Four In Fargo: Its Going to be a White Christmas

Friday we heard the buzz about all the snow that was going to come...I laughed at it and said, "they always say that." We drove home Friday night and had the usual Cancun supper with Brooke, Matt, Annie, and Leslie. Then it was a VERY special night for the guys....they resurrected HALO!!! They had been looking forward to that all week and were able to get enough guys together to play. Meanwhile, us women folk(Hannah Riley, Heather Clutter, Sarah Spencer, and I) went to the Riley house and drank apple cider in front of their wood stove and had yummy brownies and turtles. We started at about 7 pm. We chatted about girly stuff like decorating our houses and apartments for Christmas and yummy recipes. Then we thought we would watch a movie. Hannah made popcorn while we watched the movie...well that lasted until about 12am. The boys were STILL NOT DONE!!! Finally an hour later, Ty texted and said they were done. That was nice, but it had already started to snow!

Ty and I were scheduled to work the Community Closet (a food pantry started in our church basement) but we woke up to about 6+ inches of snow....OH BOY! Luckily Jake had been out already so we took Leslie's van and Jake shoveled us out after the attack of the snow plow! We made it down to see a few people lined up waiting to get food for the week. We closed up early because it was crazy dead. While Ty waited for people to come, I took Leslie her van and picked up our car to head over to my mom and dad's to help shovel. Maybe I should clarify that...so TY could help shovel while I chatted with my momma. We were basically snowed in there because the snow plow doesn't see their street as a priority. We napped on the couch and watched T.V. In the mean time, Brittany and Eric decided to drive back from Milwaukee...it was sunny there when they left! Right before we left, they had hit Osseo, Wi and 94 was closed! They made it back safely tho!

Sunday afternoon when it all settled down

Not too long after taking this picture, Jack and Carter were digging a tunnel right here

Everything from concerts to church services were canceled, but not our church. We still met. Lucky for us, Jake was out to shovel again and we didn't have to do it in our church clothes. Right before we left, news came from Carter that the Metrodome roof had collapsed! That meant no Vikings game. After a small (only 11 people) but very good service, we went home to relax and watch the Packer game and play with the kids. Jack and Carter made a little tunnel in the 22 inches of snow that fell in Chippewa. It was a good day. We left for my parents house to see Brittany and Eric and played a little Buzz Word, ate some soup (they had made for the 20 people that they thought may be over for Brittany and Eric's fund raising meeting that no one showed up to because church had been canceled). It was time to head for home...on the way we saw three semis in the ditch with one on its side...we are glad to have made it home safely. Up next: Finals all week!! then the semester is over! What a great feeling!