I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

Snow Total for Monday Dec 22nd

So it snowed and snowed and snowed today. All day long, it never really let up, I took my ruler out and stuck it in the snow on the deck and it totaled 8.5". My dear neighbor Don, bless his heart, shoveled our driveway around 3:30 today. By the time that Zack got home at 6:30 he shoveled off another 3 inches. It has been crazy. It is a beautiful sight to see, but I get cold just looking out my window. I want to run and jump in bed and snuggle under the covers only to emerge sometime in mid March. The kids loved playing in it though. Don and Alicia entertained them and their two kids while they plowed through all of the mess. I love living here, we are so bless with wonderful neighbors and friends. Well if I don't get a chance to post again "Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good night."

A Christmas Wish

We had a wonderful ward Christmas party this year. And what ward party would be complete without a visit from Santa. As he walked into the gym Reese's eyes perked up, but when it came to sitting on his lap she could be torn from Michelle's lap. (She loves Michelle) Claire on the other hand was enamoured by Santa's white beard, jolly voice, and soft red suit. She reverently approach him as if he might break if she touched him. She tenderly hugged him and drew a great response from the audience as she just kept hugging him. Lance was not so reverent about the whole experience. He stood in line jumping up and down. You would of thought that he needed to use the restroom the way he kept moving up and down. But in the end they where both able to tell Santa their Christmas wishes and on the way home Lance explained to Claire "that Santa wouldn't bring them what they asked for until Christmas day, so don't expect it to be under the Christmas tree when we got home." He made that mistake last year.

A Winter Wonder Land

It has done nothing but snow today. At a pretty good rate I might add. It has taken so long for the snow to get here, but we have sure made up for it this last few days. However the snow you see here on the grill has all fallen today. Sound make for interesting traveling over the holidays.