Author: Marcia

Say Cheese

Snow is still around, good for pictures! Though I still do not like to be cold.

I offered to take some pictures for Jason, Jessie, and Aiden playing in the snow, but Aiden is the only one crazy** enough to play in it. So this morning I got some cute shots of her.

This afternoon Rick and Ginny came over and I got lots of pictures of them in the snow. I hope there is at least one that they like enough to use. Rick was so cold and tired of having snowballs thrown at him, so we were unable to get a good one of a snowball in the air. I am sure I could photoshop one in there. Directly against Skyler’s orders I got some kissing pictures. He told them that they are not allowed to kiss anymore until they are married. He he he.

This evening I babysat for other friends, and while I was there the doorbell rang. All three kids*** ran to the door. I opened the door and there he was. In his red suit and white hair, it was Santa Clause. He looked a little concerned and asked if it was the Smith**** house. I said it is and he looked relived. He asked the kids if I was the babysitter and they shouted “yes.” He asked it they had been good, again the chorus of “yes.” And he said then he brought them a plate of cookies/goodies. He “Ho! Ho! Ho!” ‘d and hopped in his old white car and drove away. Then the 6 yr old girl asked if that was the real Santa? I not knowing quite what the parents’ take on the issue is, asked her what she thinks. She said she thinks it is the real Santa, and the 4 yr old boy said he thinks it isn’t, so I asked why he thinks that. He said, “Because he wasn’t wearing red and white striped boots.” I said he was wearing a red suit with white trim, and the girl said he was “wearing black boots, and that is what Santa wears.” He seemed satisfied with that. Then when I put them to bed the older two made me promise to “tell mom and dad that the real Santa was here.” I obliged.*****

*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.

**By crazy I mean young enough to not know it is a crazy idea

***2,4 & 6 I think

****Insert family surname here

*****The 2 year old, he just wanted candy from the plate, he didn’t seem to care who brought it.

No Bruises To Show Off

Today was an exciting day at church for us.  Jacob was released as the Elders Quorum President. So now he is only the Ward Organist and the Choir Pianist.  I was called to be the Primary Secretary,  Not yet released from teaching the 12-13 year olds Sunday School class, but I am sure that will happen in the next few weeks.

FYI no cool bruises.  So even if I did want to sue the airport I have no evidence to back me up, dang.

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Happy Birthday Geneva And Gretchyn

I can not believe how much snow there has been this year!!!  Sure it is pretty to look at, but when it makes your drive twice as long forget it.  It can just melt and go away for all I care.

Today we** drove to St Louis to pick up Erin and Linda***.  Linda was told to take the same flight as Erin, but she decided that she would leave 15 min earlier than Erin….  I am sure she thought she would arrive earlier than Erin too, however we were waiting at the airport for long time between their flights.  We are just glad they both made it safely home.  We arrived at the airport and things were ok, but it was snowing.

We went down a set of stairs that were half indoors and half outdoors.  The top was outdoors.  So the top of the stairs was wet.  I noticed a bag sitting at the top of the steps alone and was thinking about whether or not to turn it in or if someone was just putting the rest of their luggage in the car at the curb there.  So, no, I was not holding on to the rail or thinking about the wet steps, and my feet slipped, and somehow ended up behind me, and I fell.  In my head I could see myself doing a somersault down the stairs, but no, that didn’t happen.  It felt like some one was holding me back by my left shoulder, keeping my head up.  And my toes caught on the steps and stopped me after hitting three steps and I was able to reach my hands over to the slats in the railing and pick myself up.  Jacob and Karen were already down the stairs and Emily was behind me a few steps.  I think I believe in angels.  My bones were not broken.  My hands ache, and my ankles too, but the worst of it was a small scratch on my leg.  I had better get a really cool bruise from this; it isn’t worth falling if there isn’t anything to show for it.  And no, people can not see pain the way we feel it.

Because of the snow, it took us 6 hours to get home!!!!!!  Just crazy.  We saw some scary looking accidents along the side of the highway.  I just hope the families are all ok.  We went really slowly, and made it home intact.

FYI boil order was lifted when we got home.

Here is a picture of the janitor’s cart we saw.

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** Karen, Emily, Jacob, Marcia

***Our friend and Erin’s roommate at school

Remember When Water Was Free

Our Frisbie friends are moving.  So I have been collecting boxes from our basement to give them to help them pack up.  We will miss them and hope they find lots of friends in their new city.

FYI  boil order is still on, we had to go buy water at the store.**

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**How embarassing

Nerts Or Nertz

Every spare moment I have had has been going into making Christmas presents.  I enjoy it, so it is a good thing. I just am wishing I had started making them about 2 months ago so I wouldn’t feel so crunched for time.  But this evening we went over to Jacob’s parents’ house and Ally showed us how to play Nerts.  It is a fun game, we had played it once before, but couldn’t remember how the rules go.

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Water, Who Needs Water

So the boil order that was issued yesterday was a result of someone putting the filter in backwards or upside down at the water treatment plant.  Can we say “job opening?”  Anydangways, the boil order will be continuing for a few more days.

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Snow Day At The Preschool

Last night I was called and asked if I would be able to sub if one of the teachers wouldn’t be able to make it in town because of the weather, and I said I could.  However because of the weather the preschool was canceled for the day.  So, relaxing day of making Christmas presents for me.   I watched Aiden today and when Jessie came back to pick her up she said there was a boil order issued today.

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One Thing Mondays Are Good For

We were planning on doing our Christmas shopping tomorrow, but then we looked at the weather forecast and decided that today would be much better for the trip.  So we went to town**.  We got almost all the shopping done, and I think we even came in under our self-imposed budget.  Yay us!  The bad weather was supposed to start this evening and wouldn’t you know it, just as we pulled onto our street the sprinkle drops began.  We made it home before it got bad.

From this trip we realized that shopping with a list is good***, shopping 2-3 weeks ahead of schedule you will more than likely find what you are looking for, and going on a Monday or Tuesday will provide less crowded stores, and much more courteous fellow shoppers.

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**Springfield

***Not just the names, but what you want to get each person too

What Did I Say

Tonight we net over to Hal and Corey’s house for some entertainment.  We like food network.  A lady from Macomb that I met a month or two ago was on Throwdown with Bobby Flay. So we had to watch it.  It was Ginger Bread Houses, and they look awesome.  We brought a key lime pie, it is Corey’s favorite.  And we like it too.

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Pretty Snow

Early this morning I got up and went to the high school to help unload and sort the band fruit sales. I did this because I was asked, not because anyone sold us fruit. Because no one did sell us fruit. It appears that the band students always forget to ask the teachers to buy any.

This year I have decided to make many of the presents we are giving away for Christmas. I think this is a good idea. I have some special plans in place. So we went and got many of the supplies.

Also, I will be taking Rick and Ginny’s announcement photos, and because we don’t know what weather will be like on the day they come, I went around town looking for some pretty shots to use as backgrounds if we need them. I hope we don’t. Even though I can do some really cool photoshopping, the less of it to do, the better.

*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.