North Carolina Blizzard

Almost four years native to North Carolina, the snow culture here still surprises me. We got a total of 4 inches coupled with freezing temps, and the world of Winston-Salem stopped.

 

 

 

The dogs LOVE the snow! Hannah is so light that she rarely sinks into the snow.

 

This is a NC "plowed" road. This is why there were over 300 accidents within the city over a three day span. The roads are bad and the drivers are too.

Despite the cold temps and slush, the girls and I continued our running regimen. Thanks to Grandpa Henson and Grandpa Ambis, we now have the right gear (couplers and grip holds) for running together!

Lights & Cocktails

I love festive holiday events and moments. Last week, I had the opportunity to go and experience the festival of lights with my coworkers and the girls got together for a Christmas cocktail.

This might be the best light show memory that I will ever have because of who I was with and the fact that we had sour patch kids in the car!

 

Merry Christmas.

90 Minutes in Heaven

At somepoint closer to the new year, I will put a reading list up here from 2009, but I just had to post about this particular book I just finished. 90 Minutes in Heaven, by Don Piper.

I was skeptical at first due to its popularity at the bookstore (thinking it was corny), but the text was excellent. The book is about a man who is in a terrible car accident, pronounced dead on scene, arrives in Heaven, and then miraculously comes back to life to tell the story. Now, if you're not curious about Heaven or this man's journey to recover from the accident, then it's not the story for you. But...If you would enjoy a personal testimony about Heaven, as well as an incredible story of miracles, give it a try. The story is two fold: the wonder of our eternal home and the immense reality of this fallen world --- healing from a number of prospectives.

Thank you Don Piper. It changed me.

December & Doggies

For the last two weeks, we have been mixing Chris' final exams with Christmas fun. The dogs love Christmas and I couldn't resist a few photo opps.

Hannah finally gave us a great picture! She continues to be a wonderful little girl. She is Jack's play buddy and Tex's snuggle partner at all times.

This is team brown.

Tex apparently felt the need to be pictured with the Christmas tree this year. I wish we could have a tree up all year. I love the lights!

Chris and I made a big investment in bones. This is 6 months worth of dog bones! We cut them in half to make them last twice as long! When you start adding up the expense, you realize how costly they can be when you have 4 doggies. Bones are without question a necessity in our house.

I know, our closet looks like one of the shelves at Petsmart!

Here they are, enjoying their new bones. Ruthie hoards hers until everyone else is finished. Hannah is a machine -- she shreds it. Tex is all about speed --- ten minutes tops. And sweet Jackson doesn't really like bones but because everyone else does, he pretends to want his.

I'm sure all the moms out there have something that they use up and go through constantly with their kids, milk, cheerios or formula. Here in the Henson house, it's bones.

I'll do my best to take pictures as the Christmas season continues!