New Year's Eve

One of my resolutions for 2017 was to write my blog at least once a month.  Well, I totally missed November and today is the last day of December.   Maybe next year!  

It is officially winter and we have had quite a bit of snow already.  1 1/2 snow days before winter break and record breaking cold temperatures.  I am losing plants in the greenhouse and it is cold all the time in the house.  Negative temps at night and on the Lucy walks.  Wind chills are wicked.  Just ask Amanda and Bryce about out trip on 12-27 to Greenfield Village Holiday Nights about the brutal temperatures!!!  First time I have worn long underwear under jeans since Michigan Tech's Winter Carnival in 2004.  

Christmas is behind us, all the preparation and anticipation are over.  This week was fun with everyone coming and going.  A very hectic couple of days with cooking, wrapping, entertaining Hannah, wagon rides (before the snow and zero temps), chasing Ethan, Christmas morning, dinners, shopping and swapping stories, laughing and eating!!!   Hated to see Matt & Dana and the kids leave so soon and Brian and Andrew so soon after that.  Am enjoying Bryce and Amanda here and our evenings watching The Crown and babying Lucy!   It is what it is and we are relishing winter break together.   Happy (almost) New Year, 2018.

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