Sunday, Ice Day

Church was canceled.  Well, even if it wasn't we are so iced in we aren't going anywhere.  The buffalo are just chillin.  I hope they enjoy these crazy cold temperatures!  Mhari and Lorna tried sliding on our asphalt hill in a sled.  Unfortunately, the ice wasn't slippery enough.  It was fun to watch them try though!  Our car is pretty frozen in!  I wonder how long we will be iced in!?

 

The Ice Storm

The Ice has arrived.  It has actually been really calm today compared to what was forecasted.  We drove into Tyler to catch the 2nd Lord of the Rings movie, but the theater was closed.  Luckily they did refund the tickets ;).  There was nothing left to do, but go home and hunker down.  We were able to watch the movie at home (since we own them all), so that ended the night well!  The power had gone out for a few hours, but luckily that didn't spoil the movie time. 

25 Years!

It's been 25 years since Lord of the Rings was first released!  To honor that it was re-released in theaters!  They released the extended version!  Mhari really wanted to go, so we made it a family event.  It was actually so hard to sit for the four hour movie!  Who knew how uncomfortable movie theater seats are?!  Well, maybe it's more on being older and needing more padding :).  We are all set to see the second movie tomorrow, but really bad weather is predicted so we will see if it works out.  

 

Hello Neighbor!

Our little piglets have been growing... and outgrowing their small pig pen.  The day has come to increase the pen!  We set up several hog panels and brought in a slide for some shelter/fun.  Oh, and now the pigs are able to see the dogs.  Hopefully they get alone well and make friends!

 

Kitchenaid!

A few years ago my kitchen aid mixer stopped working.  I think I stripped the gears... since I had done that previously when it was still under warranty.  I knew there was a replacement part I could buy and try to fix it at home, but I just never did it.  We were living in the rental forever and building our house.  It was just a project that was pushed to the back burner.  Well, I figured that would be a great Christmas present.  

Lorna got me the parts and they finally arrived.  I took it apart and put it back together.  After a little bit of fiddling with it, it worked!  I don't use it as much as I thought I would, but it sure is nice to have the option again :).  So grateful for YouTube and handy how to videos!

 

Late Present

Lorna's last Christmas present finally arrived!  Clark got her a huge highland cow.  She named him Gregory.  He's super cuddly!  He was worth the wait!

 

Master and Bonus Room

My room looks so pretty!  Oh, and there's Jeff tucked into bed on his phone, just as a bonus for you :).  The girls were a great help!  They even got the bonus room done too!  Our house feels so much better now!  It's amazing the difference a little paint can make!