Random thoughts on the past few weeks ...

The weather has been crazy!  Last week it was warm enough to shovel without a jacket on and we spent tons of time hauling the kids around in the wagon and the sled.  This week, it's so cold that your lungs hurt as soon as you go outside.  And we're getting a bit tired of all the shovelling (and by we I mean Curtis - I'm making liberal use of the "one flesh" concept!)  Locals to the ditch say that we've had more snow this winter than in many, many years.

This is what our lovely thermometer read yesterday morning - before windchill!

This picture is because we've been talking about how excited we are to get both kids in the bike trailer when the weather improves, so we had to try on Jonas' helmut.  Maybe a bit big still ...

And now the kids are sick again :(  Kara has pneumonia (or as she likes to say "I have a ammonia mommy!")  I think we're past the worst of it, but it hasn't been fun.  Jonas is sick now too - prayers are welcomed.

We seem to revert to "baby" tendencies when sick - like demanding only sippy cups!

Last night I went to see The King's Speech.  It was a great movie with really great acting and I recommend it, but that's not the point of mentioning it.  To provide a couple of hours of "me" time, not only did Curtis stay home with our sick kids, but he also babysat my friends' kid so that she could come with me!  So this is just a shout out to Curtis, who is my hero every day, but especially was last night.  Thank you for giving me the gift of free time which is so precious to me lately.  You are gracious and I love you.

And finally, one last picture, just because I think he's cute!