The weather reached a high of +4 at 2pm last weekend so Edwin and the girls put up a few strands of Christmas lights. The girls had plans to make the entire yard and house glow, but I told them they have to wait until we have a house of our own. Without any complaint they put up their lights that they are completely happy with them. After driving around the neighborhoods to enjoy the festive lights Grace said, "A little bit is better than nothing."
One night the kids got a bit unruly, so I turned them loose in the kitchen. Anne made chocolate chip cookies all by herself. They were delicious.
Grace made biscuits on her own.
We learned mom uses half the salt the recipe calls for, so we will be revising that recipe for the kids this week and try again. It was a job well done nevertheless.
Sunday afternoon we had a small herd of deer in our backyard. The kids enjoyed watching them from the sun room. The deer have been back a few times, but I think the electrical company that is digging around our house this week scared them off.
Edwin had a successful ice fishing trip this weekend. A member of our ward invited him out for the day. The weather was a perfect 34 degrees and according to Edwin the men he went with have lots of extras that made the experience delicious and enjoyable. There were 5 kids to 6 adults and they must have been having a good time because they stayed all day. John and one of the kids we watched that night were entertained by watching Edwin fillet his catch so we could enjoy a scrumptious dinner Sunday after church.
When Anne grows up I'm afraid she's going to be the old lady with 500 cats roaming around! All she wants for Christmas is a giant fish tank and real cat. We told her no real cats. We'll wait and see what Christmas morning brings for a fish tank.
