A Little House on the Prairie: January 2009

Friday, January 23, 2009

Tire Repair

I think it was right before Christmas & it was colder than cold... and one of our tires kept needing air. Finally after going to the air pump a few times (very cold - just wanted to emphasize that) we decided that we had probably picked up a nail or a screw from all the new construction. That was indeed the problem. Anyways, Miles called to see if he could get the truck in & if they could do it ASAP while I waited, because I had four little kids with me. We ended up being there for close to two hours I think, and while the boys were good, it did get to be a bit tiring after while.... I finally let a very squirmy Cole out of his stroller so he could walk around the table, but that too, got 'old' after awhile and he started crawling to new adventures! I KNOW that is disgusting in an industrial shop but I figured I'd just wash his hands right away and all would be good. However... he started crawling into one of the offices so I grabbed him quickly and realized that what he was just about to reach for (inside the door, behind the desk) was a mouse trap! EEEWWWWW! OK - everyone's hands washed... no more sitting, crawling, anything on the floor! Whew! It was a LONG wait....

Cole perched on some tires beside me so he couldn't crawl around...

The boys patiently waiting... and waiting... and waiting...

Christmas

After living in the hotel for three nights, we headed to Miles' family for four nights over Christmas. Thankfully the weather warmed up a tiny bit and the kids were able to head outside to sled and play in the snow. The ladies (only five of us in a family of 18) got in a little boxing day shopping, the guys and kids ran around the house in a big nerf gun war (they all got one in their stockings), games were played, food was eaten, the grandchildren put on a nativity play, we watched our nephew's hockey game and after four nights of togetherness, we headed back to life in a hotel!!!