It is a very chilly day here this day for sure. There was a skiff of snow on the ground when I got up but has all melted now. The wind is blowing and making it chilly here on the ranch. We have some space heaters that do a great job so we don’t have to run the furnace which eats up gas where these little heaters draw very little electricity. I am comfortable and not too cold or too warm. Winter isn’t over for another of months so we are thinking seriously of getting another of these small heaters. Our host brou ght one of theirs over but it is way too large for our little space but we are thankful for it in the meantime.
Will has gone to the hospital which is a couple hours away to have X-rays done and have a conference with the doctors about his case. The doctors called for this meeting for tomorrow before his last scheduled chemo treatment ~ unless they have decided to give him 12 instead of the 6. I guess it all depends on what the test results are and they won’t have the results by tomorrow so he will have his 6th treatment then.
We have been invited over to the preachers house after morning services for lunch and are requested to bring our favorite bean recipe and there will be a contest on the best tasting ones. Hands down our favorite is my crock pot recipe which I will post here for you gals.
”ONE POT” DINNER a la Maggie
Makes 4 quarts ~ serves 16
INGREDIENTS
1# ground beef
1# Italian sausage membrane off & cut up
¾# bacon, cut in small pieces
1 cup chopped onion
2 cans (1# 15oz size) pork & beans
1 can (1#) kidney beans
1 can (1#) butter lima beans, drained
1 cup ketchup
¼ cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp. liquid smoke
3 Tbsp. white vinegar
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
1. Brown ground beef and sausage in skillet; drain
off fat and put beef & sausage in Crock Pot.
2. Brown bacon & onions; drain off fat.
3. Add bacon, onions & remaining ingredients to Crock Pot.
4. Stir together well.
5. Cover & cook on low for 4 to 6 hours.
SUSAN I don't blame you a bit for staying out of that mall. Wonder why those kids picked that place to duke it out anyway.
JEAN That is the way of things ~ always finding something else that should be packed with its like items. Maybe it is an conspiracy.
DONNA FAYE
that you don't miss out on your appointment.
It took me awhile to do my computer posting because some people give their 2016 pledge now, and the computer isn't ready for '16 yet. 
on the maintain! It's really hard to do that around the holiday eating. Thanks for the recipe info. It's nice of your host to drive Will to his appointments. How long does the actual treatment take? I remember it took longer to get everything ready, for my mom, than for the chemo. It was in a teeny tiny bag, like maybe a cup of liquid at the most. 
I don't plan to be there and think the office will be closed anyhow.
I needed to mail a church birthday card so made a trip to the post office first thing this morning. I also had a check to drop off at the hospital so did that on my way back home. I fixed a casserole for lunch (tired of ham!) and have written some thank you notes this afternoon. I have dishes to do, probably later.
2016! Cloudy and cold today with a high of 50 expected. I rhink winter is now here to stay. 
We have so many duplicate channels now it's ridiculous. We do have another cable company in town but I hate to go through the hassle of switching if I can get our's to give me a better deal.
That was early evening so maybe things livened up later. We don't have fireworks around here. Maybe they don't work when it's so cold. 
Bob has a cousin who retired to a condo on the Florida coast, 9th floor. I asked her what she would do if the hurricane warning is for her area and she said she would be heading to NY to her daughter's. I hope she has enough time if that happens. 
I have to say we have very little problem with our satellite except for weather. We actually have 2 satellites, one regular and one HD. Usually when the HD goes out we can click the regular one and can continue watching what we were watching. We really like our Direct TV. I don't think any of the tv companies are inexpensive anymore for sure. What frost my cookies is getting up at 5 and turning on the tv and the cable channels all seem to be infomercials for the most part. I pay for programs not for being bothered to buy ridiculous stuff.