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| Steve using our snow blower |
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| Krista, Michelle and Matthew |
January 2nd - Thursday - SNOW
This is one time the weather man was correct, he said it was going to snow and it certainly hasn't let up. Lou cleaned the side walks off and decided he would wait until the snow stopped to do the rest, and around 3:00, he started to do the sidewalk again so he could get the mail and found Steve doing the driveway. Certainly is good to have good neighbors. Steve and Krista had helped Lou chip ice on Tuesday to get it all off the driveway before this storm hit and now they are so glad they did, it will make scraping the snow so much easier.
The weather man tells us, we are going to have high wind and low temperatures tonight, with wind chill factors to 25 below zero, this is the kind of weather that makes me glad that I don't have a barn full of animals to care for.
To bring you up to date on my surgery; all went well and I am doing physical therapy three times a week. I did have a bit of a problem with the bicep tendon. The surgeon used calcium screws to do the repair and I have three screws in place; however, the bicep tendon did not stay secured, when it ruptured it alleviated much of the pain which is a good thing and I can survive with out the one tendon, as I won't be splitting wood and using a chain saw on a regular basis any longer. I can gauge my time in the future. We are still in hopes we can still leave for the south around the 17th.
We had lots of help during my recovery. Maegan brought us a lovely dinner of spaghetti and meatballs, complete with homemade bread and cookies, she brought enough for leftovers. It was a special treat. Susie and Noell got together and made a special meal ham and potato casserole, homemade applesauce, muffins and spritz cookies. Krista and her family, being next door were in and out to do whatever needed to be done. She took over the week that Lou hunted with Preston. She took me for PT, decorated our Christmas tree, took me shopping. Susie took me for a doctor's appointment and PT and a nice lunch. We all reaped the goodness from the experience.
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Krista putting out decorations
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When we had our last snow we had lots of help. Shawn used his truck and blade to make a big swoosh down the drive way, and Steve, Krista and Michelle came to help Lou clean up the rest of the snow. Steve used our snow blower to make paths to the bird feeders and clean out under the clothes line and make a path to their house to help with the running back and forth.
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| Shawn plowing the drive way |
Christmas Eve we went to Shawn and Maegan's for dinner. Shawn did a wonderful Prime Rib that was enjoyed by everyone and Maegan did the rest of the meal which was a delight to the palate. After our dinner we all opened our presents, which was a delight for the kids. This was a special time, as Wyatt was here this year to share the delight with the girls. What a pleasure it was to have Noell, Travis and Wyatt home with us.
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| What did you get? |
After we opened our presents, we enjoyed an array of homemade Christmas cookies that everyone had made, everyone but me, I certainly enjoyed eating them along with the homemade candy!! Yum..
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| Matthew with his "little people airplane" |
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| Lou and Krista talking about her pre-historic rocks |
Christmas morning Lou and I went to Krista and Steve's house to watch Matthew open his presents and that was really fun, but I really got all wrapped up in watching him and didn't take many pictures. It was really cute to watch him. He opened one package and then Kris asked him if he wanted to open another and he said "no", he was just content with the toy he had in his hand.
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Matthew in front of his tree before opening his presents.
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On Christmas night Lou and I went to Sue and Tim's house for dinner. We enjoyed a huge turkey dinner and all of the trimmings. Sue made a new dessert with cranberries, very rich but delicious. It was a lovely evening. After dinner we enjoyed a John Wayne movie along with a "coffee table book" on the Duke that Tim had received. Sue fixed plates for us to bring home for dinner the next night and that is always nice.
On Saturday we celebrated Christmas with Lou's family at the Homestead. Janet always does a wonderful job with this. She had the house decorated from the outside all the way through. She had prepared a lovely brunch. The other girls had brought a dish to help with the meal and there is always an abundance of food. We all met at 11:00 am and after dinner we opened our presents and there was plenty of time to visit with one another and I think it was about 9:00 pm when we arrived home. Was a nice day. There were a couple of the grandchildren that didn't make it this year.
On Sunday we went to Travis and Noell's house to help Wyatt celebrate his 5th birthday. This was a first for us. They had decided to do an Open House for the day and that worked out nicely, that way we all got a chance to play with Wyatt and visit.
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| Noell, Wyatt, Travis and Lou |
Now that the holidays are over, we are now switching to a new mode. Get out of the cold and snow. We want to go south!!
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