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No more tumbleweed trees.... 
 
Dec. 19, 2012 1:21 pm 
Updated: Dec. 26, 2012 6:50 pm
Just a little over a year ago, I wrote the blog "Oh Tumbleweed, Oh Tumbleweed" about having a 'special' tree last year.  So much has changed since then.  We no longer live in the land of  the tumbleweed, in the high dessert of New Mexico.  Who would have thought we'd be living in Ohio only six months after writing that blog?
We love it here, awaiting our first snow storm on Friday.  But we miss the Land of Enchantment and the dear friends we made in the ten years we were there.  We know that being with family here is important - to them and to us. 
We know that life doesn't always work out the way we planned.  Someone once said, "People plan, God laughs!"  So true.  And He's laughing because He knows what's best for us! 
Anyway, I just want to wish all of you dear friends here on AR a most wonderful, glorious holiday season - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.
[Please do read the tumbleweed blog from last year if you missed it.]
 
 
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Godzilla 
Dec. 19, 2012 1:32 pm
Merry Christmas to you, MWC! I'm going to have to look up that blog. That part of the states is so foreign to me. I would love to visit out west one day.
 
midwestchef 
Dec. 19, 2012 1:35 pm
You would love it! It's a wonderful palce to love - IF you like wide open spaces.
 
Godzilla 
Dec. 19, 2012 1:37 pm
I just read your tumbleweed blog. I loved it! What a nice holiday story. It made me smile :)
 
midwestchef 
Dec. 19, 2012 1:39 pm
Gracias, Godzilla.
 
Cat Hill-Want2B Gardening 
Dec. 19, 2012 1:49 pm
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours, midwestchef!
 
Deb C 
Dec. 19, 2012 1:52 pm
It's so nice that you will be with your family for the holidays. Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!
 
sassyoldlady 
Dec. 19, 2012 1:54 pm
Glad to have you back in my 'neck of the woods'. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
 
nanny129 STAR! 
Dec. 19, 2012 2:02 pm
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! and a happy healthy new year too!- is is heart warming to know you are close to family:-)
 
bellepepper 
Dec. 19, 2012 2:09 pm
Oh mwc! Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year to you and your hubby. Sending warm thoughts and hugs!!
 
manella 
Dec. 19, 2012 2:45 pm
Just read your 2011 blog,love the picture of your tumbleweed.We have been to Mexico a few times,love it. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS,AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.
 
*Sherri* 
Dec. 19, 2012 3:00 pm
And a wonderful Christmas to you and yours. And a healthy peaceful New Year! Glad you're liking Ohio...nice to have your family near.
 
nanny129 STAR! 
Dec. 19, 2012 3:17 pm
http://www.amazon.com/Tumbleweed-Christmas-Beverly-Stowe-McClure/dp/0983274045/
 
nanny129 STAR! 
Dec. 19, 2012 3:17 pm
this is a little girl - but i thought you may be interested:-)
 
Mother Ann 
Dec. 19, 2012 3:34 pm
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Ohio isn't such a bad place - I've lived here all my life, but I love the wide-open spaces out west, too!
 
midwestchef 
Dec. 19, 2012 6:19 pm
Ohio is a great place...we were both born here. Maybe this year we'll get to meet!
 
Mother Ann 
Dec. 19, 2012 6:43 pm
That would be great! And you're right - Ohio is a GREAT place!
 
Mike Harvey, daPITA 
Dec. 19, 2012 6:51 pm
Merry Christmas, midwestchef! Mrs. Mike and I were very happy to have met you and your Mr. at the MiniMi! We also regret that you were unable to join us and the Bellepeppers. We'll get together, maybe meet Mother Ann, too! We get to Columbus a few times a year.
 
mickdee 
Dec. 20, 2012 4:31 am
Merry Christmas, midwestchef!! Enjoy being close to your family!Hope you can snuggle in and watch the storm by the fire! Not the same as the desert but beautiful just the same!! Love to you and Mr. MWC!
 
midwestchef 
Dec. 20, 2012 5:02 am
Thanks, mickdee! and thanks for the directions to Mike's blog. We love fruitcake!
 
midwestchef 
Dec. 20, 2012 5:04 am
Watch this space for details about the next "Buckeye Bash" in mid-June.
 
midwestchef 
Dec. 20, 2012 5:15 am
Cool story, Nanny.
 
Maggi 
Dec. 21, 2012 2:47 am
Merry Christmas, Phoebe, and a truly blessed New Year. Glad you back in the northern parts...
 
Candice 
Dec. 21, 2012 7:58 am
Good morning MWC! I love the Midwest! So happy to hear you're settling in nicely! Merry Christmas and blessings to you and yours.
 
luv2cook 
Dec. 21, 2012 9:40 am
I love the pic of your Christmas Tumbleweed Tree - - it's beautiful!!
 
RatherBeCooking 
Dec. 21, 2012 12:10 pm
OH that was were I was born and lived until I was 18. Family still there.
 
Rachael* 
Dec. 21, 2012 9:59 pm
Welcome to Ohio! Hope you're enjoying this snowfall :) God bless & Merry Christmas!
 
Lizlou 
Dec. 21, 2012 11:01 pm
You can be happy anywhere you live if there are good people around you. Every type of land, whether farmland, desert, mountains, lakes, forest, or ocean side has its own beauty. Admire it and learn to love it for what it is, on its own terms, (respect its rules of conduct and safety) and it will give you joy. Of course, being near family is a big, big plus, whether that family is the one you were born into, or the family of God, which you are also born into. The One who created it all is the source of all joy after all, and He gives "joy unspeakable and full of glory"...a joy that really satisfies, wherever you are, and can never be taken away...a joy that he delights to give you! "Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you." (A good "recipe"!) Enjoy!
 
Lela 
Dec. 22, 2012 10:57 am
Midwest-Happy Holidays to you! I live in Colorado and I have a lot of tumbleweeds that roll across my yard. I have seen many tumbleweed Christmas Trees. I also bet you miss the Green chili and Mexican food. Enjoy your holiday with your family.
 
midwestchef 
Dec. 22, 2012 5:23 pm
You are so right, Lislou! And, Lela, grab one the next time one rolls through.
 
karen 
Dec. 22, 2012 8:40 pm
How funny! i never read your blog before but saw the "tumbleweed tree" reference and had to peek! 14 months ago, we moved from my lifelong home in western PA to Phoenix AZ And you are right - life doesn't alway work out as we planned - so as we saw our first tumbleweed tree this year, we miss our friends and the possibility of a white Christmas - so I will enjoy the dessert for you and ask that you enjoy your OH Christmas for me! And I will be back to read more of your blog!
 
midwestchef 
Dec. 23, 2012 6:05 am
Thanks, Karen! I hope you enjoy the southwest as much as we did. We celebrated Christmas yesterday with my sibs and we had a white one! Don't know if we'll be white on the 25th, but it looks like we might have ice...not a happy prospect! Merry Christmas to you and yours.
 
BigShotsMom 
Dec. 23, 2012 4:03 pm
Merry Christmas, MWC! You are so right about how things change without warning. But somehow we end up OK Isn't that amazing? Have a wonderful holiday with your family.
 
midwestchef 
Dec. 24, 2012 4:22 am
Thanks, BSM! You, too.
 
 
 
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Married w/ pets + three kids and six grandkids. Retired after 30 years of teaching grades K-7. Moved to NM 10 years ago. Loved it there. Moved back to Ohio to be closer to family.
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I love to make soups. Chili, beef vegetable, ham and bean,and tortilla soups are our favs. I like casseroles - one dish dinners are the best! I think the slow cooker is about the best cooking aid in my kitchen. I love to try new recipes, that's what makes this a super website; that and all the cool contributors.
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Anything I did with my grandmother! Thanksgiving at Grandma's house was the best. She wanted to do it all - and she was a great cook. Making taffy with her was such a treat! I remember the first time she made pizza (from a box). She wasn't too sure about pizza! But in the mid 1950's, none of us midwesterners were too sure about pizza!
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When I was 13, I entered seven different baked goods (mostly cakes) in open class at the fair, competing against adult cooks with great records. I took first place with all but one entry, which got a second place ribbon.
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Looking back over the years, my biggest tragedy was making gravy...but thanks to CindyLepp, it is no longer a challenge! She sent me packets of dry gravy mixes!
 
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