This year -with the ever looming job loss hanging over our heads- we had to give up the much anticipated ski trip. It is impressive how much fun one can manage close to home without spending much money when one has to.
There was the day spent making homemade doughnuts. [Cut & paste photos and sentiments from last year here.] 100 doughnuts later, life is good!
We considered skiing for just one day but the man of the house must work when there is work, so it was not to be. As a consolation prize, he took us to a skating rink one afternoon. On the plus side was a nearly empty rink, on the negative side was ungroomed ice- guess it just wasn't worth it for so few people. Afterwards we patronized an Olive Garden -a favorite of the females of this household- and did some shopping. JS found this tee-shirt for a friend's birthday-
We also went looking for chicks at a farm supply store who was advertising "Chick Days". Since we now had instructions in the proper method for picking them up, we picked up a few. Fun times with our teens! The chicks sure were cute. But we didn't purchase any. Instead we walked away with $3 chevron skirts from the clearance rack.
On another day A & I treated ourselves to ColdStone Creamery with a BOGO coupon. It felt like a nod from above when their computer glitch kept the coupon from ringing up and our entire order was "on the house".
And to end out the weekend, the forecasted storm swept through our area. We really didn't get that much white stuff, but church was cancelled and we enjoyed a cozy day holed up at home together. Remembering a year ago, and thanking God again this past year did not include a cancer journey.
Life is good, even with all the uncertainty of our future.
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