It's All Over

Well, Thanksgiving is officially over. I am thankful for having the dinner at my house. However, I now know that I am thankful for my mother and her cooking and cleaning everything that encompasses a Thanksgiving meal.

Chris fried rabbit. Yes, Grady's pet rabbits. There are more. He will never know. Mashed Potatoes, Biscuits and Gravy, Homemade Bread, Sweet Potatoes, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Cake.....okay well, I'm gonna have to go get some seconds now!

Grady is sick. He woke up at 5 a.m. with a "barky" cough. Great. I feel so bad for him. Sounds even worse. He slept through Thanksgiving dinner and Thanksgiving dessert and Thanksgiving after dessert seconds. Poor guy. Hopefully he will recover quickly.

Along with Thanksgiving being over, Christmas for the retail world is in full swing. Black Friday here I come!!

Oh, and enjoy the new background to promote the season.

Happy Turkey Day!

I know it's a bit early, but I am hosting Thanksgiving Day festivities at my house so who knows if I will get a chance to post it tomorrow..... and you know I will be out getting good bargains on Friday.

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and remembers to be thankful for what they have this year. You never know, you may not have it next year.

Follow Through

No, I didn't get the big one...I saw him though. Altogether we saw 9 deer and 3 turkeys Friday afternoon. Awesome!! I didn't think I would get such a kick out of watching them get close, but it was pretty neat. However, when the big one arrived, I got scared shitless. I told Chris I would probably miss it and he should shoot it. He basically told me to suck it up and aim. He ran away, so I got off without making an ass of myself. I went out this morning, but saw a little bit of nothing and froze to death. I guess I might go back next time. It wasn't THAT bad.

I followed through with my promise to Chris to go hunting.

Before the cold wind hit!


Yes, another buck for the wall. If you're counting, that's two this year. What's a girl to do?

This morning hunting....OMG!!! I froze my ass off! Notice the frost on my mask.

Can't forget Grady.....T-Bone woke him up when he and his Dad came over. Too cute not to include.

Redneck Christmas Tree

I got these pictures as an email and felt the holiday spirit overtake me! Just had to share!

Hope this gets everyone in the holiday spirit too!

A hunting I will go...

Well, I have to hold up my end of the bargain.

Drama kept me from hunting during bow season, so I have to go out during gun season.

Not sure I will be able to actually kill anything, but I guess for the sake of my hubby, I will try.

Besides that, I think my shoulder is still reeling from trying to hit the target Chris wanted me to practice on.

Oh, well, I am not a hunter by any means. I promised though. And a promise is a promise.

On a side note....

I forgot to post about my moms surgery results.

I am happy to report that my mom made it through with flying colors.

She is more sore from this surgery than the other two, but doing well and glad to be out of the pain she was having.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can keep her down for a few more days and she doesn't try to be SuperGranny and do something she isn't supposed to.

Random Cell Phone Pics

These pictures I would have not shared, but thanks to technology that I have finally figured out, I will.

Yes, I know this looks horrid! Chris wanted pickled eggs for deer camp....I obliged.

Travis sent me this photo of T-Bone. Too cute, even the dog is smiling.

Grady showing how excited he was to go to preschool.

I think my child has OCD.

Papa and his boys.

After watching The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Grady has decided that he too is a blockhead.

My dad's work of art. Chris, as you know, got a buck this year to put on the wall. We drew (by we I mean I) out the template on cardboard and dad then put it on wood. Dad, you did fantastic!

Chris Loves It!

Hi Linda!

So Chris comes home yesterday and says, "I got congratulated on my deer by someone who reads your blog."

Wow!! I didn't know who it was!!

I actually have people reading....exciting!!

Linda Ochs, you have been brought out of the blog closet.

Thanks for stopping by!! Hope you enjoy your visit!

Good Luck Mom!

Today, my Mom has her 3rd back surgery.

I'm worried for her and cannot be there with her.

Please be thinking of her today and hope the doctor can fix her right up.

I'm hopeful that she will be out of the pain she has been in and be back to her old self.


I LOVE YOU MOM!! SEE YOU TONIGHT!!

Heard This on Effingham Radio

Supposedly coming to Effingham in August 2009

We'll see....I'm still waiting on Puerta Vallarta to open in Newton

From the Mouth of My Babe

Okay, I know all the little things that kids say are cute and you should go AWWW, that's so sweet. I tend to think that most of the time, but then Grady says something and I think AHHH, where did you get that from!!

A few Awww moments:

During one of our conversations, Grady told me, "No, you bobble head!" I told him I was not in fact a bobble head and that it wasn't nice to call names. He then says, "Okay, your majesty."

When we asked Grady what he wanted for supper, his reply was Chicken Patties and Rollover Minutes.

A few Ahhh! moments:

I corrected Grady on how to say a word and he told me, "You think you're so smart about everything."

Grady threw my comb in the toilet. Right after he had peed in the toilet. I threw the comb away and asked why he did that. He said, "I did it just so I could tick you off!"

Alright, last one....
We watched Jon and Kate Plus 8 Monday night when they went to Hawaii and were at the luau. Grady asked if we saw the girls with the coconut bras. Chris and I told him we did and wondered if he thought the girls were pretty. He told us, "Nah, but the coconuts were!"

Now What?

Well, it officially looks to me like the economy is in the crapper.

Chris just was informed of hour cuts at work...not jobs, yet. Thank you, Lord.

Other people I know are barely getting by. Paycheck to paycheck. I would love to say I'm not, but that would be a lie. I pay my bills, don't get me wrong. But, there isn't much left over.

I'm not trying to have a pity party. I just wonder if The Bergbower's are doing something wrong or if everyone feels this way.

On that note, what does one do to cut corners on bills and such? I just cut down our cable TV package. What else should I downgrade?

All that hunting finally paid off....I guess

At least for Chris, it paid off. Friday night he shot a 8 point buck with his bow. He had been on vacation all week and finally got a deer.



The bad news is, for me anyway, I have to find somewhere to put another deer head on the wall. Grady may be the recipient of a deer head on his wall. He would like that. Me, not so much.

New 'Toy'

I know what you all must be thinking. Christmas is only a little over a month away, why does this child need toys now. Well..... his Daddy is a sucker. That's why.

While at Gander Mountain with his Dad, Grady NEEEEEEEEEEEEDED this bow and arrow so that they could go hunting together. After a few practice shots, Grady decided he couldn't do it and sat on his picnic table pouting. Go figure.

I'll Be Watching, Will You?

My dad clued me in to this story....

Superstitions in Politics.

Check it out.

I'm curious if it holds true.

I guess we will all know in about 24 hours.

My Credit Card is Officially Smokin'!

I think this is my next plan of action!

Kara, Angie and I hit the stores of Champaign and Tuscola for some major shopping. We got Kara's van LOADED down, but as Angie said, we were not at full capacity.

I had a great time girls, can't wait for the next trip!