Seth's mom sent this picture to us. I like this definition a lot and the simplicity of the layout even evokes a sense of peace.

However, I find that today's definition of Peace is both:

• removing yourself from the chaos of snowy Spokane and it's crazy drivers/shoppers and
• remaining calm in the middle of all that chaos.

May you find peace today, wherever you are!

Big Storm Part 2...

I don't even know what to say. But I took another video. It's been snowing for probably 30 straight hours and the plows are going, but it doesn't do much good because by the time they come back around the snow has filled the road again. Every school is closed and I'm not going to work because I couldn't get out of my apartment parking lot even if I wanted to. I have plenty to do at home though. Last night we went out to check the snow level with some friends. At about 11pm the average depth was 11.5 inches and now we have almost 2 feet! Yikes!


Above is a picture from last Friday and below is the video from this morning at about 9AM.
The car in the bottom right hand corner is in both pictures and the inflatable snowman is in the same spot, just a little more buried :)

I see the following in our future:

• tomato soup
• grilled cheese sandwiches
• lots of tea
• some music
• a few board games
• maybe some rearranging of the furniture...

We're staying warm and most importantly staying HOME today. Hope you can do the same :)

I thought I'd do one more video before it got too dark. This time I used my camera because the lighting seemed better... a little shaky though. Regardless, it's REALLY come down still... I don't know about this, but we'll see. I'm going to the Whitworth Choir Concert tonight so i'm kind of curious how much snow will accumulate during the show.

Here's a little video of the weather... this is right when the rain became snow... I just used the video camera in my computer so sorry if it's a little wobbly or grainy. I was balancing it on the back of the couch so it could catch the action out the window. In fact... i think you can see my hair in the corner at some point... whoops!

I'll have to take another picture tomorrow so we can see the difference.
I guess when all of the weather people are on the same page it's okay to believe them???

More Pictures!
Here is my holiday bunting that I made. It's crocheted and meant to replace the lack of red wooden beads in my life... I bought a strand last Christmas but it looks a little sad by itself and so I decided to get at least one more strand and no one has them!?!?! So Then I went to JoAnn's and got this yarn to make my own decorations. I'm please with the out come and think I might try making bigger flags net go around. But now I'm conflicted because I was at Target and they DO have red beads... sigh... so tricky. I opted not to buy them as I was there to get hooks to hang these little ones. And now i'm prepping for "the BIG Winter Storm." I am a little anxiously if only to know whether it actually is as big as they claim. Usually these things fizzle out before they hit and then the "big" storms happen without warning... so we will see!

On my plate for this weekend:
Christmas Crafty-ness
Whitworth Choir Concert
4 Pageants at Church
3rd Sunday in Advent
Prep for a visitor coming next Tuesday!

And probably the first use of the snow boots and LOTS of tea.

Stay warm and have a fun weekend!

I don't know why I didn't put the word "Peace" on my front door a long time ago... it's my word of the year and for the most part I've remembered... but it's nice to come home to, especially this past week!

And the wreath is an idea from this website. I happened to have been saving bottle caps for a long time now and one weekend I painted them all... I didn't know why at the time, but now I do! It was perfect for this project. I have more projects I've been doing... picture will have to wait until next week probably. In fact... I'll have a little helper who can help me!

Happy almost weekend, may you find a moment of peace amongst all the busyness :)

Here's some more music. I had fun on this site making it. Really time consuming if you let it be, but totally worth the fun! Enjoy :)

Tis the Season to be busy,
fa la la la la
la la la la!

This seems to be the theme song of my life right now, but to keep my mind from exploding, I've been listening to Christmas music ANY chance I get! Here's one that we recorded last year. Just before Seth went back to Colorado last week we taught this song to some friends, passed around instruments and jammed on it for awhile. I find the music so relaxing and the words so refreshing. I hope you enjoy :)

Blessings!