Family Friends Fondue Fun

We seem to be doing little more than shoveling each day! Here the boys are having a go at it again.  We also had help each day from our neighbor Bro. Forsnes with his snow blower. Hallelujah!  

Actually we've made lots of preparations for family, friends, and the celebrations and parties of Christmastime.  Here we are joined for first fondue Click here to see what we dipped and into what? 

And then we enjoyed fun through games.  Each child's room, the living room and dining room table (once the fondue dishes were cleared, washed and put away -- Jann gave me the best present by washing up the dishes!) was a spot you could play a game fun.  The Johnson's brought Wise and Know Wise -- I think it's called.  It's a great game! Kevin have you tried this one?  One person reads to the group the beginning of a saying and each of the players writes the ending of the saying.  Next you pass your version in and then vote on which ending is most likely the real ending to a wise or sometimes bizarre quote.  I highly recommend this game.  I came from behind when I got everyone to vote for my ending in the final round.  

The Snowed Out Guests Adventure

Monday's Shovelers and Windshield Wiper and the guest who couldn't get here . . .



We've had so much snow!! Matthew is wiping off the van (notice his concentration as he becomes a human windshield wiper and I'm able to capture this moment without being noticed).   Katriina and Brad shovel -- again! Each time we left to run an errand or visit a neighbor, we'd shovel.

Our friends from MN, visiting a grandmother an hour from us, were going to spend last night with us, after skiing and leave from our house for an 8 am flight 30 minutes away. They had quite the adventure along the way!

After leaving at 7 p.m., by 8 p.m. the highway was still closed and they were waiting for a snowplow with FedEx and others trying to get out of town. The snowplow ran off the road, so they waited for another one. It was too low of visibility to turn back now. Then they came upon a jackknifed semi and had to wait and wait for that to be cleared. Finally on their way, they remembered it was impossible to get to us w/o 4wheel drive.  I'd driven the car in the afternoon and was grateful for my excellent winter driving skills to get home safely.  Later when I went out, I took the 4wheel drive and was glad I had. The wind just kept moving snow into the roads!  We'd told them to call and we'd come get them from a parking lot. Brad drove around looking for a clear one and coudn't find one!! Instead, our guests never came, but just kept on driving to the airport once they got out! They arrived at the airport at 3:30 a.m. after attempting to leave at 7:00 p.m. for what should have been an 1.5 hour total trip. The good news? They are safe and they made their flight home for Christmas after experiencing what high winds and snow can do here. 

Kids Race Down Main Street in Snowshoes

The 91st annual American Dog Derby race was held this weekend. We got to see just the Snowshoe races, but it is an activity well worth seeing. In the real musher team race, the big news was that one team was trampled by a moose, but are all okay. Two other teams stopped to scare off the moose. While this was happening, kids were racing downtown on Snowshoes. Lots of snow and good weather. For race details go to www.americandogderby.org.

Let it Snow, Oh No, So Much Snow

If you can imagine, this is how much it's snowed here this year. We need to shovel off our deck, as we've accumulated so much snow, but before we do, here's a quick photo. The deck railing has had this much snow on it several times and has blown off and then it snowed again. On the deck is the total accumulation since the season began. Maybe it's time to cease singing "Let It Snow . . ."