Safe

Jared's back from St George and another week of training.  And this morning we woke up to fluffy white flakes- perfect timing!  We already have over a foot of snow on the ground, and while the snow has slowed, it hasn't stopped.  Jared broke out the snowblower :) which is always fun, and the kids are having a snowball fight outside (thank goodness) as I type this.  The snow knocked down the wire fence keeping our dogs out of the garden; although it isn't a problem to have them in the garden during the winter, they can get out of the yard from the garden area.  Walker fixed that for me, though.  He's getting to be a pretty fair handyman, like his dad.
Now, we're all okay, and nobody got hurt, but I slid our Durango into the ditch on the way to church this morning.  The roads were slick- wet, packed snow has almost no traction- and we slid right off the road.  We hit a fence about 2 feet before we landed in the irrigation ditch, and bent or broke a few fenceposts, and I am pretty sure we damaged the car, but we are all intact.  Morgen was disappointed that the airbags didn't engage.  I am so thankful that God protected us- there were other cars on the road, and we managed to miss them all. 

Last week was Meet the Masters at Morgen's school.  I teach the Monday class to 3 groups of 5th and 6th graders.  I do this once a month, with a different artist each time.  Vincent van Gogh was our subject last Monday.  He's one of my favorite artists.  I love the colors and the incredible texture he used in his paintings.  And it amazes me that he took all the pain and suffering and loneliness he felt, and transformed it into something beautiful through his painting.

Gratitude List:
* good car insurance
* we are all safe and unhurt
* snow!
* Jared's home
* my nook & all the books I can read on it
* good music
* good neighbors and friends
* our furnace works, and so does our hot water heater
* brownies :)
* God is good