CHRISTMAS 2009

Weather cooperated today so we were able to have Christmas with Nick and Ryan. Ryan is fighting a cold. No wonder with the cold weather and he has to move snow for the neighbor ladies. Oh well thats just part of winter.

POLAR EXPRESS

I took Nick to the Colo Library tonight to participate in the Polar Express show they performed. The kids were given a ticket and entered the train with conductor and all. Joanie, the Librarian read the story to the kids and then there was music, dancing, hot chocolate, cookies and SANTA! After the show they each got to talk to Santa and have a picture taken with them.

JINGLE BELLS SUNG BY NICK!

While redecorating, he sang Jingle Bells over and over and over! :)

RE-DECORATING GRANDMA'S WINDOW

Nick visited this weekend. I have a sleigh with christmas balls and reindeer in my bay window. He informed me that we needed a santa in the sleigh and some rope so he could drive the reindeer. So.... he found a santa on a shelf to use and took some ribbon off the christmas tree which he had decorated that with a couple weeks ago. And wa-la!

IOWA WINTER...& ITS NOT EVEN WINTER YET!!

It looks like the state of Iowa is CLOSED today. Here are some pictures taken from inside so not real good....but then you really can't see that good outside anyway. YUK! I have a feeling its going to be a LLLOOOONNNNGGG winter.

BIRTHDAY

Today I hit the final birthday before the big 50 next year. :(

Last night Nick and I went to HyVee to buy a frosted cake - then off to the frosting isle to pick out decorations and candles. When we got home he was decorating like crazy. He put the words "HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA DEANNE LUKE 49" "NICK 5" He covered it in smiley faces, peace signs and flowers and added 10 crayola candles. Then he and I sang to me and he blew the candles out. What fun we had.

HELPING A FRIEND & NEIGHBOR WITH HARVEST

Today a large group of friends and neighbors helped the Torgeson family with their Harvest while Kevin is in rehab at Mary Greeley. It was amazing the turn out. Trucks were lined up at the coop to unload. Quite a site! And as a surprise to everyone, Kevin was given a 3 hour pass from the hospital so Linda drove him around from field to field to see everyone. He wasn't allowed to get out of the car - sounded like he was given very strict orders from the doctors. A bunch of us prepared a roast beef sandwich meal for the guys at noon. It was a great day.