A Day at the Homestead

Well, it was snowing when we got up this morning; not much though. The day actually warmed up today.

The kids have been playing with their new toy; PS3. We've been watching old movies again too, in a much better quality of course. No I can't tell the difference but the games available for the PS3 are pretty intense. I got a Magic Bullet Blender, yes from the infomercials, and the kids have been having a great time finding more and more things to make with it.

Tim is going to be in Susanville again this week, until Thursday night. He gets Friday off for New Years. I am inviting all the family over for dinner on the first, including the in-laws side of the family. I could be quite a party. There are a lot of people on Carina's side of the family. Sharrill and her clan will be coming over also. The house is big enough and I think I will have everyone bring a salad and I will make a turkey and/or ham depending on how many are coming out.

We have quite a bit of ice all over the outside. It hasn't gotten warm enough for it to melt but just enough to melt it into slight puddles that freeze over night. It is still very pretty out here though. There is no snow left in Quincy so it looks nothing like winter.

I got the pleasure of helping Chris feed a whole gaggle of animals this week. If the world were a perfect one, this is what I would love to do. There's something quite satisfying about seeing horses being very grateful to the person bringing their food. The three colts were quite cute too. We also fed chickens, goats, ducks, geese, dogs, mules, and cats. The first day we went out it was pouring rain, not so fun and really cold. Thankfully it was the only rainy day.