Winter

We finally have winter in Oregon. For some on the west of the Cascades there is flooding. My parents who live in Central Oregon have snow, rain, ice, snow, rain, ice... For those of us who live in Lakeview, wet snow and rain, but at least it is moisture. We have been dry the entire season until Tuesday morning. Thank goodness it is finally showing up. Ah winter, we are glad you've come (it's about time!)
Dave is especially excited about the moisture and freezing, he took the day to go ice fishing at Dog lake. About a foot of ice on the lake, he spent about 4 hours out in the mooshy, wet weather and then came home. He took off his soaked gear and proclaimed that it was a 'blast'.... I am so very glad that my husband enjoys his job and is extra curricular activities, though it is wet and freezing out, he fishes on.


Wanna see what he brought home?






How can I not love this man!






In other news.....going to the Lakeview Gala tomorrow night, hmmmmm, not sure about this.

GUS!

Guster Red Achilles Banks The Dog. That my friends is his full name. But it by no means, is his full personality. He is a pretty big small horse and he LOVES the kids, he practically pounces on them when they come home from school. He adores plastic bottles, being scratched on the head, behind the ears, Kaitlyn (she may be his fave), being fed, Dave (close second to Kaitlyn...maybe even first), escaping and shedding all over my house.
That's right, there is dog hair everywhere! I like the d-o-g, but he is really putting a cramp in my style. I can't wait until the day when the fence is finished, our neighbors can't see him, the cats stay out, and he can have the yard to himself and stay outside. that day will be a good day indeed!





In other news.....Tim had a bad dream about wolves, and werewolves. It bothered him quite a bit, he made me double check the doors last night to make sure they were all locked so nothing could get in....today, not a problem at all, he is outside with the aforementioned dog having a blast.

First week of the new year down!

Hmmmm, what did we do this week. Dave and I are trying to recall the events that have taken place....we can't recall anything too grand that happened. Monday, office, home, cleaned up the whole house.... Tuesday, office, home, Wednesday, office, played basketball with the fam & friends at church, Thursday, Aleyna made me a spider, Friday, journey to Klamath Falls. For those of you who don't know, we live in Lakeview, Or. a tiny, tiny town in the middle of nowhere. We have two grocery stores, one that is going out of business, and the 39er, a tiny variety store that is like 1/4 size of a dollar store with higher prices. So once a month we venture to Klamath Falls...1 1/2 hours away, to shop at Sherm's Thunderbird market and get our groceries. Is it worth it? We think so, even if we have to spend the gas to get there, we have soooo much more to choose from there rather than our 9 isle Safeway (without deli and bakery) and Stewart's marketeria (soon to be gone). There is variety in K Falls (the in crowd call it this)like Wal-mart, Fred Meyer, Ross, Taco Bell, Burger King -we have Burger Queen here in Lakeview :)It is a long drive to get the things you need, but we enjoy getting out of town and going to the "big" city (roughly 35,000 pop). We were successful and had ice cream from Dairy Queen. It makes for a long day, but totally worth it. Back to the week...Saturday, chopped and stacked wood, put away the rest of the Christmas decorations, watched Quigley down under and got to bed late (we watched a friends kids). Sunday, church, to a friends for dinner and dessert, then home to get ready for the new week. Hope I can do a better job of remembering this week.





In other news......Zumba starts again tomorrow.

Rotten little gutter snipes

I love my kiddos! We had so much fun over the break that I didn't want to go back to work...but then today I remembered why I leave the house without them.





That is right! They terrorize me..... Aleyna was given bendaroos for Christmas and she loves them. The box came with a book that shows how to make all sorts of different things, including spiders. Bleh. She was so proud of her nasty creation that she took it to school for show and tell. Her teacher thought it was hilarious. Who is this child? Did I mention I hate spiders....

They did take the opportunity to create other things that I did enjoy...here is a preview of my talented children and their marvelous works.
Tim created the playground complete with teeter totter and swing set.







In other news.....Dave stole my raisinets.....

Off to a good but slow start

After having two weeks off from work and school, we are getting off to a slow start. I am tired! First day back to work = not productive. We did however get the whole house clean, and kids in bed by 8....though not asleep. We have lots planned for the year ahead, teaching the kids about goals and doing a better job of working together.

What are some of your New Years Resolutions? I will post a list of ours after we make a final cut...tomorrow is the night we plan!






In other news........Re-reading Harry Potter. I think it may be time to branch out...