Christmas 2010

It was great having so many of my children home for Christmas. Jeremy and Krissy couldn't be here but everyone else was. I picked up Angela in Minneapolis on Dec. 19 and she is here until after the New Year. Cristy and Cindy drove up from KC in some bad weather but we were glad they made it safely. Tim, Amy, Ben and Ashley surprised us by arriving at 9 a.m. Friday morning when I wasn't expecting them until later that evening.

We enjoyed some fun games at our place Saturday night with Warren, Carol, Brett, Cindy, Cristy and Mom. And then Brandon and the kids joined all of us out at Mom's on the 26th for Christmas at the farm. It was good times together but as always the time goes by too fast.

God blessed us with beautiful frost laden trees and bushes. It truely was a winter wonderland.

A Blustery New Year's Eve

I'm sitting here alone on a blustery/blizzardy New Year's Eve sipping my eggnog and nibbling on shortbread cookies, wrapped in my Paris scarf, pondering what the new year will bring. I am excitedly anticipating the prospect of becoming debt free and being willing to put forth the effort needed to make it become a reality. Trying to come up with ideas for eating healthier, I decided making a two week meal plan will not only make it easier to stay on track with our eating but also make shopping more economical. Getting rid of clutter and downsizing, making gifts instead of buying, all these thoughts going through my head. I always love the start of a new year with all it's possibilities for new beginnings.

Winter Wonderland

As I was starting this blog the song "Winter Wonderland" was playing on the radio and I thought it was the perfect title for my blog. It is indeed a winter wonderland outside. Even though we have gotten more snow than we need, the beauty of it is that there is no wind and it's 18 degrees. It is beautiful and I thoroughly enjoyed myself cleaning off the deck this morning. That seems to be my job this winter and I enjoy it. Curt snowblows the driveway and sidewalks and I sweep off the deck. As long as I don't have to be driving in it I think it's beautiful.
Last night we were driving back from Aberdeen and could only go about 45 mph. It took us 2 1/2 hours and Curt was having some heart palpatations and chest tightness so I was driving most of the way. We made a visit to the ER before we went home and thankfully everything was alright so he didn't have to stay overnight. I have to say they are quite thorough when you come in with chest discomfort.