Surviving the Blizzard of '07!

I didn't believe it would happen, but as forecast, we were hit with a blizzard last Tuesday. I stayed inside and observed the beauty from the warmth of my comfy home, but Greg was out and about running errands for me, and he said it was pretty awesome. We ended up with about 15 inches of snow in our little town, and some pretty hefty drifts. I guess I had some preconceived ideas of what a blizzard entails, so it wasn't as exciting to me. Anyone remember '78? I was approx. 18-20 months of age, but I have seen some pretty incredible reel to reel coverage of the big event! If I'm not mistaken, there were drifts up to many roofs. I was out on the big drift in the driveway all bundled up - head to toe - with bread bags as snow boots! Hey - we were living on a pretty unimpressive income at the time, and the bread bags served their purpose well!

Anyway, we did have a couple of days off of school last week, and that was fun for the kids, although it did mess up the Spirit Week schedule and push the Valentine's Party off until Friday. We survived well, and the snow is still beautiful and white. We're finally having winter!

More Snow To Come...

Isaiah William Witmer
Congrats to Jeremy, Andrea, Jeremiah & Elijah!


Evan showing off his haul from the S.S. Valentine's Party
Kaitlynn and Mama with some of Kaitlynn's new V-party toys
Mama showing Ryan how to play jacks he received at the V-party
Kaitlynn prepares to dump an enormous collection of crayons all over the floor

If our weather reports are correct, the Lima area can expect 1-3 inches of the white stuff this evening, and 9-12 inches tomorrow! Hey, what are "calamity days" for, anyway!
This week is Spirit Week for the kids at school. They have so much fun with it. Today was Western Day...boy were they cute! Tomorrow is Career Day, and Greg was able to pick up some badges from Miller's Textiles (his place of employment) for Ryan. I will be tacking them to a white oxford shirt, and he should look just like his dad for the day (minus the blue stripes on the shirt)! I'll post pics of that tomorrow.

Exhausted in Blogville...

I often feel defeated because my blogs are void of exciting tales, trips, and adventures, but I just wanted everyone to know that we're still surviving...plugging along. I thought Kaitlynn was getting well, after receiving antibiotics last Saturday and finishing them Thursday, but last night my mom noticed a lump on the left side of her neck, suspiciously under the ear she is still picking and pulling. This morning she woke up with swollen glands from in front of that ear down her neck. Unable to contact the pediatrician we work with, off we went to the urgent care. I about croaked when the receptionist told me it would be $90 for her to be seen! Soon after I had begrudgingly filled out all of the necessary paperwork, the pediatrician called me and told me she would phone the pharmacy and take care of everything. With a smile I headed back up to the little window and told the receptionist that we would not be needing their services today! Kaitlynn was thrilled, especially since she hates anyone with a professional title who gets in her space. We headed across town, picked up the meds, and left for home. After coming down from her steroid (Pediapred) high, she let me rock her to sleep. Greg took the boys to the Farm Show at the mall, and I settled in to write a very boring and scattered assignment on alcoholism. Four hours later, the assignment is complete and I am ready to crash, but I wanted to tell all of you that I hope you have a wonderful day of worship tomorrow. Until next time...

Sale of the Week!

FYI --- Meijer has their brand of canned veggies on sale 5/$1 this week! For those of you who may be brain deficient, that is 20 cents per can! If you don't have a Meijer in your area, go to Super Walmart, buy their brand (must be the Sam's choice brand) and they will match the price. If you grow and can your own veggies, just be proud of yourself and ignore this post!

Braden Yount at Thanksgiving (he was able to see a buck pass through great-grandma Yount's backyard just after this pic was taken)
Kaden Burley at New Year's - what a cutie!
Who says a kid needs their own bed? At this rate, Greg, we could have six more!
Dad, Eric, and Olivia patiently? wait for mom at Lil' Dolly's in Pigeon Forge. Sorry mom, but I have a daughter, and that place drives me insane!! Too much lace for my generation, but if you'll buy it, I'll let her wear it. :)