Who turned out the lights?

During the winter months of grade school the above was a common saying, as long as it was tied to a joke. One kid would pull down another kids hat in front of his/her eyes and say, "Hey, who turned out the lights?" Well, last week Carter and I were graced by the visit of his parents and my parents. We had a few technical difficulties though. On Wednesday we were hit with a big wind and rain storm. This was our street...

We went to Carter's game on Wednesday night and we returned home to no power... until FRIDAY morning. We were one of the last 32 homes to get their power back... out of 21,000!! What a way to treat our guests!

The house got pretty cold, especially by Thursday night. We went to get some hot coffee from Starbucks and they don't brew decaf after noon (that seemed very backwards to me). Thankfully they brewed us a special pot so we could keep our guests a little bit warmer! Also, we had no hot water, so on Thursday night we went to Ball State to get cleaned up in the locker rooms! I told Helen and Jay that we just wanted to put some more adventure in their lives. Really though, we still had a blast with them and were SO THANKFUL they came out!

Helen and Jay by candle light...

The flash of the camera was the most light we had all evening!

What's so funny?

On Christmas Eve Grandma Shaw came over and everyone got a turn to take some pictures with her. By the time it was time for Carter and me for this special privilage, Grandma got a little goofy! She was laughing so hard it made all of our tummys' hurt. Also, we ended up taking some very serious pictures because we were trying so hard not to laugh. And don't worry, I did not egg her on at all ;-). I only said before every picture, "Don't laugh Grandma!" Definitely good memories from Christmas!

February 4, 1993

Today is my getting braces anniversary. On this day in sixth grade I got braces. They were so cool. I also got to wear headgear at night, which made me drool. 

awesome

 

Praise the Lord and pass the gravy!

Today I was going to put up some more pictures of Christmas at the Shaw's house, but before I could Carter found our camera that has been missing since the middle of October!!! I am SO THANKFUL. I have missed it so much :) Therefore I am going to put up a picture or two that was still on the camera that I have finally been able to download!

Eleanor, Ezra and I have a fun time rough housing

Breakfast with College Buddies.

Some of the Trick or Treaters that visited our home. Actually, they are his co-workers! So fun!