Giving Thanks

Dad made the crusts I made the fillings. We make a great team!

It was a quiet Thanksgiving for us. We stayed here at home and invited several people to join us for dinner. In the end though we ate simply as a family. It was nice. The Sister Missionaries joined us for pie in the evening and we ended our day watching Muppets Christmas Carol.
(I did eat some pie and regretted it almost instantly. It tasted SO good, but I couldn't breathe and even after using my inhaler and taking medicine spend the night being miserable. Not eating sugar is too important to my health.) I am THANKFUL for my health!!!!

First Snow of 2014

Today we had our first snowfall. In being true to the weather around here it was a very wet snow. But it still could be used to make a snowman, a little dirty, but a snowman nonetheless. YEA!

Visit from an old friend

Before my mission we were virtually inseparable. Great times! A couple of decades later and out of the blue I get a text. (Thank goodness Mom and Dad have not changed their number and were willing to answer their phone the night before.) Did I mention it was at 5:00am? (It's okay I was already up preparing for the day.) He said he had a two hour layover and wondered if we might meet up. YES!!!

It felt like no time had passed at all. The only way he's changed is the fact that he's progressed to where I always knew he could be. It was wonderful to spend a couple of great hours with one of my best friends ever! 

Another busy Saturday

I don't have a pic, but today was BUSY!
It started early as Seeker and I had to be at the school at 7:30 for some volunteer hours. Observer followed us quickly heading for wrestling scrimmages. Dad headed to the church for service there and then we saw our new neighbors raking the leaves in their yard.  Great way to get to know them! (Of course my 7th son had joined us by this point.) Being outside I figured we'd better get on with what we started last week. Several hours, four cut down trees, bulbs planted, a trip to the dump, and a bunch of tired boys later we have done GREAT things in the yard. Come spring I think we will really be off to a great start. Maybe I'll take a pic tomorrow. Tonight it's too dark and cold. It's time to wind down. *whew*

Landscaping

Yesterday we decided to re-landscape the front yard. Yes, I know. This isn't exactly the time  of year to be working on that kind of thing, but it turned out to be a perfect day for it. A little chilly at first, but as we worked it felt super good to be outside. We worked for about four hours on leveling a piece of ground and moving the dirt to another part of the yard. Our 7th Son joined us. (He's usually with us on Saturdays.) And Mover's best friend came over to help as well. So, we had 8 boys, plus Dad and I. The work went fast and the boys really liked it. Boys are meant to dig I think. What a great day!