Happy New Year - 2010

Typical to the last few New Years events at the Turner's - we definately kept up with the tradition. Not of partying all night ringing in the new year but dozing off somewhere between 8:30 and 11:55 and barely being awake or coherent to see the new year in. I think I started the sleeping fest. About 8:30 while watching a movie in our room with Ty, Trevor, and mom following several small cat naps - I completely passed out and fell over on the bed while snoring so loudly I woke te neighbors not to mention myself. I could not in any way shape or form gracefully escape that display!

Ty and Trevor managed to for te most part stay awake until midnight. Tara lasted until about 11:55ish and died. We managed to get her up to watch the New Years "ball drop" re-play on tv.

Yesterday, New Year's Day we finally got out to see my father and brother in Omaha. We had fun, learned a new domino game called "chicken foot". Not a tremendous amount of skill involved but Tara and I had to be the most unlucky pair to ever play the game. Being the competitive guy I am I put on quite the display of sportsmanship..... How embarassing!!!

We have not had much more snow. This has been te snowiest December on record for the Des Moines area. However, in lieu of snow, we are now experiencing bitter cold. It was -12 last night without the wind chill reading. We have all been afraid to go outside today as it is i'm sure hovering at 0 at best. ( We really don't feel too bad about Tj being hot in New Caledonia - poor TJ ).

We are trying to fugure out what we are going to do - Church starting tomorrow is at 1:00pm... What a barfy time - right in the middle of Tian and Trace's nap-time. Boy will classes be a treat for their teachers - Trace won't have Brown Bear tomorrow either - boy will that be a double tragedy for him. I can hardly wait!!!!

Other than that nothing new yet at the Turner's.

-Tom