Can anyone say cold?! The kids are supposed to go back to school tomorrow, but I don't see that happening unless it warms up. There were several schools that closed today due to the temp. I think it's -1 right now, it should be 5 around noon.
We had a wonderful Christmas. We stayed in, thanks to the snow, and played on the Wii the kids got. They also got Rock Band and Wii Fit Plus. (the last one is really for me and Noelle) Michael got a bass and Noelle got a camera from Sean's dad, while my parents provided Michael with a paintball gun, which he has used to decorate one of the walls at the shop, and Noelle got the boots and clothes she wanted.
We rang in the New Year with some old friends and had a ball. The kids were excited because they got to have Mountain Dew which NEVER happens. It wasn't long before they reminded us why they don't get it as they flew all around the house.
Gramma started the New Year by falling one day sooner than she did last year. This time, nothing is broken. I'm so glad she and Ronnie are at the nursing home together. I don't think Ronnie yet realizes that he will be staying there. While we are sad that he can't live on his own, we know that this is what is best. We don't have to worry about him and he is well taken care of.
Things are still s l o w l y progressing at the shop. The paint booth is done, now we have to wait for the city to check it off their list. We have installed an electronic sign. I have to find out when the next city meeting is regarding signs as they are saying they are only allowed to change "every two minutes to prevent accidents". The stop light in front of the shop stays red on the main drag for approx. 1-2 minutes. The sign could change ever 30 seconds and we could get our message out about our services.
It's amazing, they are riding us about our sign, yet the CVS sign changes every 10-15 seconds and there is no problem there. (breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out)
I'll really try to do better about blogging. I know dad has said he's going to just take it off his bookmark thing. I told him the day he does, I'll post something important and he'll miss it.
