Let it snow! Let it snow! LET IT SNOW!

It snowed all last night and all day today. Forecast says we can probably see another 18 inches by next weekend. James got out the snow shovel to try to keep up with the snow so he wouldn't be trying to move 2 feet deep snow off the sidewalks and driveway this Tuesday in order for me to get to work. Yep, the snow has flooded our streets so bad that James helped push 3 cars out of it just on our block. James, Rissa, Ian, and mama Cleome are also celebrating tonight cause there is no school tomorrow for EWU students! Can't forget the littlest monkey when it comes to all this snow action.

This is a picture of what the family did with all the snow. James and the boys made the four layer snowman, and Rissa made the snow cave. I spent most of the time in doors making potato soup and jalapeno bread. We truly had a blast today!

...this is how it ended. Hot cocoa, hot baths, and warm snuggle time with Daddy on the couch...perfect

Finally Someone My Own Size

This cute lil'boy belongs to our good friends Tim and Laura Kyle who we saw last Sabbath in Walla Walla. Peter is only one month older then Alli. He is so full of smiles and giggles that Alli just stares at him all day.


Oh, so precious don't you think? They'll be good back pack'n buddy's someday I just know it.

It's Time to Hibernate

View out our dinning room window. Our roof is not insulated so it makes these beautiful ice-sickles. We are really making a good list of the things that are necessary when it comes to the house we buy when James is done with school.
Hale Cesar Snowman! James ran into the house to get a carrot for his nose, but came back with celery. He had fun giving his snowman hair over his ears...I thought it made the snowman look like Cesar.

Later on that week James had to dig my car out so I could get to work. All together it was about 9-10 inches of snow. Oh, I truly miss the sunshine.

Lazy Days

The only place to set up the Jonny Jumper is on the bathroom door frame. Makes it tricky to jump on both the linoleum and carpet. Alli likes the challenge though.

Mamas clean baby monkey

Morning meeting on the chair. Trying to get the kids out of their PJ's is one of the biggest challenges in the morning. That and trying to get mama out of her PJ's too.

Strep Throat Christmas

Hello My Loving Friends and Family,
Well, I hope that this Christmas was full of warm fuzzies. Mine was. On Sunday night I started to come down with something. My face was warm and flushed. My oldest son just came down with Strep throat a week before, and now my fear of catching the same was becoming reality. The next morning my throat was swollen and temperatures were raising. My loving husband carried me down to the clinic. I was givin some Amoxicillin and wished a Merry Christmas. The doctor didn't charge us a thing for the visit or the meds. Wow Huh! Unfortunately, the meds were not working, in fact they were making things worse. I'll save you the awful details and just tell you that the meds were ceased and I was left to fight on my own. My temp would reach 104.8. James would give me some Tylenol and Advil mix to brake it an stop the awful aches and pains from taking place. It was agony to eat anything...keep it down. I would brake out in these massive night sweats that would literally drench my clothes an pillow. I'm now a whop'n 120 pounds. 5 days in agony. But I tell you, there is healing on the Sabbath day. I got up and made my family breakfast tacos. I'm not fully there yet but I will be by the end of this day. I love and miss you all. Thank-you for checking up on me. And Praise be to God for healling and keeping my husband alive off of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
RaeAnn

Shake it like an elf!

Click on the link for a good laugh at my expense.
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1442965784

Christmas Spirit

So this year I have mercy for the trees. I decided to buy a "fake" tree. I know some of you may be appalled, but we got this tree for a great price. It's a blue spruce, ands stands about 8ft. We saw that in the stores they are going for $250. However, we got ours for $40. The branches fold down automatically when you assemble it together. We do miss that fresh pine scent, and it does take up half the dining room. It's awesome!



We have added a cranberry and popcorn string to the tree since this picture...so beautiful