Text messaging

The other night I decided to take Brandon's phone and send Heather a text message (Heather was not home at the time). It took me about 10 minutes to send the message but I did it. Then she responded very quickly and before I knew it I was trying to send her another text. Alanna then commented that I have now texted Heather more than I've texted my own daughter(s). So, I sent Alanna a text...and she was 5 feet away from me. Brandon and Alanna got a good laugh out of me trying to text. We all thought it was blogging material! :)

When did snow stop being fun?

Dad and I decided we'd better shovel the snow in the driveway and sidewalk. I remember when you kids were younger and the snow days were fun. Now with the pressure of having to go to work and kids traveling in it, some how it's not quite so much fun. The snow is very dry so shoveling it wasn't hard. Jack Adams had to walk up the hill and leave his 4 wheel drive down at the bottom. He said that this is the 1st time in 20 years that he hasn't been able to get up. He got chains and was headed back down to hopefully get his vehicle. I'm not sure I'll venture out to early tomorrow morning. AND IT'S STILL SNOWING!!!! Spring PLEASE talk to Mother Nature.

Fried Bagels

Last night we were watching the food channel and "Paula's Party" was on. She is from the south and fries everything and uses a lot of butter. Her creation yesterday was fried bagels. So today for lunch Dad wanted a fried bagel. We didn't have any green tomatoes to fry to put on it, so I made homemade onion rings to add to the bagel sandwich. Yes, the bagel was dipped in egg and flour then deep fat fried before the cream cheese, beef, onion rings, tomatoes and lettuce was added. It looked pretty good when I got finished with it. Dad really liked it. He even said it would be good along with Chicken Noodle Soup. So if you're wondering what to fix for dinner or lunch try a Deep Fried Bagel.

Winter Wonderland

Last Sat. night Dad and I were coming home about 11:45 PM and it was snowing. That's the beginning of the Arctic freeze we have been experiencing. We just got a skiff of snow with that storm. Then Wed. it warmed up enough to melt that snow, however that didn't last very long. Through the early morning hours on Thur. we got about 3 inches of snow. Since I live the closest to work I went in and worked until about 1:15 PM. I could only get up the hill as far as the Spurlocks' home. Dad was my knight in shinning armor and walked, or should I say slipped and slid down, to rescue me. He put the chains on and we continued up the hill. Fri. Dad took me down the hill to work where he took off the chains because the main roads had been plowed and sanded. He went to the range as range officer and came back to pick me up about 1:30 PM so I could make a deposit and returned to the hill to once again put on chains to get back home. Yesterday we needed the chains to get down the hill but they came and sanded it so we could get back up without the chains. The forecast was that on Sat. and Sun. another storm would hit with lots of cold weather, snow and high winds. They said the storm we got Thurs. morning was just a dusting compared to what we would be getting. So while I could I went out and did a little shopping. Then we came home and braced for the storm that was forecast. It started to snow about 2 PM and I'm not sure it has stopped since then. We now have at least 7-8 inches and it's still snowing. Needless to say church was cancelled today. We are supposed to get snow all day today and tonight. Then again on Wed-Fri. If it wasn't Christmas time and family coming I would be OK with it. It worries me with family driving and flying here. The temperature hasn't been above freezing for a week now and the lows have been in the low teens. BURRRRRRR It's cold for here. Enjoy the pictures. That's the best way to enjoy snow. Spring if you still have it in with Mother Nature ask her to turn off the snow, we've had enough. :)

It's Christmas Time

Dad and I went to Kuney's tree farm to pick oput our tree. We have gone there for several years. After picking out the right one Dad cut it down and we returned home. Sunday evening we tried to put it in the stand but our stand is old and worn and wouldn't hold the tree. After it fell a couple of times I convinced dad to use the newer bigger stand that we have and low and behold it worked. We spent Monday evening decorating it. Merry Christmas to all.
I love this time of year. It just seems to bring more kindness and love as we think of others first and as we reflect on the birth of our Savior. I love listening to Christmas music and looking at the lights. I love having as many of the family as can make it here during the holidays. Those who can't your in my thoughts as you prepare for the holidays.

Primary Boys

Since I haven't done anything for my Primary Boys for their birthdays, I took them bowling. Only 3 boys showed up out of the 6 in my class. They had a good time. When Thomas threw the first ball I was glad they had the bumpers up. Otherwise they would have been lucky to get a few points. Once I got a split and told the boys if I got both pins they had to buy lunch. Sam actually looked worried and said he didn't bring any money. They were releaved when I missed on of them. I knew there was probably no way I was going to get both pins but it was worth seeing the look on their faces. Since we were gone the last two Sunday's I had a sub and asked the boys how they were. They were not very well behaved for Bro. Reynolds but at least they told me the truth. I guess Sam hit Thomas and Thomas hit him back. They both got sent to their Fathers. (I've never sent them to their parents) Bro. Jones went home afterward and told Carol he felt sorry for me that they are a wild bunch. I have enjoyed teaching them and seeing their behavior improve. (yes, it's improved for me) They really are good for me but take advantage of a sub.

driver's training

When I found out Jen was afraid to parallel park, I knew I could teach her how to overcome her fear of performing that maneuver after being taught how in my driver training instruction. I told her I could have her do it correctly after no more than three attempts. This was the third attempt. Now she has to PRACTICE ... PRACTICE ... PRACTICE so she can do it the first time the next time she has to do it instead of driving three blocks away and walking to where she has to go instead of parallel parking at her destination as she does now. I also got some extra study time in toward my hours I need in my driver training plan. Thanks, Jen, for helping me as I helped you.

Twister Trouble