The Sno-Ninja is strong and cunning, and above all patient. He knows that victory will be his by spring. ...
This is the door in front of our shop. It was completely socked in!
This is our drift boat. I think our ship has finally decided to sink. Well, I think God was a little upset with the prejudice that was shown in Fremont county because we down right pissed him off. Sunday it started to snow. Now I am not talking a little bit of dusting - this was serious and scary! Sunday night it started to blow. 
Now I am not talking a little wind - this was a friggin 50 mile/hr north wind. It blew and blew and blew all night and into the next day. I have never seen anything like it in all my young existence. It was like I was living through the movie "twister" but with white blizzardy snow. 
This is our neighbors driveway. It is about 5 feet deep the whole way up. Monday comes around and guess what? Yup, Ashton has NO school. I think it is time to start celebrating this wonderful man's life in Fremont County. I hope they got the picture that God does not deal well with prejudice. Schools were closed for days, people were snowed in and couldn't get to where they were going until the sno-ninja released them from bondage. People were stranded with 10 foot drifts in front of their garages. The whole hill was one big blob of white snow. No roads were visible. 
Oh Max....where are you? Glad to say Max has been loving the warmth of our home. His kennel is needing a little sno-ninja touch. It took Brian all week to finally clear the snow so that people could go to work. It was TRULY AMAZING. The sno-ninja is famous around these parts. He is like a little super hero that everyone runs to when there is trouble. I am going to need help making his super hero costume. Any volunteers? 
This is the road in front of our home. It was like this the whole way around the neighborhood but worse. I wish you could have seen the views after the storm cleared. Sometimes pictures don't do the story justice. But I tell you what God won today and all I can say is "I have a dream"
OLD PIC OF BRI AND THE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
So the sno-ninja has just been a little busy to say the least. This morning he woke up at 3:30 AM and wanted to head into Rexburg to get his work done at the shops because he hasn't been in town for a few days. When you own your own business you CAN'T afford to not be there. So Brian headed in at about 6:00AM. The boys and I headed out to church and when we came home we were greeted by about 6 new inches of fresh fluff. Oh how fun! I love the SNOW. I love the how white and bright the snow is. There is a serious problem though......it is BLOWING like no other and it isn't about to stop. Here is a little advisory from the National Weather Service.
A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE A STORM TOTAL OF AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW ABOVE 6500 FEET
THROUGH MONDAY. IN ADDITION...BRISK NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH FROM
DUBOIS NORTH TO THE MONTANA BORDER. THESE WINDS IN COMBINATION
WITH TEMPERATURES FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. TRAVEL
NORTH OF ISLAND PARK TONIGHT AND MONDAY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
So it has been blowing and blowing and blowing and it is actually scaring me a little bit. The snow is covering my windows
and the drifts are about as high as my house. I think it is God's way of saying that Ashton is a little prejudice
and needs to start celebrating Martin Luther Kings birthday. So he will keep sending the wind and snow until the
kidos get out for school tomorrow like they are suppose to. I always say "PRAY FOR SNOW" well you can
take a little break from your prayers tonight and PRAY FOR happiness and peace on earth. Thanks for all
the prayers, but the SNO-NINJA needs a little break.
I was outside the other day and Carson was standing there licking a HUGE icicle. We have been getting these amazing ice sculptures dripping down the sides of our roof. It reminded me of the good old days. One of my passions in life was first discovered on a cold icy day many years ago. My husband took me on a fun adventure to a canyon located up by Swan Valley. This canyon wasn't your ordinary canyon. This canyon was loaded with 100 ft ice cliffs. This is where I fell in LOVE with the sport of ICE CLIMBING. Oh, how I LOVE the ICE. I love how you get to use dangerous gear to get your rear up the ice. Since Brian and I loved rock climbing so much it gave us a year round opportunity to CLIMB. Well, our good friends Dean and Heather invited us to Targhee Canyon for some ice climbing. It is now called responsibilities. Why is it that we can't make time for the things that make us truly happy. I have been CRAVING the ice lately and would truly love to get out a few times this year. Oh well, for now I will stare at the icicles on our roof and dream of climbing them someday soon.
This past Saturday was Carson's first official pine wood derby. He worked for days with Brian trying to build the perfect FAST car. They did some cutting, sanding, painting, and weighing to make sure that his car would FLY. Kelton along side Carson also built a car. He did his own sanding, painting and also weighing so that he could race his little car along side his big brother. We didn't think Kelton would be able to race, but when they got there they said they thought it would be great if he did. The first round of racing Kelton's car blew all 24 racers away. Apparently his little car that he built all by himself was one of the fastest there to start.
The next few races were a little different. Carson ended up with 3 place over all and Kelton had some engine/wheel troubles after the first race. Brian said that everyone had a great time. I wish I could have been there, but the hospital doesn't seem to close their doors.......LIKE....EVER!
I looked out the window and what did I see.........three big moose staring right at me.
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Have you ever heard of "I have fallen and I can't get up." Kelton had fallen and truly could not get up even with Carsons help.
COOPER SAYING NO TO MOM
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! What are your new years resolutions? Have you made any yet? Well, this is the first year since I was born that I am NOT making a diet resolution. Yup, no more.... I'm going to lose 20 pounds by my birthday. No more...I need to be a size 8 by July. No more....Washboard abs by summer. NO MORE, NO MORE! I REFUSE. I have changed my thinking and here are a few of my thoughts.