Sledding on New Year’s Day
I’m a bit behind on my blog posts. I’ve been busy at work these past couple of weeks. On New Year’s Day we made the drive up to Heber, Utah to spend the day...
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Eliana looses first top tooth
Last week Eliana was so determined to get her top front tooth out that she spent about half an hour twisting, pulling and prodding it. Finally, it succumbed and she now has a gaping...
Bad, Bad Countrywide
This identity theft thing has to be the most frustrating thing I’ve experienced in recent years. I must say I’m quite bitter towards Countrywide’s rogue employee and the person who’s using my personal information...
We’re officially unpacked
I spent the day today working in the garage. I unpacked boxes and organized my tools and stored all the other stuff we’re packing around with us. I remember the days when I could...
Why I love Arctic Claw snow tires and Big O Tires
On Christmas night our family left Vickey’s parent’s place in Holladay in a pretty heavy snow storm. I thought we could make the 20 minute drive back home in 30-40 minutes, depending on how...
Video of sledding adventure
As promised in my previous sledding post, here’s a short video of our sledding experience with the kids a couple of days after Christmas. We had a blast! We gave Vickey a hard time...
What to do if you’re a victim of identity theft
Back in September I blogged about a letter we received from Countrywide saying one of their employees sold our personal information, which they inferred, may lead to identity theft. They graciously arranged for credit...
Sledding on Dec. 27
For Christmas we got sleds and snow gear. The kids were begging us to try everything out on Christmas but it just didn’t happen until Saturday (poor weather conditions). We all had a blast!...
Christmas cookie baking
Tonight we made some traditional Italian Christmas cookies. Each year we bake cookies — recipes passed down from my dad’s parents — sometime around mid-December, or at least before Christmas day, and sometimes more...
The cousin’s sleepover
Vickey’s sister, Rachel, spearheaded a cousins sleepover at the Snow’s on Sunday evening. Eliana and Dominic were thrilled to participate. They ate, played games, decorated the kitchen window, watched a movie and didn’t get...