Baby it's cold outside!

Nothing too exciting has been happening around here. The kids were home from school Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday because it was too cold (those of you from MN and ND can stop laughing now). It was -30 with wind chill so they canceled school. Now the kids have four days of school to make up at the end of the year. The first day the kids were home was due to snow so we made snow ice cream, they thought that was fun and delicious. The kids have also been having sleep overs in each others rooms, something reserved for when they don't have school the next day. Mark and the kids have also been spending time playing Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii. It's a very interesting dynamic to listen to. Mason wants Mark to play because Mason doesn't have the coordination needed to achieve some of the levels but he tells Mark exactly what needs to be done to win the level. Mark gets frustrated because he can't always understand Valynn and Mason's directions or descriptions of what needs to be done. I have been slowly getting the house in shape. I've had a run of bad luck (or you could consider it good luck since I couldn't clean) when it comes to appliances. The vacuum cleaner, steam carpet cleaner, and coffee pot broke in the last two weeks. So we've been helping out the economy by buying new appliances. Thursday night Mark and I attended a presentation by John and Kendra Smiley, they were wonderful. It was nice to get out of the house without the kids. Unfortunately Kyleigh through a fit for the sitter and she had to call her grandma to come help. Today Valynn started basketball practice. Her games start in two weeks, they should be fun to watch. Tonight Brad and Chantel and family are coming over for supper and I'm also watching the three Johnson kids for an hour. That means there will be 11 kids here, bring the ear plugs. Can you tell who is under the pillows? That is how Kyra fell asleep one day. Take care and stay warm. Day four of a six day weekend.