Driving?

The other day (before Halloween) Gary brought home the companies golf cart because there is no where to store it at the University, my children have had a 'hay day' with it. Our grass is worn down outside from their constant driving around the house. It's funny Aubree gets home from school first, she watching the clock until it's time to pick up Adam, she then drives down in the cart to pick him up. They have driven that thing day and night. Luckily it doesn't do hills very well so they stay close to home. (It's pretty heavy to push back up the hill.) After the first day or so the kids went around the neighborhood and annouced they were giving rides for 25 cents. They made $7.5o. We couldn't do anything but laugh. Well now it has a flat tire so it has stopped the run on rides. (Thankfully, give me a breather) At the same time it has been fun to see them enjoy themselves so much. They back it into the big garage have the time without looking back (scary!) Adam believes he is a good driver now. HaHa. Children always keep you going.
(I've been waiting to post a picture but I don't know where the camera is half the time and I don't know how to download it to the computer--I have to learn, so you will have to envision it in your head)

Holiday Plans

This is our family above our house, the view is spectacular; but soon it will be covered with a big blanket of snow. Last year the kids winter pants and boots didn't dry until spring because they tubed all winter long. It sure makes me wonder what this winter will bring us. As I think about the upcoming events I have to hold onto my britches and hold my breath--Adam is getting his Eagle the Saturday after Thanksgiving with four other scouts. Now that he has accomplished this task we have unpinned him from the wall (haha that's our movitation technique that way he couldn't get away for us) He will then turn fourteen in December. I think he wants to get his patriarchal blessing as well. Riley will also have a birthday, he will be turning eight and getting baptized. (I can't believe my baby is growing up--he will always be that cute age of three to me) At least I won't have to throw a friend party for him, on their eighth birthday they get to go out with us parents to a movie and dinner of their choice, kind-of-a special date-memory thing. So I will be busy planning birthdays, Eagle awards, baptism, and being the elf that helps Santa. I guess I will have to deligate the cleaning the house for the holiday fun.
Hopefully all of your holiday plans will bring all you happiness! (and a little craziness so I'm not the only one crazy)

Power Outage.

Yesterday for church we dashed into the building because the rain was pouring down like . . .rain. Once we got inside the building there were no lights on. It was dark and getting crowded. We made our way into the gym (because we never make in time to sit in the benches, however we did make in time to sit in the patted folded-chairs) Thankfully the emergency lights were on. Our children (all children) exclaimed how "Cool" it was that the power was out. I thought, "I wonder what this is going to be like." SOON the Bishop yelled, "A power pole is down and it will be hours before it comes back on. Our emergency lights will go out in another ten minutes, so we are cancelling church--go home and be with your families." Well the children thought this whole experience was the best! They laughed as we ran through the pouring rain to our cars. Gary and I laughed that the power was out, it rained yes, along with the wind; but how a power pole was disturbed was beyond us, must be a Wellsville thing.
Once we got home Gary had us sit in the living room. He started a fire and then announced that we would be holding our own testimony meeting.
I cannot adequately tell you what a special experience this ended up being. Each of us bore our testimony. All of us cried (except Gary). It was definitly an experience that will be remembered!! Aubree closed our meeting thanking the Lord for our spiritual experience.
The love that was felt the rest of the day was great. (okay it was fleeting every now and then but still there.) We later when the power came back on,(it took five and half hours,) we watched Patch Adam's and the children were able to see how important it was to care for others. When Adam said the closing prayer for the night he said again, "thanks for the spiritual day."
It's times like this that I say: "Maybe we are on the right track."