"It's COLD out there!"

Really cold. Almost freezing. In fact, it is supposed to snow tonight. I snowed a tiny bit on Thanksgiving day, but not enough to stick to the ground. Needless to say, the kids are excited! They have been asking us when it will snow since the day we moved here. I am all prepared now, the boys are supplied with boots, waterproof gloves, snow pants, parkas and hats. I had to buy all this stuff since we didn't have anything. My mother-in-law found a few of these necessities for us too. Now if we can only find a place to store it all. My coat closet is overflowing. I need a bigger coat closet. A mud room is a must in our next house.

Speaking of which. Some of you might be wondering what has become of the land we found over the summer. We have decided that it is not the place for us. We are not going to build this year and now we are house hunting. We have also decided that we want to live closer to Mark's work and the school we'd like the kids to attend. So far we like one of the houses we looked at and we'll be seeing a few more this weekend. My mom comes for her first Indiana winter visit on Wednesday so she'll get to see some of the offerings as well.

We had a nice Thanksgiving. Mark was on call all weekend so we had to stick close to home. I just baked a Turkey breast and made all the rest of the fixings, including gravy! I was quite proud of myself since I did it all in 3 hours. And the food turned out good! David was a little wary of the stuffing and Luke wouldn't touch the mashed potatoes, but Mark and I thoroughly enjoyed the meal. Next year we can hopefully have some family over.

Not much else to report from here. Oh, except that I bought my very first ice scraper and snow brush today! I'll let you know how it works tomorrow!