12/23/07

Skaters!

Snowed in and Enjoying it!



The inevitable happened: it snowed and it snowed and it snowed and it snowed. We got probably close to 10 inches of snow last night and today. Well, we did not get to go to Green Bay like I wanted to. So, I didn't get to see the relatives I wanted to. I am hoping that I can convince my mom to go to GB later this week, even if we go just to take my Grandma to lunch. I sure do love my Grandma and I would be very, very sad if I did not get to see her this trip.

Friday, I got to see a few of my friends from high school. We all met at Sam's Pizza (where I worked while in high school) and had dinner and chatted. Their parents (and mine) also came and one husband was there and also three kids. It is still weird to me that people my age have children. It is as if I am in a time warp sometimes. Anyway, it was good to catch up with everybody again. You can see two of the kids in my pictures. Ty is the star of the party as always. It was fun to hear him ask for "pennies" over and over so he could ride the various rides.

I was also able to catch up with another friend from high school later that night. I met his family at their house and then we went to the movie National Treasure: Book of Secrets. (For a full review, please see my movie review blog-which I haven't actually created but one day I should.) It was good to catch up with DC Man as well. He drove me from Wausau the hour up to Rhinelander after the late movie, which totally was a true reflection of friendship. It was good to get a chance to talk with him. We also went to Walmart here in Rhinelander for some last minute shopping. Adventurous.

Yesterday and today were pretty much spent in front of the TV because the snow kept falling and falling and falling and falling some more. My mom and I watched We Are Marshall together last night. Today, I skipped church because there was no way I was leaving this house in a dress and dress shoes and then braving the roads that had not been plowed. I guess I am a pansy just like Moo likes to refer to me as on her blog.

Mom and I also did some cut out cookies today. It was funny because I was finishing the first disc of 24 when she finally decided to start frosting and decorating the cookies. I had like 12 minutes left in the last episode of the disk when she tried to give me a guilt trip to help. "I guess I will decorate the cookies, don't worry I can do them ALL by MYSELF." I was glad to help and it was funny to me that she felt like she needed to guilt me into helping. It was like being young again. I even did some of my special decorating where I put four different colored sugars on them so they looked like toxic waste. So much fun, and very tasty too, I might add!

Speaking of being young, I also put a picture of the family's nativity on here. I love that scene and I always do something special to it. (notice the sheep on the top of the barn) I have always felt bad for the sheep that could not ever see baby Jesus. He always had his head in the grass. Seriously, I don't think he would be looking for food when he knew the Lord had just come. I know I wouldn't have wanted to be staring at the ground if I had been there. So, each year I put him on the top of the barn so he can also worship the baby Jesus. It is kinda a tradition now. I also always put a fire-truck into the Christmas Village each year, but this year the village is up, which is kinda strange, I am not going to lie.

There will also be a video of the little skaters that are one of my favorite Christmas time decorations. I hope you enjoy all these little pieces of Koehne Christmas Decor and Traditions.

Happy Christmas Eve Eve to one and all!