Since we dont' e-mail everyone on a regular basis, we decided to follow after our nieces and start a blog. We'll try really try to keep up with regular entries and photos. My guess is we'll be ok in the winter and slower in the summer.
Dec 9th we had an ice storm at home and slid around getting packed (see photo above) We left home Dec 11 (Really the 10th just before midnight) Usually we leave at 4 or 5 am and spend the night with Lynn and Helen (Dale's brother and sister-in-law), but with ice predicted for Ohio in the AM and Kansas much of the day we headed to Indianapolis then south to Nashville. Where the temp was in the 70's. We missed all the ice and went west between storms - pretty good drive all in all. If we can figure out how to add pictures you can see some of the ice in OK. We did have a bit of a time finding a room the first night - stayed on the AK / OK border and had to share rooms with all the electrical companies heading to put OK back together.
Christmas was spent with some friends from church - John and Vera are always ready to open their home for some displaced folks from the east. Beth worked Christmas night, only had 1 adult beverage and got to eat first, Dale on the other hand certainly enjoyed the wine provided by ours hosts.
The last Sun in Dec with the final service by Pastor Dave, he has made us feel welcome at Faith Lutheran church and he will be greatly missed. The church had a very nice lunch for Pastor and his wife Barbara. They are staying in Carpinteria, so hopefully we will be able to see them some through the winter.
Dec 9th we had an ice storm at home and slid around getting packed (see photo above) We left home Dec 11 (Really the 10th just before midnight) Usually we leave at 4 or 5 am and spend the night with Lynn and Helen (Dale's brother and sister-in-law), but with ice predicted for Ohio in the AM and Kansas much of the day we headed to Indianapolis then south to Nashville. Where the temp was in the 70's. We missed all the ice and went west between storms - pretty good drive all in all. If we can figure out how to add pictures you can see some of the ice in OK. We did have a bit of a time finding a room the first night - stayed on the AK / OK border and had to share rooms with all the electrical companies heading to put OK back together.
Christmas was spent with some friends from church - John and Vera are always ready to open their home for some displaced folks from the east. Beth worked Christmas night, only had 1 adult beverage and got to eat first, Dale on the other hand certainly enjoyed the wine provided by ours hosts.
The last Sun in Dec with the final service by Pastor Dave, he has made us feel welcome at Faith Lutheran church and he will be greatly missed. The church had a very nice lunch for Pastor and his wife Barbara. They are staying in Carpinteria, so hopefully we will be able to see them some through the winter.
Sorry the pictures are all on top and mixed up - Top 3 are Christmas - Dale and Pastor Dave, Dale and his wine, John and Vera, the the ice in OK and lastly a view of the ice outside our home.
We miss everyone at home and hope this will help us keep in touch.
We miss everyone at home and hope this will help us keep in touch.
1 comment:
Hi,
We're glad you're doing this blog. It's a nice way to see how you're doing. We're sorry you couldn't stop here in Kansas, but glad you missed the storms.
People around here are still cleaning up from the ice storm - branches, etc. Some of our side streets still have chunks of rutted ice, but we lost a good share of that this weekend with temperatures in the 50's and low 60's. We'll look forward to future entries!
Love, Lynn & Helen
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