Costa Rica

Chris and I were fortunate enough to take a vacation to Costa Rica last week.  It was very warm and we enjoyed relaxing by the pool and ocean.  There were some Chicago Bears players there too who Chris got his picture taken with.  The monkeys in the trees were great to watch as were the iguanas.  I think the girls enjoyed the break from Mom and Dad, although Kennedy told Grandma that 6 days were too long they should only be gone 2 to 3 days.  Our first day back Tressa was sick followed by the afternoon call from the school that I needed to pick up K because she was sick, oh well back to reality.

Just pickin ice...

We spent the weekend trying to open barn doors by picking at the inches of ice around the doors.Notice my chunk of ice that I conquered with my hay bale hook

Kennedy had an sledding accident and hurt her finger.  If you ask her how it happened she will tell you that it was Dads fault he was going too fast. 

Our Boy...

It is with great sadness we report that our Fancy has passed away.  For those of you wondering who?  He was our 4 1/2 yr old cat.  The girls and I had come home last night and found him asleep in his favorite spot on his favorite blankie in front of the window, where he liked to watch the dogs play and make faces at them as they shivered in the cold and he stayed nice and warm.  He was supposed to go to Purdue when Tressa went to college, but I always said he would stay with me to comfort me while I cried that she had grown up.  We will miss him banging his head against the patio window letting me know that he wanted in or proudly showing off the many mice that he killed, he was a good mouser.  Tressa took the above picture last week during the ice storm.  Chris had always said no more cats after Fancy, I don't think so...

ICE STORM 2011

In the few minutes I have left of electricity, I write this while listening to the sleet hitting the windows.  The house, yard, driveway and barn are covered in ice, but God has blessed us with electricity.  Fancy sleeps on my lap and Chris and Tressa are watching Prince of Persia.  Kennedy has just come out of her room after playing with her toys and now sings for us in the kitchen.  The girls will not have school again tomorrow so we will snuggle in for the day.  The girls enjoyed sledding on the ice today until Kennedy bumped her head on a pole.  We are well and look forward to Spring...