Cole and Morgan
Morgan and Emilie Mudd
The boys!
The willow is trying to hold up all that snow
Wonder if the fish are cold?We had planned to go to Vegas for Thanksgiving break, so Rich had the whole week off! We started off the first weekend of break with a big snowfall, and me working at the U. The days were quiet at the hospital, so there was still plenty of time to hang out with Rich and the kids.
God works in mysterious ways. We were so grateful to be in town to help out our amazing neighbors, Marcia and David. David had a heart attack on Sunday and it was scary for a few hours. Now, he is home and recovering nicely.
Tuesday, I worked at the U and we were supposed to have the "blizzard of the decade" here. I hurried to leave work before 6PM. The clouds and wind made the whole valley black and eerie. It seemed like it would be a huge storm. Rich was busy at home getting candles and wood ready for the fireplace. Well, the wind did come, and a whopping 3 inches of snow. It was a disappointing blizzard for this Montana girl.
We were grateful that we hadn't left town, as we woke to frozen pipes on Thanksgiving morning. Rich spent about 5 hours thawing them out. We spent the rest of Thanksgiving at the Browns' (because Marcia is a rock star and still wanted to do Thanksgiving at her house), along with their good friends from Louisiana, the Mudd family. We all pitched in with the cooking, while sharing some great conversation, laughter, and festive drinks. It was a great dinner, followed by singing along with the karaoke machine. What a fun day and another reason to be thankful.
I am happy to skip the Black Friday shopping chaos, and went to the gym and sledding instead. The kids had a blast, and so did Rich and I. That evening, both kids had friends over for a sleepover.
It was so nice to have everyone under one roof for a whole week.
My happiest moments are when everyone is home together.
God works in mysterious ways. We were so grateful to be in town to help out our amazing neighbors, Marcia and David. David had a heart attack on Sunday and it was scary for a few hours. Now, he is home and recovering nicely.
Tuesday, I worked at the U and we were supposed to have the "blizzard of the decade" here. I hurried to leave work before 6PM. The clouds and wind made the whole valley black and eerie. It seemed like it would be a huge storm. Rich was busy at home getting candles and wood ready for the fireplace. Well, the wind did come, and a whopping 3 inches of snow. It was a disappointing blizzard for this Montana girl.
We were grateful that we hadn't left town, as we woke to frozen pipes on Thanksgiving morning. Rich spent about 5 hours thawing them out. We spent the rest of Thanksgiving at the Browns' (because Marcia is a rock star and still wanted to do Thanksgiving at her house), along with their good friends from Louisiana, the Mudd family. We all pitched in with the cooking, while sharing some great conversation, laughter, and festive drinks. It was a great dinner, followed by singing along with the karaoke machine. What a fun day and another reason to be thankful.
I am happy to skip the Black Friday shopping chaos, and went to the gym and sledding instead. The kids had a blast, and so did Rich and I. That evening, both kids had friends over for a sleepover.
It was so nice to have everyone under one roof for a whole week.
My happiest moments are when everyone is home together.
1 comment:
Look at you...all caught up. I don't blog for a few weeks and suddenly there's a book to read on the Stenseth blog:) Loved it! What a great family you are. We are so lucky to have you as friends!
And happy birthdday to Rich:)I think it's time to go out to dinner again.
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