Interesting Start

So far we've had an interesting start to the new year. This past weekend we experienced record-breaking cold temperatures in the upper teens/ lower twenties. It NEVER gets that cold here. We consider upper thirties to be frigid and worthy of the arctic. The town above us lost water when the main water mane froze (say that five times fast) rendering many of our friends, and our church, who live outside of city limits between here and there without water.

Yesterday I got into a wreck. Just a minor one - the kids thought we hit a pot hole. No airbags deployed and we don't even need to replace the carseats. But enough to render replacing the drivers door and the side door. Although no accident is ideal, this one was as pleasant as you could have. No injuries, minor damage, the kids were amazingly well behaved and the other driver was as sweet as pie. Her husband, who came to meet her, even helped me open Auds' new doll to give her something to entertain her. The officer was very nice and we have the same insurance so things should go quickly. Thankfully we're friends with a guy who runs a body shop so repairs shouldn't be too awful.

Then today we're in the 60s! We were actually able to go outside for some "recess" and ride scooters, swing on the swings and enjoy the beautiful day.

The warm weather should continue through the weekend, which will be nice as B doesn't want up drive the van too much until it gets fixed so we'll be home except for church all weekend.

Here are some pictures of our fun today. You'll notice Auds' new doll in her carrier on her back. The two are inseparable right now and it's precious.