Happy New Year!

Out with the old and in with the new. My December month was a little frustrating. My printer quit printing blues; which was a great big frustration since I was trying to print pictures for Christmas presents. I spent hours on line with the HP represenative and still couldn't get it to work. Martin looked at it for me and it still doesn't work. Even after buying about 8o dollars worth of ink it still doesn't work. Then my computer wouldn't start up. So it went to Martin's and he fixed it. Then my dryer stopped working. After pulling it apart we figured it was wires sparking. We are so blessed. The house could have burnt down. Thanks to Martin for going to Tuckers for me and getting the part we need. Mike finally fixed the dryer after the New Year. For awhile I hauled clothes downstairs and hung them on a homemade clothes line in the basement to dry. The kids loved the tent made my the sheets drying. I am glad to finally have a dryer to dry the clothes.
We had a fun day sledding down the hill at McGregor's hill. I was suprised to see Mikatie and Alex just jump on the sleds and go down by themselves as last year I had to go with each of them. We spent hours sliding down and being pulled back up the hill by Cameron and Janel on their snowmachine. Thanks for the fun day. We then went home, changed and went to Brian and Becky Jorgensen's for New Years Eve. We ate played the wii and then played games till I had to call an end to the evening at 10pm so that I could get some sleep before going to work the next day. Sorry. Mike and the kids were not ready to go, but I needed some sleep. It was a fun time for all.

Goodbyes are always hard.

Today we had to help one of our family members complete their time here on earth. We had Mo put to sleep today. It was a hard decision and one we were hoping we could put off till after the holidays. She has been a wonderful dog and a great friend. We will miss her very much, but it was for the best. She was 13 or 14 yrs old. Her hearing and her vision were very bad. She was wandering away from home and then not being able to find her way back. Twice we found her on Main street, the second time she was almost hit by a car. She also started to throw-up. She has been a big part of our lives and we are very grateful for the time we had with her. Please keep Mike in your prayers it was very hard for him to part with his dog. Thanks
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We have a lot to be thankful for!

We had a fun and wonderful Thanksgiving time. Thank you Martin and Nicholas for the zipline. The kids had a great time. Thanks to all who paint balled and made it fun for Mike. Thanks Mom and Dad for the good fun and the good time. We enjoyed Thanksgiving Day with my family in Aberdeen. It was good to visit with two of my sisters and their families and two of my brothers and theirs, along with my parents and my grandparents. What many blessing we have and are thankful for.

Happy Birthday Alex!

Wow three years are gone. Time really does fly. Thursday Alex had his 3rd birthday. We celebrated Monday and Tuesday night because I had to work his birthday. Bad planning on my part. I can't believe how fast he is growing and changing. What a great blessing he is to our family.

Tooth Fairy

Mikatie had a wiggly tooth for about a month. Finally Monday she let me wiggle it. It fell out with no bleeding so I know it has been ready to come out for weeks.
She has been excited and told everyone she sees that she has lost her tooth. The tooth fairy left her money on her pillow.

Fall Leaves

The kids had fun playing in the leaves this year. The small pile is on our yard and the big one is the neighbors Nic and Crystal across the street. Crystal raked them a big pile to play in. They are great neighbors and watch the kids when we need them too. It is nice living in a small town where you know your neighbors and they help out.

Do you like green eggs and Ham?

Alex and Mikatie have watched Dr. Suess the last couple of nights before going to bed. They asked and asked to have green eggs and ham. So for family home evening last night we had green eggs and ham and read Sam-I-am.
I have green fingers now and am sure to get a lot of questions at work about them.