Month: December 2004

December 24, 2004

In an effort to get fully into the spirit of the season (with drizzling rain and no snow) Dad had managed to bring enough Christmas Carols in MP3 format to play for 21 hours without repeating any – and had them playing throughout the day. Also started into a round robin Canasta tournament to help us feel that we were back home with the Reed clan. The elf was up to no good again and hid the boy’s gifts from Grandma Reed. It is amazing how well he can hide gifts in a place as small as the motor home, leaving the boys puzzled for over 15 minutes. However, they eventually were found and the boys had some fun with their new Nintendo games, Thanks Grandma.

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December 17, 2004

The boys were up early and into the lodge to start on their school work for the day. They were putting up the itinerary for the weekend – as there are a lot of the regulars that are planning to come out – there are a couple of Christmas events and pot lucks planned. As a result the boys had to find a small Christmas gift for a gift exchange on Saturday – so we headed into Madison for the afternoon. It unfortunately did not warm up enough for the lizards to be out and about – and after tomorrow it is supposed to get colder – and they are predicting about zero Fahrenheit with the wind chill on Monday.

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December 10, 2004 –

This morning we awoke to high clouds and sun – and the rain abated – at least for the early part of the day. The forecaster this morning stated that since the first of the month there has been between 7 and 11 inches of rain (depending upon which community or county you live in). That is an average of over an inch a day. They were also reporting that the county has had 17 inches more rain this year than on average year – so it is little wonder that fields, woodlots, and ditches are filled with water.

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December 3, 2004

Today was a school and relaxation day. Everyone did work – either school work, writing letters, etc. interspersed with games of mini-golf, etc.

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November 26, 2004 –

We went into town to buy groceries in the early afternoon and to see the remnants of the day-after Thanksgiving shopping madness. Their were cars pulling out of the campground at   5:30 AM to be in line for when the stores opened – as many opened their doors early and had big sales promotions. The local Wal-Mart for example had cloths irons, hair driers, toasters and fondue kits on for 4.99 each, coffee makers, food processors for 10.00, etc.

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