Getting Ready for Winter

It was such a beautiful day today that we decided to work out in the yard. We put out the bricks around our yard to keep the grass from growing into the area we cleared during the spring. We also got a jump on the holidays and put up our Christmas lights. We are not going to turn them on of course, but it is going to start storming next week, so we wanted to be prepared. I hate putting up the lights when it is snowing and cold.

Gary got up on the roof to do it. The lights actually go around the both sides of the house and the front. I was glad that Gary did it because when I did it last year I was scared to death getting so high up in the ladder. So now we are ready for winter even though I am not quite ready for it.

I also cleaned out the garage so when Lizzie and Luke come there will be a place for their car. I know we are so nice to them. We are very excited for them to come up for Thanksgiving. We have so much planned. We are going to have Thanksgiving dinner and then maybe see a movie on Thanksgiving evening. Luke, Lizzie, Sara and Gary (maybe me) are going to be out on Black Friday. I still have not decided if I want to. Then we are going to go see Savior of the World on Friday night.

With Lizzie and Luke in town, we are going to have our family Christmas party the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We are going to have a Polar Express party. I have made tickets, we are going to wear our pajamas and have lots of fun. I am looking forward to it.