Monday, December 17, 2012

Another cold day!

Although it did warm up a little today (-43 degrees), it was still too cold to start the truck. Hence, we did not take a trip to the washateria nor did we get water! We are in water saving mode as we are on our last 1.5 gallons! Tomorrow is supposed to be a little warmer and if it is warmer than -40 degrees, we will try to take the truck to the well and the washateria. Otherwise, Roger will have to take the sled and some water jugs and get water that way. Normally, we would all walk to the well or the washateria, but -40 degrees is simply too cold for the kids that sit in the sled and do not walk the whole way!

The older three kids did go outside today for a little while; Garett lasted the longest staying outside for about 35 minutes. I took a brisk walk to go to the school to practice the hand bells. I think one of the hardest things about walking or any type of outdoor activity for that matter is learning to pace yourself. If you walk to fast or exert too much effort, you will break a sweat. But when you stop or go inside you can cool down too quickly, which could cause a cold and causes the body to shake! 

But everyone did get some exercise! We are getting ready for the community and school Christmas program on December 20. I’ll be playing in the ladies hand bell group, and we are hoping this will be a good opportunity for our family to mix and mingle with others. We are also hoping to find a family to come to dinner on Friday night, and we are praying for a little warmer weather so people will be willing to come to the church program on Sunday night.

Tomorrow, Lord willing, will be an influx of lots of news on our blog! It is also our day for the Manley Hot Springs bath house visit at 4pm. Hooray! I’m looking forward to our family being clean again! 

Thanks for your prayers, our love to you, Sarah