Surviving to Live Another Day...

It's nearly 4:30 PM and we have seemingly survived another Christmas. Our neighbor with the ATV and plow rig plowed out the end of our driveway and I spent 1 1/2 hours clearing the rest by shovel. After that, my lady noticed a leak coming in at the top of her window...so it was up on the ladder to knock down ice and clear the low roofs. Another 1 1/2 hours and then it was time for lunch.

Sledding, Lego building, and picture taking later, it's time for a snack.

Here are some pics I uploaded of the fun. I feeling that good kind of tired coming on. Best Wishes to all and Merry Christmas!!!

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ViewSlideshow.action?&collidparam=8537530603.812767257603.1230251674003

A (Near) Christmas Story

As the kid says in "A Christmas Story" Oh, I think I shot my eye out! Not really, the kiddo who looks like a pugilist actually got injured in a modern way. He was visiting his Mom's office and using one of the computers to keep out of trouble, when suddenly he felt the urge to jump up and hit his left eye on the corner of a glass shelf that was behind him on his right. Let the joyous screaming begin!!! After a trip to the local fire department for triage, we headed to the local clinic (which was closed for lunch). Patiently sobbing, we got to see a Doc who referred us to an opthamalogist about 30 minutes away. Thankfully, no permanent damage was done, but he has a corneal laceration from mid-pupil down to his lower eyelid.

I might note we took this picture in mirror image to accentuate the look.

The same day before the glass shelf incident, subject kiddo noticed our doggy had weird pouches on the backs of his hind knees. I checked them out and called the vet and scheduled a same day. Since I was occupied running #1 to various medical concerns, Momma took Pippin to the vet. I'm sure the tech had a good laugh when she manipulated the pouches to find out they were simply fur balls the snow had pushed up and made firm.

Got to Get Revved Up

Christmas is a little over a week away!!! The season sure has gotten busy. Between school, church, and work holiday programs and subbing for the school, the whole family has been flying from one event to the next. This week we only have two holiday parties at school to get ready for--we're ready for a few days of rest before Christmas ushers in a new round of chaos around here. Snow has finally arrived for good and the temps are hovering near ZERO -- didn't think I'd see or feel that again unless I was on a mountain top. Such is life in the shadow of the Three Sisters. Time to get back to creating a little holiday magic.

Hope you'll stay tuned.

Gingerbread House Update

The house was finished last night before the Christmas Tree Lighting here in Sisters. Folks can come by and see it in person (and vote for it) as they visit businesses hosting the "Home on the Range" Gingerbread Trail fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity. The kids thoroughly enjoyed their construction efforts which include WALL-E, Sunburst Snowmen and alot of playful candy arrangements on the roof and grounds. Click the pictures to see a larger view.

The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce is at 291 E. Main Ave in Sisters.

Have a happy holiday season!







WALL-E

Just Because it's Fun

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Guess, We've Really Been Slipping on the Blog

You know, I don't think it was until today I realized how tough it can be to be a stay-at-home-fill-in-the-blank. The kids are out of school and I'm wore out. It's non-stop, they or the dog need something. Makes you wish you were back working for someone...then at least most days you can walk out and take a lunch away.

Tonight, Frau and Fraulein are busy with the Gingerbread house/Gingerbread Nativity.

Local Wood Carving Legend Finishes Massive Doors

Wow! Skip Armstrong has done an amazing job with this project! See what the Nugget Newspaper had to say about this work at: http://www.nuggetnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=65&SubSectionID=105&ArticleID=15176&TM=57782.68

The above picture is what will greet parishioners at St Mary's in Boise, ID in a few weeks. We went out to Skip's workshop in the woods where the doors are having the finishing touches put to them before being shipped to Boise next week. This is world class work by a truly talented man.