Jenn, I like how your title is now Flake Fivesome. It has a ring to it. Right now, I am so grateful for a heated home. This morning when I went out to feed the animals, the temp said 12 degrees and with the North wind chill it felt like -14! Hello! It was ultra bitter and a serious rude awakening. I spent the next hour out there battling the huge tarp that was supposed to be covering our haystack but had blown off. Any time I attempted to haul it back up onto the stack, a gust of wind would inflate it like a massive parachute and nearly blow me away. So freezingly frustrating! Tonight it's supposed to drop down to 3 degrees.
It feels even colder to Elise and I who just returned from a delightful and gloriously warm trip to Arizona where it was 80 degrees. We both discovered how inept we are at following an atlas. In spite of Dad's meticulous notes and directions, we somehow managed to miss the most crucial turnoffs. The route we took was supposedly 45 minutes shorter than the other, but for us, it ended up being about 6 hours longer. We took the very much more scenic route and enjoyed the golden leaves of Colorado and the plain, black nothingness of New Mexico. We learned that road signs are very important and when you see one you should follow it. We also learned how lovely it is to have lines painted on the roads and when you no longer see lines it means you are lost. Uncomfortably we learned that bathrooms are few and far between on the Reservation and if there happens to be a bathroom, they are closed after dark. We made it to Snowflake eventually.
The Flakes are so much fun to hang out with. We woke up around 6:30 in the morning and hit the ground running. Robin and Rand had us chasing them, going on wagon and wheelbarrow rides, digging in the dirt, playing with marbles and cars and helping us become fluent in the toddler language of "Engh." They are such delightful little people! Baby James is adorable and so content. We had a great time visiting with Jenn and Scott and knew we would get in trouble if we kept Jenn up any later. We so wish they could live closer! Thanks for putting up with us!
Garrett and the kids sounded like they had a great time while I was gone. Garrett and Alex collaborated and had a top notch dad's homeschool afternoon. Alex taught and had the kids reenact Paul Revere and the Battle of Lexington while Garrett taught the science section about the brain, complete with an object lesson that included smashing watermelons on the driveway. Don't we just love the men in our lives?
It is fun to be able to officially say CONGRATULATIONS to Emma and Cam!!!!!! We are so excited for them and glad that Cam is still going through with it even after meeting the family.
Stay warm everyone!
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