School was cancelled today

SNOW DAY!  Huzzah!  And, I just heard some thunder so we are having what is called “thunder snow”.  Cool.  Here is a photo update of the doors.

 

 You can see the one door that has not been replaced and how dark it is.  Multiply that by the other four doors in that hallway and you can see how much brighter they make the hallways.

 Here is the downstairs looking at the sports room.  Beautiful!

 Just two more to go.   

Trissy does NOT like all the banging and hammering.  We found out just how stressful it is for her when she tore into the basket I use to hold all my teaching bags.

 

Good thing she didn’t destroy my teaching bags while she was at it!

SO, now she gets a doggie tranquilizer and a benedryl every morning while the workman is here.

 

Here is what my garage looks like - it is our workman's shop/storage area.  It will be nice to have that all cleared out.  He thinks he will be all finished by tomorrow (Friday).  Then, the REAL fun comes with painting.  And, it looks like I will be painting pretty much everything, not just the doors.  

We went to St. Louis last Saturday and did some sealings in the temple before going to Emily and Joe’s. 

 

 

See the little tear on Lucy's cheek?  She was mostly happy but tears still come a little more frequently as she continues to adjust to her new baby brother. Speaking of, see how much he is growing!

We had a short little visit with everyone before returning to Columbia with Noah who got to have a sleepover with grandma and grandpa.  The Civic Orchestra had a concert last Saturday night and we played a concert with an Italian theme.  All the music was pretty fun to listen to but I particularly wanted Noah to hear the Pines of Rome by Respighi.  (this is the music you hear with the whale segment of Fantasia 2000).  It features tons of brass and the ending is just awesome.  So, the concert was a primary reason to have Noah here.  And, with the help of Grandpa Steve and Aunt Sarah and a backpack of stickers and other activities, he did pretty well in his attendance.  At least I didn’t hear a little voice wafting down from the balcony from where I was on stage.

He went to church with us on Sunday – the Highlands Ward where Steve was speaking – and was great there, too.  His primary teacher said he was very knowledgeable.  Good for you, Noah!

 Here he is at dinner with chocolate mousse all over his face.  He wanted to have his picture taken like that.  He and I drove back as far as Jonesburg Sunday night where we met Joe and Lucy.  It was a great visit for all, I think.