A long overdue update

I've known for a couple of weeks now that I really must get on here and post some form of an update so here I am. I've been incredibly busy with my jobs which has made it hard to get on here. My work load has nearly doubled with my census bureau job and I just returned from a couple of days in Minneapolis for yet another training. The workload there should decrease just a bit in January. I've also been working a lot at the post office while the regular carrier harvested his crops and then took some time off. I really enjoy doing the mail route but lately have been very thankful that it is only a 4 hour route. There have been many days where I've gotten off the route only to go out for an 8 hour day with the Census Bureau.

Everyone else in the house is doing well. The kids are all busy with schoolwork, thankfully some of Molly and Evan's homeschooling is done with a computer program removing some of the teaching from my "to do" list. Our hens have been happily laying and we have lights on them to keep them laying through the winter. For awhile we were getting 20-21 eggs per day out of our 23 laying birds but this past week, as it has gotten colder and our girls spend less time outside, the laying has slowed down to about 15 per day. Either way, it is more than e can eat. WE have been eating eggs for breakfast, lunch and supper. We've had fried eggs, scrambled eggs, egg bakes, omelets, french toast, popovers and more. Send your egg recipes here. We need them!

We are preparing for the holiday season. The decorating is in process and we still need to get a few things done with that. The shopping is nearly done and I am trying to get my work done early this month so I have more time at home later in the month. The church's Nights of Music are half over. We still have 4 performances this weekend. The stories and testimonies that come out of the event are always so wonderful to hear and I feel privileged to be a part of it.

Collin turns 16 today. We had his family/grandparent birthday party about a week and a half ago to beat the mad rush in December. I'll bake him a cake today so it doesn't seem like too much of a non-event. He doesn't seem in a hurry to get his drivers license, at least not as much as I would like him to have one. He's got his permit but doesn't drive very often. Hopefully we will get him to take the test in the next couple of months which will save me some tips to town getting him to his praise and worship rehearsal and other appointments. I've got to admit I never was very crazy about him getting his license in the winter anyway.

A friend sent this to me yesterday and I want to share it here at the risk of sounding hypocritical. This 3 minute video is a great reminder to all of us in this busy time of the year.