Christmas memories

Some of us were talking Christmas about our memories of Christmas past. Of course, it usually included a trip to Arkansas often with bad weather. Do you remember the trip where the highway was a solid sheet of ice until Texarkana? I believe that stretch took 6 hours and we stopped several times for the guys to help push cars back onto the road. I was such a proud Mama of our strong and helpful guys.

Another challenge was what to get this crew for a Christmas present. Do remember the time you all got a dishwasher for Christmas? Just wait till you tell your children that that was something you were really excited about!

Another memory I have is all the Christmas plays we did or were in. I remember Nathan as baby Jesus (he did not cry once) and Sarah as Mary (she was a really good one). But mostly I remember our homemade plays (where a bigger guy was the donkey or even Dolly acted well once). I can imagine some pretty irate innkeepers. It is sure wonderful to have such good memories. May there be many more.

A Zip Line in the Hall?

Can you believe this picture? The caption under it is, "A zip line in the hall?" I ran upon it as I was looking for a picture for the last post. I mean I don't remember any thing like this at all. Can you figure what the zip line is hooked to? No wonder those lights in the hall always seemed to be crooked. And who fixed that all up for Josh?
Probably none of you remember it. Well, at least there was some fun to be had around the place, and the house pretty well survived. In fact there were probably more opportunities for the continual apprenticeship repairs and remodeling that were needed. So it all works for good.