Jane, Jonathan, and I ran into town to do some shopping and left Chris and Sarah to do the cooking. When we returned, the house smelled of a wonderful italian smell!! They made brushchettas for dinner and they were absolutely delicious. Here are the famous chefs just prior to the "feast".

We had quite a fog Christmas morning and Sarah snapped this picture of our most photographed Maple tree in the side yard.

A new member joined our family. His name is Oliver (after Oliver Twist). Jane picked him up as an abandoned cat near a gas station in Lexington. He's warmed up to the family..and the family has warmed up to Oliver. I just hope he's another good mouser!

Sarah (the hardworking chef of the day) was exhausted after baking dozens of cinnamon buns late into the night. Her boyfriend stood anxiously by to see if any scraps would fall to the floor. He looks exhausted too!

I woke up today and the house smelled wonderfully like cinnamon buns!! That means we're getting close to Christmas! Of course we'll need to deliver dozens of cinnamon buns to family and friends before we come home to enjoy a few ourselves:)

The happy chef! Doesn't she look happy?!

Sarah and Jane baked dozens of cinnamon buns for the holidays. I helped...just a little.

The front porch was not too hospitable during the storm:)

Froppy's bird bath won't be bathing birds anytime soon. Yes, that's close to 2 feet deep of snow!

Two feet of snow and it's a winter wonderland. Sarah, Titus and I took a walk to enjoy the beauty of it...and get a little exercise. This is taken while crossing our little creek.

We really enjoyed our visit with Lowell and Sharon Swartley, just hanging out on the front porch and enjoying some rich deserts.

Troop 72 Visit

Troop 72 (Matthew, Jonathan, and Christopher's old troop) came to visit our property and helped with clearing a number of trees on the north hill. Quite a few boys got the Paul Bunyan award as a result. We sure enjoyed the visit...and the super chili and venison stew they left!