and more snow

So we are working on another 6" of snow.  We got 5" over night and it has been snowing all day.  We again have spent most of the day out side sledding and playing in the snow.  We made a snow man first thing because there was too much snow to sled it.  It is perfect snow man making snow.  We did a short one because we can't reach.  Bear had fun again.  He loves this stuff.  He likes to eat it and attack snow balls.  The neighbors made a snowman and sprayed it with green food coloring to make it the "Hulk".  They are so funny.  They say another 3-6" for tonight.  We'll see how much we really get.

More snow

We had another round of snow last night into today.  Not much fell last night but most all day was filled with snow.  Kayla was very upset this morning because school was only going to be 2 hours late and then ended up being cancelled all together.  She was disappointed that she was not going to be able to have their Christmas Concert as scheduled.  She said she was mad at the snow and she was not going to play in it.  She got over it shortly after she had breakfast and the kids across the street came to see if she wanted to play.   They took turns at each others houses sledding and having hot chocolate.  The picture is at the top of my drive way looking down at the house that my jeep hit.  The kids were able to start at the top of my hill and side all the way down into their driveway.  They had a blast.  She is now pouting that she had to come in.  It is dark now and the threat of snow is over but it is still on the roads and there is a major threat of it freezing over night.  Her class is suppose to have a Christmas party tomorrow at school so we will just have to wait and see if they even have school.  We are suppose to have another round of snow on Saturday night and Sunday all day and Monday.  We will cross our fingers.

Till next time

NICE @$$

So Nick has a new friend.  He sent this to me this morning.  He said there are a few that hang around outside his office.  Kayla saw the picture and asked him if it was his and if he had to ride it on patrols.  He said he did not and then she said good i think you might hurt it.  She is pretty funny sometimes.  He insists that the bombs behind him are fake.  I asked him if they were like decoys.  The bad guys see them and say " i guess we already bombed that spot so we don't have to again"  He did not think that was funny.  I think they need a new landscaper.  Maybe mom and I can come out and help. 

Thats all for now.

Christmas with out daddy

I celebrated my 30th birthday on the 4th and it was not quite as bad as I thought it would be.  Nick turned 29 the day after and this is the 2nd birthdays we have not been together.  The first was when he was in Japan while in the Marines.  We will however be celebrating our first Christmas with out daddy this year.  It will be hard but we will get thru it.  Kayla is holding up good for now.  Kayla got to go to the nutcracker with her class as a field trip.  We have our tree that we went to the mountains to get and there are some presents under it.  We had our first snow fall over the weekend and played all day on Sunday.  They say there will be more by the middle of the week but this time not so much fun.  Winter storm warnings from Tuesday night to Wednesday night.  And I thought I was done with sever weather when we moved from the South.  We sent a box to Nick full of Christmas goodies and he keeps begging to open them.  He has promised to wait until Christmas day to open them.  We sent him a stocking that looks like a reindeer and sings and moves his antlers.  He plays it just to annoy his roommate.  We talk often and video chat some.  It is hard because of the delay.  It runs any were between 10-30 seconds behind.  Chatting is the best way for us.  He has learned to type pretty fast.  He is trying to come home for his two week leave in Feb but nothing is for sure until it happens.  He is trying for Kayla's birthday as a surprise for her.  I really hope it works out.  

I just have to say most of you all know how much I love what my husband does and most of my friends are as patriotic as I am but i saw a bumper sticker today that just made me see red.  It was on this old lady's silver prius and it said "driving a gas guzzler is unpatriotic"  I am sorry to know that my husband and all our other serving military protects this lady's "freedom of speech" cause she just doesn't make any sense.  I really don't know how to take it.  Is she just that ignorant and prejudice?  isn't that how we came about racism?  or does she think that everyone is rich and can just dump the cars/suvs they are driving and run out to get a hybrid?  I agree that we need to protect our environment but relating it to being Patriotic is just nuts.   I'm sorry I just had to vent that little bit.

Well until next time.