Wood

Here is one source of heat for us, our wood burning stove. We also have a kerosene space heater and electric base board heaters. Since we have been here we have learned the term "cord of wood", at least it was new to me.
We had one delivered the other day and the kids had fun climbing on it. David was out of town when we got the wood so the kids and I had fun stacking it. It was starting to get dark and colder so it turned into just me after awhile.

There was an old lady

One day in the store Lucy saw one of those little old ladies with the really white hair. The lady also had real nice big curls in her hair. Lucy said "She has bubbles in her hair."

Today in Sacrament meeting David whispered to Lucy, "Lucy, where is Jesus?" She responded, "In the nursery."

Christmas Eve!

Christmas excitement!

Before...

These are a bunch of wild turkeys I found wandering into the road a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving.







After...



After the our ward Christmas party there was one whole turkey left and they gave it to us. George couldn't wait to get such a large drumstick. Its a little different than those tiny chicken ones. At the party the primary did a skit about Samuel the Lamanite and the birth of Christ. The sunbeams were the unbelievers. Ginger's line was "I can't believe this." another line was "This man is crazy." It was really cute. Carson was Samuel the Lamanite, Callie a Nephite, and George a shepherd.

For dinner they had family style dining which was nice. I signed up for yams and stuffing, so I was asked to bring two dishes of yams and two dishes of stuffing that were placed on the two different tables. Although on the way to the church, a foot of one of the children made a nice impression into one of the yam dishes. That one didn't make it to a table. They also had people sign up to set a table with their own dishes and a center piece. What a way to delegate!!! In the middle of the cultural hall was a children's table low to the ground. It was covered with paper and had crayons to color with. It was nice but tight to get around in our very small cultural hall. We have a very talented Activities committee. I learned to appreciate all the hard work the committee does after having that calling in Montana.

We are all excited for Christmas. Yesturday the three older kids sat in the car and listed some things they wanted. Their own personal limosine(don't they already have one of those), their own place to live that they will use their allowance to pay for food and things(am I really that hard to live with), George wanted new dishes(he broke a couple plates the other day trying to get them out of the cupboard). Santa must be LOADED.

Merry Christmas! 1 day and a wake up (according to Carson, Callie, and George)

Children notice everything

Last week I came down stairs and Callie left this on the counter. When I asked her about it she asked me if I took a picture of the one that said "Grandpa & Grandma". I said no but I would have loved to. Children even notice the love that their grandparents have for each other.

Carson's lego creations

Back online

Our new address is PO Box 96, Weed, CA 96094

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Here is our new view of Mount Shasta from the kitchen window of our new place. At a little different angle it is framed in the trees perfectly. The owner trader his neighbor a half an acre to cut down the trees that blocked the view. We went to Reno a week and a half ago to visit some friends from Montana that were down from Idaho for a pig show. Ginger was ready to jump in with the pig but she was a little weirded out by petting it. She loves animals.
Here is Callie with some friends after their choir concert. Carson was in the concert as well, but I missed getting a good picture of him. I got some during the concert but the lighting was bad. I also recorded it on video.