Snow

Well last friday we got our first snow, it was bad enough that I did not go to school, for about 12 hours the interstate was closed from Mitchell west to the Wyoming border, it was open in time for Tom and our neighbor JP to get to work, so they went. The kids still had school. Today school started an hour late, Jim had the News on till it was time for him to go to school hoping they would update with a closed notice, before he had to leave. They have postponed the Veterans Day Concert to Friday, to encourage people (especially some of the older generation) to stay home and stay warm and safe.

For the Veterans day concert, Our band would do it twice, once here and then go to help bridgewater,(the next town over) with theirs since our two high schools have band together.

I want to say THANKYOU!!!!!!!!! to our soldiers (and their families) for all that you are doing and have given for our country.

We are out of the football playoffs, it was a tight game and we are proud of our team for how well they played. Jim says he is going to focus on school work instead of trying out for basketball.

In the mail yesterday was the envelope we have been waiting for, for Toms licensure, now he can schedule his test. Thankyou for your prayers, please keep them coming.

Doughnuts

Well, my kids are home from trick or treating and they say that Trick or Treating is much better than Trunk or Treating. We did doughnuts on the front porch. and ended up cooking 90 of them. A couple of kids came back for seconds and so did a couple of parents and one grandpa, who said that it reminded him of when he was a kid and went trick or treating. We live on the edge of town, and I think a lot of kids didn't want to come down our street because there are only a couple of houses.

Win!!!!!

The new picture is a picture of A halloween candy man that Katie brought home from school.

The first playoff game was last night, we won 50-0. Jim did not get to play, but the game did not get to halftime. (again with the South Dakota Mercy rule)
Go Seahawkes!!!!!!!

At the branch party last friday night, One of the games played was eating a doughnut off a string. Jim was the fastest at this.

Danny

I am trying again with the picture of Danny among the iris.

Danny

Here is a picture of danny sitting between some of the iris we planted one day. Mikey, Danny and I had a lot of fun with this.

Broken Butt?

Jim was coming down to the last football game of the season and he BROKE HIS BUTT. Well not really, its just a bruised tail bone. But did he hurt it playing football so he can someday in the future claim "an old football injury"? No, he was racing to answer the phone and as he stepped from carpet to linoleum, and turned to pick up the phone, (at top speed), he slipped and landed on his backside, we all laughed and gave his some ibuprofin and a rice bag for the future pain. but the next morning he hurt to move, we kept him on tylenol and ibuprofin for the next week before taking him to the dr. who had xrays done, she said it is not broken simply very bruised and to take it easy and stay on ibuprofin and get a donut to sit on. Its up to jim whether he takes the donut to school or not, but definitely use it at home. Be careful at football.

So now his coach has said to work hard but to stop in practice when it starts to hurt, because he doesn't want Jim to still hurt next year.

The last game was thursday, we lost 50-8. Jim did not get to play. Which is ok because Jim has a broken butt.

Echos quote

Echo was given an assignment to find two quotes that describe her, she picked these two:

Reading is ... the roual road to intellectual eminence... Truly godd books are more than mines to those who can understand them. They are the breathings of the great souls of past times. Genius is not embalmed in them, but lives in them perpetually.
William Ellery Channing

and

You may have tangible wealth untold;, Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be---I had a mother who read to me.
Strickland Gillilian

I thought I would share these with you.