New Friends

We've been going through a lot of dog food lately. I couldn't figure out why our two dogs were so hungry all of a sudden.

My kids looked out the kitchen door one afternoon to find that we had a little friend.

We've been chasing him away, but he's very persistent. I think he's living under the house.

Nice.





Then a few nights ago we found this.







Oh yeah, very nice.






So now we have two new pets. Guess I oughta be thinking of names :/








(Forgive the blurriness of the pictures; they were taken through the kitchen door. We sure weren't going to go outside with them-not that dedicated as a blogger!)

3 Little Words That Mean So Much

So what does it mean when your house is filled with this?

And this.

And this.

And this.

And this.

Yup. Burst water pipes.

Lovely

The Old Year Out, The New Year In

The old year ended with a trip, and the new year started with a trip.

The last Sunday of the year, Michael fell on the ice and took a trip to the ER. After 5 hours of waiting, x-rays showed only a badly sprained elbow. We're just thankful it wasn't broken!

On New Years Day we drove to Arkansas to spend the weekend with my sister Lynne and her family. We always have a such a fun time together. Lots of laughs!

My sweet great-niece, Addi. (with Pickle)

Lynne with her very spoiled dog, Sophie!



Oh, my! Lynne and I have matching chins :)

Playing "You're Bluffing!"

Lynne and Sarah cheating at "You're Bluffing"!


Bethany making her move.




Michael insists he won because he has the most cards!
Ha! Wrong game, Son!

I love this picture of Jacob

Thanks, Lynne, for a great weekend!