Deer Park Winterfest

Deer Park has a winter celebration called Winterfest. I'm not sure how many activities had to be cancelled becouse. . . this is last year
and this is this year. No snow. I know lots of games involved snow. Our scouts, however, got to do the flag ceremony. I don't have any pictures - didn't make it.

I did however walk down to Yokes for the Chili cookoff. We sampled the chili and voted for our favorite one. I didn't vote for this one but I had to put it on here.

I won't let you know if it is true to it's word!!!

Fun times

No, it's not a cop convention. They pulled someone over and arrested him in the parking lot across the street.

Streetball

Since I don't have a vehicle Charlie was nice enough to come and collect the boys stuff that they were taking on their Scout campout. It was a quiet evening with 4 boys gone. While waiting for everyone to show up they played a rousing game of street football.

OK maybe it wasn't quite so rousing.

Walking

It was a nice sunny day today and since I don't have a vehicle anymore Eric, Randy, Amanda and I took a walk down to the store. It's about a 1/2 mile from the house.

Randy on the railroad tracks. The younger kids were still in school with the HS on half-day becouse of finals. It was a nice little walk.

Aftershock

Well, here are the pictures of the van from my accident. We were coming home from mutual, I overcorrected, and hit the ditch.

This is not where my engine is supposed to be.

Everyone is ok. (I had everyone in the van with me) Amanda and I got banged up the most, from the airbags.

FHE

I've started a new "program" for our family this year. The first week we are taking our lesson out of Preach My Gospel. Week two, one of the kids gets to give the lesson-this month was on keeping the Sabbath Day holy. Week three we read, together, a talk from the Ensign -Mom or Dad's choice and the 4th week we do a family activity. On the months with a 5th Monday we do a service project. It was Jason's turn to do the lesson this month. That morning when I sent him down to get ready for school he tried to do a belly flop on his bed but instead of landing, slid across the bed and hit his head on the wall. He sprained the muscle in his neck. He wore the neck brace for 2 days.

Jeff was supposed to do the Conference talk this monday but we switched plans and made care baskets instead. We gave one to our hometeacher who just had surgery on his back and one to both the outgoing Bishop and incoming Bishop. On Sunday they released Bishop Robinson (6+ yrs) and called Bishop Staff. Eric calls him Bishop Staff infection.

The kids giving the care package to ex-Bishop Robinson. It was a Happy Trails basket. It had trail mix cookies, pepperoni sticks, fruit roll ups, apples and trail mix in a old-fashioned lunch box type container. For the new Bishop we made a Sundae Best basket with bowls, ice cream, two ice cream toppings, nuts and cool whip. And for our home teacher a Get Well Soon basket with a soup bowl, two cans of soup, some spiced cider, a book of crossword puzzles and some candy.

Todd

Todd went to the Temple for the first time yesterday. Afterwards they went to Dairy Queen for blizzards.

Happy Birthday Randy

Randy turned 17 this year. It's hard to believe it has been so long. I still remember all the nurses fighting over who was going to get to wash all his blonde hair.

He is not so little now reaching 6'1 and likes to remind me how short I am. He is a junior at Deer Park High School and enjoys spending time with his friends.

Todd

Todd was nominated for Student of the Month in December. He's really enjoying 6th grade.