2 – Drove home today. Almost no snow here. Spent most of the
day getting all the Christmas decorations down & packed away. All that’s
left is to get the tree outside. Looking forward to getting back to a regular
schedule tomorrow!
4 – It snowed all day today, a fluffy dry snow. We got about
4 inches. Tonight Stephen and I went to see Brigadoon at the dinner theater. I
had seen it on TV when I was a child. I must have been pretty naive because I’m
sure I didn’t understand all that went on. It is really a very bawdy show.
5 – Peter threw a fit because school wasn’t closed today.
Since it had stopped snowing by 10:00 last night, I knew school would be open.
Tonight Stephen took the kids over to Epic to sled. They all had a good time
& cam home frozen.
6 – We spend the day over in Eaton at a wrestling match.
Michael wrested 3 times and lost 3 times – very disappointing for him. We did
not get home till almost 6:00 pm. Then Stephen took Peter & Naomi &
Brian to a CSU women’s basketball game. The Rams won, so that was nice.
7 – Naomi went home with Bri after church this morning.
Later she called to see if Bri could go to evening service with us which was
fine.
Dale and Jan Williams, missionaries to Cote D’Ivoire spoke.
It’s always fascinating to hear the missionaries speak.
11 – Peter had his first practice for the play today. He
said he spend most of the time just sitting around.
Michael had a wresting match against Thompson Valley
tonight. He got pinned with 26 seconds to go.
12 – Michael went to the doctor today for a recheck on his
face. The doctor was concerned that his hip still bothered him. He has to come
in in another 4 weeks to check his face again and if his hip is still bothering
him the doctor will send him to an orthopedic surgeon for a second opinion.
13 – Michael had another all day meet, this time at Rocky.
There were 2 brackets and then the Champions of the 2 brackets wrestled each
other. Michael was the champion of his bracket but lost to the champion of the
other bracket. It was a long day, but his 3 matches were very exciting.
14 – Stephen & the boys have gone winter camping.
Actually, Peter left yesterday but because of the wrestling match, Stephen
& Michael didn’t leave until today.
Since Naomi & I were by ourselves we decided to go out
to Jefferson Station for lunch.
15 – Stephen & the boys got back today. I guess they had
a good time. There wasn’t as much snow as they hoped and it was taking too long
to pile up as much as they needed for a cave big enough for the 3 of them so
they made more of a snow cave instead. They earned 20 frost points by sleeping
out.
18 – Peter went to a girls swim meet over at Epic today.
There is a girl he is interested in on the team. So far that’s all he’s told us
about here. At 6:00 Stephen picked him up and the 2 of them went to Michael’s
wrestling meet in Longmont. After the long drive they didn’t even get to see
Michael wrestle. He won by a forfeit.
19 – Stephen went to have his stress test today. After they
got him all hooked up (which involved boring the wires into his chest) the
machine wouldn’t work. Now he has to reschedule. They did check his blood
pressure though and it was too high. If he can’t get it down he won’t be able
to go to Philmont.
20 – Today was the Poudre Invitational meet which was just
for varsity but we were busy anyway. Stephen took tickets, Michael wiped up
blood and I worked concessions. We were there all day. As soon as we got home,
Stephen turned around and took the kids out to the Poudre-Fort Collins
basketball game (which Poudre won!)
23 – Naomi had an orthodontist appt today. She has 2 baby
teeth that don’t have any roots left but refuse to come out so Dr. Ebert said
she needs to have them pulled. Then the next time she goes in she’ll get full
braces.
25 – it has been snowing all day. What was supposed to be a
light snow has turned into a real dump. Because of the snow Michael’s wrestling
match had to be re-scheduled. The boys are hoping for a snow day tomorrow but
by about 9:00 the snow had stopped. I’m sure school will not be closed.
26 – Michael wins by
forfeit. Poudre wins met. Naomi spent the night at Bri’s.
27 – Stephen takes the
boys to DVM for drivers test. Even though there open they don’t do test on
Saturday. Stephen takes the boys, Naomi, and Bri to a Poudre girls basketball
game which they lost.
Stephen buys hiking
boots for the boys & him – over $400!!
29 – The boys get
their driving permit. Linda had to make two trips to the school. Despite snow
cover roads Stephen has the boys drive around the block.
30 – The weatherman
said we would have flurries, we’ve received 6” of snow. The boys are hoping
that school will be canceled.
31 – Another 1-2” of
snow today. This is the most snow we have had since moving into this house.
