Winter Wonderland Scenes

This is what we woke up to - another 18 inches of heavy, wet snow.
The squirrel dug and tunneled in the snow under the peanut feeder but found only empty shells. Jay cleaned off the obstacle course later in the day and the squirrels made up for lost time.
The plowed snow almost covers our mail box. The paper carrier threw the paper on the bank but hey, at least it was delivered! In this picture you can't even tell where the driveway is. When John retrieved it he sunk in way over his boots.

Jay shovels the deck off after every storm so we can keep feeding the birds.

The plowed snow at the street is about 5 feet high. Luckily we have plenty of room to blow this much snow. John and Jay split up this massive chore.

Cleaning off the cars was a big job for Jay this time. The snow-covered trees looked pretty when the sun came out.

That's deep snow!

We've had two more days of wet snow since this big storm but it didn't stick to the roads. Another storm is predicted for mid-week!

An Electrifying Visit

We had lots of indoor fun with family yesterday! Oliver starts out with berries, one of his favorite snacks. Sheryl's lucky - she can pull her hair back. The static is bad this year, maybe because it's been very cold for so long.
The deer alternated between eating pumpkins out back and visiting our neighbors across the street. Oliver's chair is positioned so he can watch all the wildlife. In this picture everybody's in various stages of lunch: ruby red grapefruit (delicious!), eggs and waffles, and chocolate swirl pudding.
Whoa - look at Trenton's hair!
Aahhh!!!

No, he's not blowing it up but it sure made his hair stand up!

When Jim and Jason were kids we always had punching balls on hand for indoor fun. I've been looking for them for about 3 years and finally found them at the toy store in Peddler's Village, Lahaska, PA this fall. From now on we'll keep them on hand for the boys (all 4 boys). It was so much fun to hit them back and forth and, of course, to punch them. Trenton can do two at once, one in each hand!

Trenton and I had the following conversation when I went downstairs with him where he likes to play with the pool balls and watch cartoons. He started playing and I sat down at the computer:

"Are you going to do your blog, Grandma?"

"No, I'm just going to check my e-mail."

I never in my wildest dreams could have imagined having this conversation with my grandson!

I especially enjoying working on this sixties puzzle recently. Can anyone identify the brown-haired woman above the lava lamp (on the right side) and the blonde-haired woman on the yellow background above her? None of us can.

Jim and Oliver visit

Jim and Oliver came for a visit this weekend while Sheryl and Trenton had other fun things to do. One of Oliver's Christmas gifts was delayed getting here. The look of pure joy on his face was priceless as he opened and then drove his remote control Wiggles Big Red Car!
Mmmm, pudding.
When Jim and Jason were little punch balls were fun to play with. I've looked for years to find them again and finally found them this fall in Peddler's Village. Oliver has just as much fun bouncing it and throwing it as he does punching it. Uncle Jay's gift of a toy pool table is also a big hit. I was too busy having fun to take more pictures!
When they were getting ready to leave I was talking with Oliver about what he did this weekend and what he saw outside. I listed birds and deer and he said "and squirrels too!" We watched squirrels do the snowy obstacle course. He says so many cute and clever things, just like Trenton did and still does. Last Wednesday we had a nice dinner with everyone at Lacina's. While we sat at the dinner table Oliver and Jim started telling knock-knock jokes. When Oliver made up his own we laughed and clapped at his clever spontanaity:
Oliver to Uncle Jay - "Knock knock"
Uncle Jay - "Who's there?"
Oliver - "Mommy"
Uncle Jay - "Mommy who"
Oliver - "Mommy's right there!"