sr. Mary Gabriel Hopf (Order of the Passion Nuns), Mrs. Norbert "Verena" Schroeder and Mrs. Hilbert "Bernadine" Schnell.
Visitation is 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Becher & Kluesner Downtown Chapel, Jasper.
Services 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Jasper.

Visit

Mulching the blackberries

Playing Hockey with my vacuum cleaner attachment.

Magic House

Eric's Mom came to town last week for a visit. She and I took Alex to the Magic House in Kirkwood. If I could/would have left Alex in the Water Room all day, I think he would have been the happiest kid on earth.

These are giant foam Tinker Toys pieces in the Garden, how cool is that?!?

Meet the New Bed, Same as the Old One

Only missing rails! We took the rail off of Alex's crib this week, since he is potty training. He loves his new "bed", and doesn't hesitate to get in and out when necessary. Now to get some new sheets to make it more like a real bed, not just a crib without a rail.