Went out and supported the Minneapolis Ski Club tonight as they put on an International Ski Jump competition. My hands and feet were pretty cold by the end of the evening and I still have a lot to learn about my camera. Its always a lot of fun to see all the jumpers.
As previously mentioned, I’m learning how to edit video using the software on my computer. Now that I can take 1080p video, you can expect more of these in the future.
Spent the day after Christmas at the in-laws. We took care of Molly the dog for a couple of days. We took advantage of the nice weather and went on long walks around Estelline.
Spent Christmas Day proper in Clear Lake with Marty’s family, mom, and Grandma June.
Spent Christmas Eve with dad and grandpa on the farm. Had the usual lotto ticket extravaganza.
Spent the 23rd with Grandma Anetta in Sisseton, South Dakota. It gave me my first opportunity to try out my new digital camera.
I purchased a tiny can of do-it-yourself-snow out of curiosity. It was a buck.
It provided me with more than one dollar’s worth of entertainment.
Kris poured the specified amount of water into the can and then began poking at it with its cute little blue shovel. Pretty soon I heard “Marie, you’d better take a look at this”.
The tiny bag of white began to expand over the edge of its little can. Kristopher wisely grabbed a big Ziploc bag to catch the excess.
Its got a very strange consistency. We enjoy poking at the bag each time we walk by.
Note: Another charming aspect was the instructions. They clearly indicated the little white bag was not for snorting. I can envision a bunch of less-than-bright people trying to explain to the ER doctor why their sinus cavities are plugged…
Dear phone company,
I am sure you had something to do with this.
Thanks,
Your consumers
We were honored guests of Grandma Esther’s tonight at The Colony’s Elvis themed Christmas party. There were a lot of people there and it was sort of a “traveling” set up where you would mosey from station to station. Food was wonderful… I still don’t know how they made good prime rib for that many people.
The gingerbread house contest seemed cut throat…
… but we voted for #4 because it’s full of whimsy (which is what I wrote on my ballot). In hindsight I should have written “best use of saltines”.
