It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Saturday we had our first snow of the season. Ty was very excited to see all that white falling from the sky, sure made it feel like Christmas! It didn't stick around so I'm glad he at least walked out in it! Some of you have asked about our last week during the ice storm. We survived and better than others. The news today reported some people that still don't have any power so I feel really very blessed. A week ago Sunday an ice storm hit Tulsa and we lost our power during the night. The temperature in the house was dropping about two degrees an hour and by lunch time on Monday I called Jason at work and told him we couldn't make much longer. With no wood-burning fireplace I felt like we needed to find some place warm and fast! I quickly realized that trying to keep a very busy two-year old underneath the blankets wasn't going to last and he really didn't want to wear 15 layers of clothing! Jason said that his Dad had power and so we packed up and headed that direction. It was a blessing because we really got to spend some quality time with "Grumpy" before he went to OKC for surgery. Tuesday we came home to check on things and still no power but came home to rotting food. So, in the dark we cleaned out the fridge and freezer to nothing. We tried to salvage some things but we eneded up throwing away a lot! Did you ever realize how dirty your fridge is until its completely empty? On Wednesday we came home to check on things and the power had come back on that evening. Hooray!!!! We ended up staying at Grumpy's house until Friday to help watch the dogs. So, just like everyone else I've lost a week and now its a mad dash to make-up for lost time, clean the fridge, get the laundry done and get ready for Christmas! I feel very blessed compared to some of the stories I heard and Sunday at church there were still 100 people there for shelter so I thank the Lord for keeping us safe and unharmed and Grumpy for having power and letting us set up camp!