Cold and snow have descended on much of the country, Kansas included. We received snow on January 1 and again a few days ago.

After working a late shift and getting home at 3am, the thought of getting up and shoveling snow before going to church was not that appealing. However, our north-facing driveway becomes a sheet of packed snow and ice if a car goes over it before it’s shoveled. Therefore, I drug myself from bed after a few hours sleep to shovel the 3-4″ out of the way. Within a few minutes, a good neighbor, Phil, wandered down with his snowblower. Within minutes, the drive was done and he moved on to the next drive across the street. I followed, shovel in hand, helping clear the front walks and steps. It’s good to have such friendly neighbors.

So it’s been 6 weeks since my last post. Did you ever get so far behind in something that it almost seemed easier to just let it go? Every time I thought about trying to get a new post up, I just thought about all the things that I’ve not posted about.

To point – since the last post:

1. Anna, Linda, and I have all had birthdays.
2. KSU played a few more games and finished 7-5 and are going to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
3. Several music performances by both girls and Linda
4. A few Kansas City Symphony Chorus performances
5. Visits from several family members from both sides of the family
6. Lots of incidental things that were worthy of discussing, but never were discussed

I’m going to try very hard to stay up with this blog. I know there are only a few people that actually read it, but I find it’s a good place to keep memories of the family. So – here’s to working harder on keeping this thing up to date.

You might find some posts in the near future discussing things that happened over the past 6 weeks – better late than never!