Today was an incredibly lazy day. We woke up late and stayed home.
We bundled up and went outside to the fresh snow. First, we headed out to the back gate to feed the deer vegetable shavings. I was expecting to show the food on the ground and see maybe one deer. However, when we were tromping back there, deer with huge antlers were already walking by the gate! And they just stood there! I walked right up to the gate and could have put my hand through and touched the biggest one, they were that close! There were 11 of them, in various sizes. The biggest one wouldn’t let many of the others too close to the food. Arielle scared them a few times, but they always came back. Nancy said the winter has been hard on them so they are hungry. I wished I had had my camera with me, it was so pretty, but alas, I didn’t. There will be other times.
We then headed back to the house, went through the barn to the other side to find Mark had roped a sled to the back of the four-wheeler! All three of us girls got on and held our feet up while he pulled us around. I was in the back and almost fell off a couple of times, but it was so much fun! Then we started shoveling.
The neighbors came over and Mark gave the kids another ride on the sled. We ate the goose Mark made today with leftovers from Christmas dinner. It was good! After I cleaned up the dishes, I went upstairs and had a few minutes to skype with my aunt and uncle and their girls. They got to meet the family and a couple of the dogs. We weren’t able to talk for very long, but it was nice to see them and hear from them.
We went to the neighbors house for the rest of the evening. I was surprised to find it completely beautiful and modern inside! Lots of wood, beautiful furnishings and a nice open space in the living room for playing! It had the cozy homey feel with pictures of their kids everywhere!
I sipped the wine I had been given VERY slowly (so not to be rude) and listened to the adults talk. I eventually got some water to drink instead of the wine. The girls came out and started playing the Wii. Before long, the two dads and I were also playing. The Neighbor dad and I were the tennis champions! They also got out a race track and the kids had fun playing with that (the dads too). We ate candy and pretzels and laughed. It turned out to be a very enjoyable time and I feel more comfortable with that family now.
As we walked back to the house, I was amazed at how quiet and peaceful the night was. I was really missing my night walking buddy!
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