The day that Hornsby fell!

Well, the Drillers are in the playoffs! We decided to take Jimmy to his first ever baseball game, and what an eventful game it was!

Jimmy at the ball park

The first three innings were going good (Drillers - 6, Cardinals - 0). But after the third inning, it started to go down hill and the Cardinals started scoring and tied the game. This meant a 10th inning, which I wasn't super excited about because it was getting late, baseball isn't the most exciting sport to watch, and I was sticky and smelly (which I will explain later). In the end, we got to sit through an extra inning just to watch the Drillers loose it by 2.

So, to the sticky and smelly part... Josh was having a beer and a hot dog in the early part of the game, which I think is a very necessary part of the baseball experience, and Hornsby (the Drillers mascot) stood on the drillers dugout and started dancing to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." First, I guess I should explain that our season seats are in the front row behind the dugout... So we had the best seats in the house to watch Hornsby moon walk on the dugout. We were all sitting there laughing and watching when I noticed that Hornsby was getting extremely close to the edge of the dugout. But, I figured he has probably moon walked on the dugout about 5,229 times, so he knows by heart where the edges are. Well, I guess it must take 5,230 times to learn the edges of the dug out, because as I was thinking this thought, Hornsby fell off of the dugout and into Josh and I's laps! Luckily, he only fell on us and not the boys. He played it off really well and so did we. But, remember the beer that I mentioned??? Well, Josh and I were WEARING the beer... The whole glass... And Josh had ordered the dang tall boy... Literally, there was beer dripping off of me. Poor Hornsby felt so bad that he broke character and said "man, I am SO sorry." A Drillers employee rushed over and quickly assured us that we did NOT just hear Hornsby speak. Hornsby limped up the steps and offered us new beer and a clean shirt, which was really nice. But I think Hornsby really was hurt, because he didn't appear the rest of the game.

People around us kept telling us that we played it off really cool, but seriously what else could we have done? Yelled at poor hurt Hornsby and looked like jerks? It was just beer... Totally washable and it made a great ball park story for Jimmy's first trip to the ball park. But, next game, I think I will ask for a lid!





Hornsby at the other end of the dug out... Seconds before the fall

 

Josh with beer all over him (you can't tell by the pic, but his shorts are SOAKED



The future of my profession!

I had to spend a little time after hours at my office recently and I was lucky enough to be escorted by my favorite 7 year old. Conner loves spending time at the office with me, which is funny, because I actually don't like spending time at the office at all. But, I guess you see things a little differently when you are 7. But I am pleased to know that I am grooming the future of the CPA profession... :)

With a little luck, he will be ready in time for the 2013 filing season!!

Fun Filled Weekend #1!!

Well, Jimmy survived his first weekend in America! After all of the football on Friday and Saturday, Josh took him hunting on Sunday morning. I think that Jimmy thought the hanging out with the boys part was fun, but the waiting on the birds to fly in was boring... After they finished hunting, they had to clean the birds, which he was not into. He actually only watch the others clean birds and he said he didn't think that he would ever actually clean them himself. His description of them cleaning the birds was pretty funny.



Josh and Jimmy all camoed out



On Sunday afternoon, Jimmy and I headed to Tulsa to go to the mall. Since he was only able to bring a few clothes on the plane, he needed to get a few clothes. Josh thought that shopping was my department, so he and Conner stayed home and did some work on the tractor while Jimmy and I headed to Tulsa. We shopped until we dropped. We clothes shopped, shoe shopped, and cosmetic shopped (the cosmetics were for me). I had a good time!

Jimmy had said when he first arrived that he really liked golf. This was music to Josh's ears. Josh loves to play golf and he and I both have golf clubs, but I rarely have time to golf with him. So Monday morning the boys went golfing. I opted out of the golfing trip to get some things done at home (and to sleep in). The temperature reached over 100 degrees on Monday, but they still have a great time.

A few pictures of the 100 degree golf game!

Monday evening, we had a cookout at our house with some friends. Derek and Kirsten came and brought Jakob from Germany, who is staying with them this year. There was a lot of people, but we all had a great time. I had went shopping earlier in the day while the boys were golfing and had planned a menu of burgers and hot dogs, salad, coleslaw, chips, apple braid, strawberry shortcake, and Grandma Betty cake (AKA chocolate trifle for those of you who do not have the last name Green). After everyone left, Josh told me that the food was all really good, but we could have used some chips to go with the burgers. It was at this moment that I realized that I forgot to set out the 4 bags of chips that I had bought earlier in the day for the cookout. I HATE when I do things like that. But hopefully no one in attendance missed the chips to much, and if you did, feel free to come back over and pick up a bag. We are well supplied in chips for a while!

I think it was a great first weekend in America for Jimmy. Some at the cook out asked him if he was home sick and he said that he hadn't really had time to be homesick. He also said that he was really enjoying his time here, so I guess so far so good!

Football, football, football!

Well, Jimmy survived his first weekend of American football! He experienced just about every level of football that Oklahoma has to offer. On Friday night, he didn't get to actually play in the high school game, but he wore his jersey and took stats with the other kids that couldn't play. We sat with him while he was taking stats. Josh had to leave for a little bit, so I took it upon myself to explain the game and the rules from beginning to end. I felt this was a completely appropriate job for me since I know so much about the game. I mean, sure I don't use the "official" terms for things, but I totally think that he now fully understands the game. I am sure the Yale coaches will appreciate my efforts when he knows all there is to know about high school football :). Unfortunately, the Bulldogs lost their season opener... Get 'em next time boys!

Jimmy also met Conner on Friday night. Conner went to the game with us, and as it turns out, they hit it off quite nice. I wasn't really surprised, Conner talks a big game, but really he likes everyone and is a pretty likable kid himself. He did make it a point to tell Jimmy that he was sleeping in his room, but Jimmy took it well.

Saturday morning was round 2... Conner and the blue jays had a flag football game in Jennings. There were a few Yale high school kids there, so Jimmy had some people his own age to talk to and hang out with. He seems to be settling in really well. Josh said a girl ran up to Jimmy when they got out of the truck and gave him a hug and grabbed his hand and pulled him off. I am glad he is fitting in so easily, but I have to admit when Josh told me this I had a tiny bit of parental fear run threw me. I guess I was experiencing the fine line between "I am glad he has friends" and "I wish he went to an all boys school." But Josh quickly told me to calm down... After Conners game we ate lunch and then it was time for Round 3...

Oklahoma State had their season opener Saturday night, and what a season opener it was! We knew that the game wouldn't be the greatest of the season, but Josh thought it would be a good time to explain in detail some of the rules of the game. I should have told him that I had already told Jimmy everything there was to know about football, but I didn't want to hurt Josh's feelings since he thinks he is the football expert of our family. So, I graciously gave up my ticket so the boys could go to the game and I went to work. I am sure their evening was way better than mine, but I am glad Jimmy got to experience the wonderfulness that is Oklahoma State University game day. He said it was awesome and OSU rocks and he doesn't know why this state even needs another university. OK, so he didn't say that last part, but he did say that he had an awesome time!

Josh and Jimmy at OSU's season opener

First Football Game!!

Tonight is Jimmy's first football game! He isn't actually going to play, because he wasn't able to practice this week since he just transferred in. But he will get to suit up with the team and participate in the game day activities. He seemed excited when he was talking about it last night. He said that they were going to have a pep rally. He didn't even know what a pep rally was, so Josh gave him a crash course in pep rally tradition. I am really happy and excited for him that he is getting to be included in all of the American/Yale football traditions. I am also very thankful for the kids that are being so nice and welcoming. He told me that there was one boy that had been super nice to him, but Jimmy said it was hard for him to know what the boy was saying because the boy had more of an accent than Josh. :) But he seemed very happy that he was getting to know everyone in the school and everyone was being so nice. It seems like he is really starting to settle in well!

Happy Birthday Melissa!!!

Today is my baby sister Melissa's 25 birthday!! It makes me feel really old! I mean, if she is 25 it means I am getting dangerously close to being an age that I used to consider old! I wanted to post a really embarrassing picture of her, and I even had one in mind, but it is at my moms house. It is from a few Christmas's ago (OK, several Christmas's ago) when Santa left her a new coat and she was "modeling" it... I am sure she would be over joyed for me to show it to everyone. :) Maybe I will find it this weekend and just post it late, but until then here is Conner, Josh, and I wishing Melissa a happy, happy, birthday!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELISSA!!!

 

First Day of School

Yesterday was Jimmy's first day of school. Josh took him to school so he wouldn't have to ride the bus the first day. He said that he was a little nervous about starting at a new school. We met with the counselor on Monday so that he could get his schedule set up and take a tour of the school.

Jimmy has decided to play football and possibly baseball. He went to his first practice yesterday and watched, since he hasn't had a physical yet. When school was over for the day, Jimmy went with Josh to a meeting and then Josh showed him around the fire house. Jimmy even got to sit in the big truck!

Jimmy said that it was a good day. He really enjoyed all of the classes and he said all of the kids was very friendly and helpful. He said that he met a lot of kids, but couldn't remember many names yet.

This weekend Jimmy will get to experience American football on overload. He will be going to the high school football game on Friday night and to OSU's football game on Saturday night. He will also get to spent some time on a tractor and feeding cattle. We also have many more people to introduce him too! It should be a fun filled weekend!

Fun Filled Weekend

I can't believe that it is already Monday... This was a super fast and exciting weekend. Saturday night we went to OKC to watch the range round up. The range round up is a rodeo that working ranch teams compete in. Guess who lives on a working ranch and was there to support her family and ranch hands? Ree Drummond! We were pretty sure that she would be there, so we took a camera and her book to have signed. Well, Kirsten took her book, I forgot mine so I just got the picture. She was so nice and didn't seemed annoyed at all the we stalked her out...

We returned home late Saturday night. We were originally going to stay the night in the city, but we came home because we had a big night to get ready for on Sunday. Jimmy arrived in Tulsa around 10pm Sunday night. We were so excited to meet him and he seemed very excited to be here. He also seemed exhausted.

After we picked up his bags and had them loaded into the car, I told him we had to take a few pictures. I told him that I took pictures a lot and he would get used to it. The drive home was fun. Even though he was wiped out from the long day of traveling, he asked a lot of questions about us and the things that we do. He asked a lot of questions about the fire department and said that he had read about the recent fires that we have had.

He also made a comment about the trees. He wasn't expecting to really see a lot of trees, and even though it was very dark outside, he could see that there were many trees along the road. Apparently he had researched about Oklahoma and the rolling plains and was not expecting the trees to be so plentiful. Once we got home,  he was ready to just go to bed. We pulled in the driveway and got out to unload his bags and after one breath we discovered that there was a skunk somewhere close... Welcome to Oklahoma Jimmy!

This afternoon he will be enrolling in the High School and he will start school tomorrow. This will be a fast pace and hectic week, but hopefully he will get settled in easily and can start enjoying his time here in Oklahoma.

It's been a while!

Wow! I can not believe that I have not posted in over a year... I guess I sort of forgot :).

Well, Josh and I have officially been married for 5 years! August 11 was our anniversary. We celebrated by spending a week in Jamaica and it was wonderful. We spent a lot of time relaxing on the beach and watching the ocean.

While we were there we started talking about the possibility of having a Foreign exchange student come to stay with us. So, when we returned home I got on line and filled out the application. School started on the 20th here, and since that was the day I turned in the application I thought for sure that we would not be considered until next year. But, tonight we are going to pick up our student!! It was an extremely fast process, but we are very excited!

His name is Jimmy and he is from Germany. I have received a few e-mails from him over the last day or two and he seems very excited to get to Yale! Conner is a little skeptical and doesn't really understand the whole foreign exchange student concept, but I am sure he will be very happy to have a new friend once Jimmy arrives.

We are picking him up at the airport late tonight, so look for more posts in the near future!

My week of vacation

Last week I was on vacation for the whole week. It went so badly, that it was taken me nearly another week just to write about it!

It started off good. I was planning on doing some things around the house and helping with vacation bible school in the evenings. On Tuesday night, I started getting these awful pains in my back and side. I was a little freaked out because it hurt so bad. We ended up going to the emergency room (I have never been to the ER before). They decided that it was kidney stones. Ouch. They gave me an IV with some meds and took some x-rays (I have never had an x-ray or an IV before). They said that it was small enough to pass, which I thought was a good thing. By this time it was about 3 am on Wednesday morning. The ER nurse, who was super nice, said to come back at 7:15 am for an ultrasound. They gave me more pain medicine and some anti-nausea medicine and sent me home. The pain meds were WAY to strong for me and the anti-nausea was not strong enough. The only two things that I remember about the drive home are the awful pain that I was in and puking every 5 minutes. We finally made it home and went to bed. In hindsight, we probably should have stayed up, since we were supposed to be right back at the hospital in a few hours, but we went to bed and all of the meds kicked in and we slept through the 7:15 am appointment. Josh woke up and realized this, but it was already missed and he had to get to work. By 8 am, the hospital was calling to reschedule for 10:30am.

We went to the ultra-sound and found out two things. 1) It looked like there was only one stone, and 2) I have really nice looking kidneys. they sent me home to tough it out. That afternoon, I busted my eye open, like, really bad. there was blood everywhere and I lost so much blood that I got dizzy and fell on my face again. this was about 3:30 pm on Wednesday. Josh was in Tulsa, so I had to sit on my bed and bleed until 5:30 when he got home. He bandaged me up with 3 butterfly bandages and said that I needed stitches. I was supposed to be at bible school at 5:30, so I told him it would have to wait a few hours for stitches. It hurt SO bad, but I made it though bible school and we headed for the ER... again. We went to a different ER than the night before, thinking it would be quick, but as luck would have it, they were busy. We waited a few hours and then left and went back to Stillwater. We got in pretty quickly, after watching a short version of the Jerry Springer Show Live in the ER waiting room. I really felt like an idiot going back, but the cut was bad and still bleeding some. We seen the ER nurse again and a few hours later, we were driving home with 8 stitches in my eye (I have never had stitches before). The next 2 days were spent trying to avoid anymore injuries.

In short, I feel like I need a day to recover from my vacation!!

The Garden

Over Memorial Day weekend, my sister and I planted a garden. Last year, we planted flowers along the edge of my patio. They were really pretty all summer, but this year, after comparing the beauty of last years flowers to the weekly farmers market bill that I had, I decided to go with a vegetable garden. I planted jalapenos, banana peppers, okra, cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, and squash.

After we made it back to my house with all of the plants and supplies, I realized that we had more to plant this year than we did last year. So, my sister and I (really just my sister) extended my "garden." For most people, this would be no big deal, but my husband has put a LOT of money and sweat into making sure that our grass is pretty and soft. I don't think that he was too excited when he came home to see how much we had dug up! But I calmly explained to him that it was too late and to learn to deal with it:).

My garden is now starting to come up. It has not produced anything to eat yet, but I think it will start any day now. On to the new problem... BUGS. They are eating all of the leaves! I went to the garden section of the store last night and purchased a dusting agent that is supposed to get rid of the bugs. I will see in a day or two if it is working. I really hope it does work, it will be harder for my husband to live with the bare spot in the grass if there isn't any plants left!

Pictures coming soon!

Graduation time of year

Last night was the sixth grade graduation. I went, mainly because Josh was the keynote speaker, but it was really exciting actually. I really liked watching them, all proud and ready to head on to high school. Their heads full of a million different dreams. Josh's speech was really good too. It was the usual... Set your goals high, be the best version of your self, stay off of drugs... all of the necessary stuff. I hope that they listened.

We have a Kindergarten graduation to go to tonight... It is going to be sad for me. I can not believe how big he is! These past 6 years have flown by. Look for graduation pics soon!!

The rain...

This post is a little past due, but after tax season was over I climbed in bed and slept for about two weeks. I was begining to think it was time to build the ark with all the rain that we got. I wanted to show the picture of the crawdad that we found in the dog pen.

Kind of icky, huh?

Tax Season is over!!!

Tax season is over and I survived... You still have 2 days to file an extension, thanks to Emancipation Day. New posts coming soon.

In my free time...

Well, I am now deep into tax season. Even though I haven't had mush free time, I have definitely had fun with the time I have had... I have a 6 year old around to make sure of that!

I watched him practice shooting his BB gun. He even let me shoot it a few times...

We made ourselves a target, since we were out of real targets. After we were done there were a few bull eye's and a few that were way off. Of course, mine were the bulls eye hits, but he won't admit it :).

We started practicing baseball. He is going to play t-ball this summer as really wants to know how to catch before the first practice. So, Josh (and Abby) helped out.

He is very serious...

But how long can you expect a 6 year old to stay serious?

Of course, when Elmo comes to town, we have to go see him!

As you can see, I definitely have not had to worry about getting bored when I am not at work!!

Happy Saturday!

It is tax season, let's get the rules straight...

Ok, here it is, 12:53 am on a Saturday and I am at the office. Yes, I realize I am blogging and not working, but I have a massive document printing, so I have the time. Being a CPA is like having a public target on your head. EVERYONE thinks they know more than you and they want to prove it to you. You would be shocked at the crap that comes out of peoples mouths. And, if I say, "no that is not deductible" the response is my sister-in-law's, cousins, hairdressers, CPA says it is. My new response is going to be, then you should hire them to do your taxes... I just thought it would be fun to bring up the things I hate, and maybe de-bunk a few of the questions I have been asked so far... I would like to add a disclaimer that most of these come from people who are not my clients... And if you have recently asked me a tax question, don't feel bad. If you weren't being a butt face about it, I probably didn't mind. If I acted like a butt face to you (and you would know) then I was probably annoyed. Here we go!

1) If you are filing a tax return on yourself (not an entity), it is due April 15th (before extensions)(or maybe April 18th, but we will get to that later). Just because you have a social security statement does not mean that the government gave you an early due date of Feb. 28. If you are the moron that started this rumor among our elderly citizens, you need to be punched. It is ridiculous and there are way too many elderly people worrying about this.

2) Yes, the filing date was pushed back to Feb. 14th this year. This means that the IRS didn't have all of the forms ready until then. This is because our politicians can't agree on anything and know nothing about tax law, so they enacted a bunch or new stuff way late in the year and most of it cause a revamping of a few of the forms. It does not mean the IRS was training more auditors or any other hair-brain thing. It just means that the forms weren't ready. Calm down.

3) Because of #2, the tax season got started a little late. This means tax preparers are getting a late start with the same deadline (one day extra in some cases). This means that by the end of March I will be grouchier than normal and the bags under my eyes will be a little bigger than normal. I realize this, so please don't point it out to me.

4) If you ask me to do your taxes and I say yes, that means get them to me before April 10th... Trust this, you do not want me to start your return after that point...

5) If you are playing stump the CPA with me and give the "my sister-in-law's, cousin's, hairdresser's, CPA says it is a deduction, " then you should go find this person (if they exist) and have them do your tax return. I am not going to let you take your dog's vet bill as an education expense, no matter how many people you know that have CPA's that do it... You and your sister-in-law's, cousin's, hairdresser's, CPA will get to know each other really well... in prison.

6) Tax season is a really busy time for CPA's, unless I really like you all the rest of theyear; I probably don't want to do your taxes for free. I do not have some unfulfilled desire to do pro bono work.

7) Asking me to bake cinnamon rolls, cookies, and brownies during tax season for your fundraiser will not make me happy. But for some reason, I will still do it.

8) Don't call me and say "I just have a quick question." The interpretation of that is "please don't send me a bill for this." I am a CPA, not a tax collector; I won't nickel and dime you :).

9) Let me re-iterate. I am a CPA, not a tax collector... You and me are on the same side. I pay taxes too. I pay bills too. I am here to help you pay the right amount of taxes, not so many that you have to sell you kidney to pay the debt, but also, not so few that the IRS comes looking for you and me. So, please, be honest and when I ask you something and don't hide stuff!!

10) Please do not try to educate me on tax law, loop holes, or secret credits. Chances are if you know about them, everyone does, or you have been misled.

11) Don't play stump the CPA with me. I don't know every nook and cranny in the law (but neither do you) and I don't claim to. But, I know where to find it. If there is something that affects your tax return and I AM DOING YOUR RETURN, then let's talk about it. If you see me at Wal-Mart and I am not your CPA, I do not care about your return. I just want to buy my eggs and toilet paper and get home in time for Private Practice or Teen Mom 2.

12) Here is a big one. The FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL return is due April 18th. The OKLAHOMA INDIVIDUAL RETURN is also due April 18th. If you are filing an Oklahoma partnership return, the Federal is due April 18th and the Oklahoma is still due on April 15th. This is subject to change, but as of yesterday, that is that.

13) This is meant to add humor to my life while I wait on the printer. It is not directed at any one person (Unless your name is Josh, Tyler, or TJ). It is mostly based on horror stories that I have heard about from others. Any tax advice contained in this communication was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used for, the purpose of (i) avoiding tax related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party any tax-related matter addressed herein.

Have a great Saturday!!

Being on a Board....

I recently got involved with an organization here in Tulsa that is for young professionals. It is a networking type group that focused on issues in Tulsa. They also have a program that you can apply for to be an intern for the Board of Directors from numerous non-profit and not-for-profit agencies in Tulsa. I signed up about a month ago. I was chosen to serve on a board for an organization that helps adults with developmental issues. I went to board training last night and there was a lot to take in. Being on a board is a big responsibility. I am going to go to my first board meeting next month. I am really excited. I am supposed to go meet with the Executive Director sometime soon. I think this will be an interesting experience.

I will post more about it after I meet and learn more about the organization. Wish me luck!

V-Day...

I hate it... I hate all things lovey-dovey, so of course I hate Feb. 14. I hate the whole idea of it. And, just so you know, I hate that my sister volunteered herself (which somehow means me too) to make 40 decorated sugar cookies for Conner's V-day party... I think I still have some orange icing under my finger nails... because while we where decorating the cookies, my squeeze bottle of orange icing exploded. I mean really exploded, on the table, floor, about 4 cookies, and me.

They turned out looking all most professional looking. I should have taken pictures to post, but I was so tired of looking at them that I couldn't stand to take a picture. We even individually wrapped them in Valentine's bags. I hope they enjoy eating them as much as I enjoyed making them. Actually, nix that, because I did not enjoy making them at all and I want them to enjoy eating the cookies...

I got to work really early this morning... I am already tired. Is it April 18th yet? I am having motivation problems today. I hope everyone has a great Monday!!

More snow anyone??

Well, Oklahoma friends, get ready for round two! They are forecasting 8-12 inches in our area. I came to work today loaded with enough clothing to last the rest of the week... Which brings me to my rant...

I have not felt good all week and all week Josh has been saying that if I want to get to work on Wednesday, I should stay in Tulsa on Tuesday night. So, last night I pulled myself off of the couch and packed clothes for the week. I got mostly everything packed, but I knew there would be last minute stuff to throw in, so I left the suitcases out and went to bed. This morning I got up and 5:15 and got ready for work and finished packing. Josh woke up and was laying in bed watching the news. I still wasn't feeling great, but I told myself I could make it threw the day. I told Josh bye as I picked up the suitcase to leave. Now, I fully expected him to say "Let me help you with that," but instead he said "is that heavy?" from under the covers. I set the suitcase down and said "Yes, and I thought you would offer to carry it." He quickly got up to help, but informed me that if I want his help, I need to ask. We are past the stage of him offering...

I guess this isn't really a rant. He helped as soon as it became apparent that I wanted help. I guess I just shocked at how old we are. I mean, I always think of us as a young newly wed couple that tip-toes around each other. But, in fact, we are a not so young married couple and we don't cover up our flaws in front of each other. We are definitely out of the "newly wed" stage.

So, anyway, I guess we will be getting 8-12 more inches of snow tonight and tomorrow. I am guess I will be home bound tomorrow, because, after I spent all of that energy packing, I really feel like crap and just want to go home, crawl under my own covers, and sleep until it is finished snowing...

Stay warm!!

Snow Day X4!!

I can hardly believe the amount of snow that came down upon us over the past week. It was literally record breaking! I was going to go to Tulsa Monday night and stay so that I could get to work, but at the last minute, I decided to stay home and chance it... It turned out to be a good choice, since work was closed Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

On Tuesday, it seemed like the storm was going to take us down. The morning was started by the phone call from work saying the office was officially closed. It was downhill from there. Josh's 4-wheel drive went out in his truck and he hit a cattle guard. Luckily, he was able to get the farm truck and head back to work. I went with him to feed and check cows that afternoon. The hydraulics on the round bale spike was cold and he had to be worked on, but he got it working. We were in a pasture a few miles from the house and the truck died... and it would not start. I actually panicked a little. It was still snowing and blowing and I was thinking about the long walk back to the house in it. Josh called my dad and he told us how to fix it. So, we got the cows taken care of and headed home. I swore that we weren't leaving again, but later I wanted some peanut M&M's and we wanted to go see Craig and Brandy. As we pulled in the gas station, the stupid gas pedal stuck and we almost crashed. Josh turned the truck off really fast and was able to get the gas pedal fixed.... We went about our night and made it home safely.

So, that was our first day in the snow. The other days were not as eventful, mainly because I stayed home and cooked and cleaned. I figured that was the safest.