Ice and Icicles

Since the snow (we ended up getting 8 or 9 inches) there has been ice and icicles. The icicles will melt some during the day, and then that water on the ground freezes up during the night.  There are small, cute icicles-

To really big ones-

You can't really tell in the pictures, but the two really big ones are about 3 feet long. And, no, I'm not exaggerating. Pop said so himself, and Pop doesn't exaggerate like I do. So there. ;) Talk about steer clear when they fall!

Then there's ice-

Right now we're pretty much not walking on concrete areas and just staying in the snow. It's much safer. ;) I don't know when the snow is going to melt. Today the high is 34 degrees. This is the first day it's supposed to be above freezing temperature in about a week. It's been minus something at night for the past week, too. Yikes! : O

For now I'm just enjoying winter and not really looking forward to summer. ;)

~Haley

Miscellany Wednesday

1. You know what, I didn't take one picture on Christmas day. Isn't that horrible? I didn't even think about it. *sigh* I'll have to do better next year.

2. Did everyone have a good Christmas? I did! What's your favorite thing you got? A few favorites of mine were soundtracks (Bourne ones and Inception), earrings, jewelry box, and books. I spent most of the day in the kitchen cooking, which was fun!

3.  We went to see The Voyage of The Dawn Treader yesterday. I thought Eustace would drive me crazy, but he really didn't. I liked it better than the second one. But one thing I don't get is, why in the world was the White Witch in it?! She was killed in the first one. I don't know what it is, but they just can't seem to let her character go.

4. We're supposed to get a good bit of snow in the next couple of days. The weather people are calling it an "Arctic blast". It wasn't supposed to start until later today, but apparently it's been snowing since last night. We haven't had a good snow this winter, so I'm hoping we'll get a lot from this one. It'll be around until Friday, so I think we will. Hopefully. ;)

5. It will be January 1, 2011 in a few days. That's really strange to think about. I just know I'll accidentally write 2010 the first few times. I can't believe another year is almost over! They just seem to go by faster and faster.

~Haley

First snow of the year and a giveaway!

Yesterday morning I looked out the window and saw the ground was dusted with snow. This was our first snow of the year, so I was pretty excited. We didn't get very much, just enough to cover the ground, but I don't care. ;)

We had a pretty sunset, too. :)

Now I'm looking forward to the next snow. Hopefully we'll get more, then. :)

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Also, Carlotta is having a giveaway to celebrate getting 500 followers! :) You really should go enter! :)

~Haley

Cold Days...

The past couple of days have been pretty cold. Yesterday morning it was 26 degrees and felt like 20 degrees. Yikes!

 The leaves have fallen

 Leaving the trees bare...

 It's the perfect time for one of my cold-weather drinks... :)

 And chocolate chip pumpkin muffins...

And gloves, sweaters, etc... :)

But, I guess you get the point. ;)

~Haley

Rainy Days

We've been having a lot of those around here. It's been in the rainy season for a couple of weeks now. I'm glad, because up until a couple of weeks ago, the summer had been very dry and hot. Not only has the rain given us the water everything needed, but it's cooled things off.

Here are a few pictures I've taken of it:

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Have a great week!

~Haley

The Answer Is...

Well, Johanna guessed right, it was sledding, or at least our own version of it! :) We built a big hill and have been sliding down that hill and then down our real hill. Make any sense? I didn't think so, so I'll just post some pictures and a video. Although I wasn't able to get any good ones, my sister was able to get some pictures and even a video of Josh sliding down. :D

Me with my favorite sliding buddy. ;)

The one who fixed it all up... Pop. :)

Me and Josh.

~ Haley

Snow Pictures!

Well, it's been snowing a lot this week, so I've been taking some pictures with my new camera. :) Yeah, I didn't mention it, but I got a camera for Christmas. I love it! I got myself one last year, but I accidentally broke it about a week after I bought it. :( Yeah, read the directions before you try to use it. I like this one better anyway. :)

I hope you liked them!

~ Haley

The Pictures! :)

It's everywhere!

A very snowy road.

Hmm, I wonder how much more it can hold? ;)

Beautiful snow-covered posts...

Me and Josh.

A neighbor dog decided to come visit us. :)

Our snowman and snowlady. :)

This bush is very pretty

Some snow covered fall leaves...

Beautiful branches...

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So those are the pictures fo our first snowfall! All pictures are the compliments of Lindsay.

Guess What?!

This morning I woke up to find that it was snowing! That is very new for me so I was so excited! It's actually been snowing all day, so my brother and I have been playing in it a lot. We made a couple of very funny looking snowmen and have just been playing around. :) My sister Lindsay has taken many pictures and I'll post some whenever she gets them loaded on the computer. It's just beautiful! I love cold weather!