Here are the girls in their beautiful coats they received from Peggy this summer. The girls were adorable in them and they were kept very warm!

Temperature

Yes it is freezing outside and I am blogging about it. I cannot believe how cold it is. The girls haven't really seemed to mind it although they really aren't exposed to the cold air. I remember as a kid always thinking it was cold and snowy but this year it is really getting to myself and Shannon. Maybe we have spring fever already!

Routine

School is back in session and everything is going back to normal. Shannon had been off since Dec 20 so it was hard for him to get up this morning and go to work. Abbey has speech today and our everyday routines are coming back. There is something to be said for routines.

Uncle Emmet Rose

Today we attended the funeral for my uncle Emmet Rose. He was was one of those people who everyone liked, he had a gentle soul, and was the most amazing picker ever. For those of you who aren't sure what a "picker" is, I mean a guitar player. His voice was beautiful and nothing sounded better than listening to the Rose Family singing. I loved listening to Emmet, Kenny, David and my mom singing along with Larry and Bev. I know that the brothers: Emmet, Kenny, Donald and Gary along with my mom are singing those wonderful country songs they grew up with along with the gospel music they love. Aunt Lorraine, my dad, Uncle George are sitting with Grandma and Grandpa listening to the music and all is well. Bless all of you who have passed away!
We almost didn't make it to Pine City. Shannon awoke with the worst migraine headache he has ever had. He actually thought he was having a brain aneurysm, that is how bad it hurt. He doesn't normally ask for me to get someone to the house but he was in so much pain that he wanted to get to the Hudson ER (how is that...we never go there either) asap. Thankfully mom was there and we headed off to the ER. He even got sick before we left and that has never happened. The nurse at the ER got an IV going with only one prick (Shannon is a bad needle prick candidate-it usually leaves him more sore than the headache because no one ever gets it until the 5th or 6th try). The drugs they gave him helped and we were finally out of the ER around 8:30 ish. If any of you know Hudson to Pine City, it is normally a hour and 15 minute drive at best. We still had to come home (Auntie Tania was now there), get dressed and leave if we wanted to get to the funeral at 10:00. Let's just say that I drove, we made it by 10:05. I have never driven that fast and we didn't miss anything! It is always fun to catch up with family but I didn't get much of a chance to do that since I didn't go to the wake yesterday and we barely made it today. We also then had to drive back to the cities for the burial. By the time we finally got home and relaxed, I feel asleep while the girls watched tv.
Shannon's headache is back and now he is resting as well.

Happy New Year

We hope that you all have a happy and wonderful new year. We stayed home last night and celebrated with the girls. Nana and Papa came over and we even did chocolate fondue. The girls loved it!!
We are only 48 days until Disney!!! I am so excited to be on vacation!