Merry Christmas

The concerts, programs, parties, and the rush is coming to an end. The next few days are so cherished. I will bake cookies with my children and prepare for Christmas dinner. Jonathan and Ian will want me to take them up the mountain to ski/snowboard and Lizzy and I might join them if it isn't windy. We always have so much fun over Christmas break. And...it is snowing right now! I love a white Christmas. I wish you all a wonderful holiday.

The season is here...

With the lack of snow it is so hard to believe that Christmas will be here soon. I love Winter, I love snow. I did a little decorating this past weekend. It takes a week or so to accomplish the entire transformation. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a great break from school and the daily rush. Just a reminder...If you don't have a carbon monoxide detector, please get one. We have always had one in our home and last week it went off in the middle of the night, three nights in a row. We still don't know why, we are working on that, but it was a good reminder that they are really important to have. Two of my friends did not have one in their home; they do now.

So little time

The past 7 days have gone so fast. Halloween, parties, concerts...John's best friend was in a bicycle accident in Lincoln, NE on Sunday. The doctors are still telling him he will be a quadriplegic. He is moving his fingers, wrists, and toes. We are praying that he will recover. John is leaving tomorrow to go help out the family. His wife just went through a year of chemo and breast cancer treatment. I am hoping John can help her cope and be there for their son. Here are a few pictures of Lizzy, my new mantel, Jonathan, and neighborhood trick or treating.

Violet

Violet is our new kitten. She is Lizzy's little baby. Lizzy is the only one who can pack her around, just like a little baby. We lost our family dog, Hemingway, last month and we have all been sad about it. Violet and Lizzy make us smile.

First Post

Holly e-mailed me some time back and asked me if I had a blog. Long ago, we had a family website, but didn't update it like I should have. So here we are...I hope this will be a way to keep in touch with my family that I don't see as often as I would like.