New Year's Eve

 For ringing in the New Year so early, we kinda missed it. We ran to town to get the part Dave needed, some groceries and to look at shoes if any were on sale.  Dave and I really need new shoes, but just keep putting it off. When we got home I put away the last of the Christmas stuff and did some laundry.  Blake and Dave feed cows and went back to the Coop to do a few things.  About 4 I started thinking, oh yeah we should probably do something for Blake to celebrate.  He loves funeral potatoes and we had ham so I whipped that up.  Didn't have corn flakes so had to improvise.  Dave got a text from our neighbors, inviting us to watch fireworks they were putting on. We ate and then went up to watch the display.  It was really good.  They did a great job of giving us a show. After we watched another movie and read until midnight.  I was so tired. But I couldn't let Blake ring in the New Year by himself, no fun in that. And thought it would be unfair to tell him to go to bed early.  So Dave and I stayed up and talked, read, did some crosswords.  Very exciting stuff. :/  Poor Blake. We toasted at midnight and all went to bed.

  2020 was a different year than we had thought for sure, but there were so many great things.  It was wonderful to see how the world could come up with new ways to do things and still stay safe.  To celebrate birthdays, weddings, graduations etc.  Made some things harder and I really hate masks, but we have seen so much joy and loved spending quiet time with our kids, no running around and barely seeing each other.  Dave feels truly blessed to have Blake with him.  He is a hard worker and is his right hand man.  We feel blessed that Cora returned safe from her mission and loved serving the Lord.  Leah has made some good friends and has aeen who her true ones are.  We feel blessed that they were both able to find jobs in this economy and that they have each other in Edmonton.  Both have decided on a future plan and are doing all they can. I hope thing open up for them to enjoy all of YSA and Institute again, but our lives are in the Lord's hand and we are thankful for all that we have been blessed with and experienced this year.  Happy New Year!!