But you must understand that this has been somewhat of a record breaking storm and this fluffy (sometimes icy) white stuff has dictated our lives for the past 10 days.
Saturday: 8 more inches of snow (in addition to everything else that was still on the ground). We did leave the house so we could attend the Ward Christmas Breakfast. I'm so glad they didn't cancel it. We needed to get out and see other people.
Sunday: Freezing rain fell overnight and left a nice layer of ice on top of all the snow.
Church was canceled. This has happened only one other time since we lived here (I think in Jan. 2004 - it was a big, scary freezing rain / ice event). We watched Joy to the World and played a family game. I worked on filling up my December Daily album. And what else but play around with my camera.
Here's our Christmas tree -- I had fun picking out new ornaments this year. I went with a red, silver, & sparkly theme.
The kids had their own tree to decorate -- a 4 1/2 foot tree in the family room filled with their favorite ornaments, some homemade, and a lot of Star Wars guys.
I spy Han Solo, a storm trooper, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the Millennium Falcon. But there is compromise in all things. One Darth Vader ornament (the big talking one) has a home on the big tree.
oh, and we had another 3 inches of snow fall on Sunday.
Monday: woke up to an additional 2-3 inches on the ground. Sunday evening Conner came to us and asked, "What kind of jobs are there for kids to make money?" Scott suggested that if he shoveled the back patio he could earn $2. Conner thought that was a great idea.
puttin' some muscle into it.
And here's a look at our house front & back:
After another 2 days of being cooped up, it was time to get out of the house. We went to the town next door for some last minute Christmas shopping. Scott put chains on the truck and we all piled in. It was so weird to see the highway covered in snow.
The Christmas shopping is done. We even wrapped everything last week. We've got our fridge & freezer stocked with everything we need to get through the holiday. The van still sits in the garage - undriven for a full week. The drive way is clear of snow (thanks to Scott's hard work). It looks like it will be several more days before temps get high enough to melt any of this (and we're praying for a sloooow melt). In the mean-time we are anticipating Christmas and everyone is well and happy . . . . .
. . . . and just a little bit crazy.
