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Lou went for a job interview in Utah on Friday and we are waiting to see how it went. It lasted for 2 hours so we are hoping it went well. It would be a good job for Lou as it is days and doing what she likes to do and they are looking for someone who will stay, like forever which is a good thing as that way we shouldn't have to move again. I do hate moving so much anymore it just isn't fun with all the kids and all of our stuff to get from one place to another. Then the hassle of finding a new place getting rid of or what ever with the old house and all the crap that goes with that. I want a place where I can have a large garden, fruit trees, large garage/workshop for me and close to the mountains so when I want I can take off into the mountains to just unwind and get back to what is really important in this life.
We have had to repair the water line into the house and it is a real rube gold berg design and we were lucky to have figured it out before burying it all and then having to dig it up again. To say it was costly is an understatement and all the things the water company wants done is just plain nuts.
We had a snow storm on Friday that made traveling hard and drivers here seem to be so afraid of some snow that they tend to set things up for accidents and we had a bunch and they don't get the idea that you have to slow down well to a point. They were either flying down the road or going so slow that it was like a parking lot on the expressway. I know I am a pain on the road but I weight 4 tons so it takes more to make things hard for me but my rule is if the road is slippery or covered with loose snow that the speed is around 30 mph and sometimes even in 4 wheel drive just so I can keep going. If it is really slippery I slow to around 10-20 mph and again in 4 wheel drive. When Kory and I had to go to Salt lake City in October in a freezing rain/snow storm I didn't even realize we were in an ice storm as the truck didn't act like it and it wasn't until I had to get something out of the back that I realize we were covered in ice and then in just 8 miles we were in a blinding snow storm and I had to put the truck in 4 wheel drive just to keep going because the traffic ahead of us was going so slow and the snow was piling up. We traveled for a few hours at 20-25 mph just because of the road conditions and the snow. Then we went down this long hill and there was nothing bare roads and much warmer and I had a lot of ice to get off the truck and put the extra fuel in the tank and we took a nap before continuing on. The storm left 5-7 inches of snow that the sun has reduced greatly today.
The wood stove has kept the old part of the house warm even thou the outside temp went down to -4 Friday morning and today we are at 40 degrees and waiting for the next storm to blow in.
Lou called and said it is in Utah already and that should make for an interesting drive for her as she doesn't like driving in the mountains in storms as she got run off the road on one of our trips up to Utah.
The kids are being kids, with Esturado being the most fun as he sees all the toys on tv and says he wants them all. He can't wait for Christmas and asks every day when Christmas will be here.
For thanksgiving Lou's daughter came down with her family and Lou's mom and it was a stress filled time. Only 14 of us in a house and with 9 of them kids it was crazy.
On the 27th of December we leave for a week in Disney world which should be interesting as None of the 3 youngest have really any idea of what it will be like and just hope we can get enough pictures and not loose them. Yep the last time we lost a camera with all the good photos on it and had to deal with that.
The plane right should be a hoot also as Esturado should be a live wire and Onni is another question and then there is Mattea who is just getting to be really active and into everything.
I got my results to the tests they have run on me and have two more to get just to be sure that I am in as good shape as everything says I am. I just love getting older and all the fun it brings. My arthritis is worse but can be dealt with and that is my worst health issue at the moment.