Probably the end of November, flying to Chicago to see Cassie graduate from boot camp was the start of hecticity. (I made that word up) From then on it was work, getting ready for Christmas, visitors. Cassie flew home for Christmas. Randall's wife surprised him with a ticket home for Christmas so we kept it a secret so he could surprise his sisters, which worked with Cassie but Amber guessed when she saw his luggage. Guess I'm not so good at that. Their Dad came from California with his girlfriend whom I got to meet for the first time. She has been wonderful and we get along great! So before, during and after Christmas was quite the houseful. Along with the kids' friends popping in and out while they were here too I have been juggling a busy house and working during the most busy season.
Don't know what I'd have done if it hadn't been for David to keep me grounded. At least there was some peace amidst all of that. :)
Then the blizzard on Christmas Eve that I almost didn't make it home through. The worst in 15 years they said so that kept us all snowed in, and in a tiny house at that. But it was a good Christmas, the kids had a blast being together again and I was so happy to have all my kids under one roof for Christmas. The older they get you just can't tell when the opportunity will come about again. They played in the snow, went sledding with a 4 wheel drive and a car hood tied to the back (They had a blast!). Built a giant snowman then used it for target practice. Kids...
Cassie flew back to Pensacola, Florida, Randall flew back to Southern California. At least I still have Amber and Camaron here. And Amber announced she and Camaron plan on getting married in June. :) They want to get married in Lake Tahoe and have a reception out here with the families. By then he'll have graduated from pharmacy school and is looking forward to working.
Randy (my ex) and Sarah will be leaving the end of this week. They've worked very hard around here and Sarah is spoiling me rotten. She was raised on a dairy and loves being out in the country again. I try to get my chores done but she seems to always beat me to it! My firewood is stocked for the rest of the winter too.
Yesterday Amber, me, Sarah and Randy went into Oklahoma City for a day at the zoo. Sarah had never been to a zoo that big and it was almost warm enough to go without a coat. Almost forgot what warm sunshine felt like after temperatures dipping down to 0 and other single digits. It was wonderful and we even went to the Oklahoma City Memorial (where the Murrah Building was blown up) and it was impressive to see as the sun set. No pictures though since the memory card was full.
Darla had puppies (8) and is settled in my room until the weather is better for puppies. She's really liking that! Bambi is staying close to home and it will be a while before I can tell if she's pregnant or not. She tolerated the cold as best she could but still had frost on her back and ice crystals on her whiskers. She can't fit in the laundry room so she'll just have to get used to the straw in her stall.
I'm looking forward to getting my house back in order... I like to start the New year off with a very organized house but with the company I'm a little behind. It will happen though.
Now to start working on those taxes...
I really hate paperwork...
:)
No comments:
Post a Comment