Day One of the new year started with the purcha$e of a new oven on Emma's 12th birthday.
Five days later, Emma earned her wings, mere weeks after Kali earned hers. Even though we pretended we were sorta prepared, being Emma-less hasn't been easy. She was a gigantic presence around here in more ways than one.
Emma's last trek down from the cabin
Meanwhile, the snow is falling again/still/whatever. We're due for ice tonight and tomorrow, and since the entire region is affected, Randy is enjoying a snow day from school. Okay, maybe 'enjoying' is a bit optimistic for the whole day, considering he hasn't been able to log into his NC Wise account for test exemptions, making him a little, um, momentarily irritated. Oh, well. We have popcorn and hot chocolate! I may share.
Matthew's stuck here, too, but with internet, food, and a TV for football games, he's not complaining too loudly.
I pretended I was an archeologist wannabe on a recent hike to the cabin:
In other news, we're having a Hibernation Special thru March - $75/night. Stay two nights and get the third night for only $50. Woo hoo! Don't worry - there's still chocolate :)
We're also taking PayPal now! It's an easy process, and while we haven't abandoned Visa, MasterCard, and Discover yet, the $$$$$$$$$$$$$ fees for credit card transactions are driving us to ponder it. Just ponder.
Hope all is well with you and that the first 10 days of 2011 have been happy and healthy.
Our Talker
Emma
1-1-99 - 1-6-11
