Baby, It's COLD Outside!

It has been FREEZING outside! We have had the hardest time keeping it warm in our house, our furnace is really struggling. It started with snow on Saturday, which also kept us from our annual Christmas visit to our friends (The Holdens) house to make gingerbread houses. We were bummed about that. Especially since EVERY time we try to get together, someone gets sick, or some weather disaster seems to happen! (They live about an hour away, so it is a bit of a journey.) With the snow came a cold snap where we saw -6 degrees! Brrrrrr! You think it wouldn't phase me, being from Alaska, but cold is cold, ya know?! I am glad we have our fireplace space heater, it really does help, in the living room, at least! 

Whenever it snows the kids rush to get out in it. This last snow was powdery and not great for snowmen or anything -- just dust. But they still enjoyed playing. Sammi even shoveled the sidewalks in our neighborhood, and she said that made her feel good, all warm and cozy, from doing a service. 

We spent the snowy day on Saturday cleaning and organizing our house. We got some new furniture for our room which doubles as an office. We needed it to be more organized, I help Charles from home with both his Law firm and Real Estate, which he is going to delve into more heavily this coming year. My desk has four sections: Home, Photography, Law, and Real Estate. Having it orderly makes it really pleasant. I will do a blog on that another day... I don't have any pictures of it yet. Did I mention I love helping Charles run the business? We are a good team. 

In other news, we found out last night that our Church building flooded. From what I have heard it started in the Relief Society room, and flowed throughout the building, including the Sacrament meeting room. It is sad! We have been displaced, and we will be farming our ward out to other buildings for awhile until everything is repaired. Just in time for the holidays. If there is one thing I know though, it is that good can come out of bad situations . . . I wonder what the blessing will be from this tragedy? I am excited to find out. :-) 

The holidays are coming quickly upon us and I have not delivered one plate of cookies to anyone?! What is wrong with me? We haven't had any brought to us either? What is going on this year people? Not in the baking mood? Maybe Saturday . . . I have to at least make some Christmas cookies. 

I hope you are staying warm and enjoying the season! Brrrrrrrr!!!!!! 

I just LOVE being able to see the Church Steeple from our yard -- it was one of the reasons I chose this house. I love our backyard view! We are VERY lucky to have our backyard neighbors on acres of land and far away from us! And we can see the foothills, too! It is so beautiful on winter days. I love where our house is located. Which is why we are thinking of adding on . . . maybe in the Spring!