Thanksgiving

So much to be grateful for! Our little family was lucky enough to go to our friends cabin for the weekend. Thank you Dix and Kaleen! They are great friends with huge hearts who are willing to share their mountain cabin with us.

We decided to drive up Wednesday as soon as Scott got home from work. I was a little sceptical about the weather forecast. It was raining here and thought it might be snowing on the mountain. It is just a small mountain...like 10,000ft. After we had done most of the drive I thought all my worries were for naught. We were doing great! Humming our way up the mountain at a pretty nice click when the road became ICE. There really wasn't snow around, just ice. Scott had bought some chains before we left, you know - wanted to be prepared! He got out, put them on and we were off...like... well, very slow! Thankfully the local Asian community was putting on their chains at the same time. They told us they were on too loose and so we pulled over and they were very nice to help us. Nice to know they knew what they were doing and the Canadian boy and Montana girl were clueless! Honestly...I only got out of the car to get my coat from the back.

NOW, we were ready to head up the mountain. We slowly inched our way up about half a mile more when one of the chains broke. Hmmm, so there we sat. How were we going to move? Could we just slide down the hill and hope for the best? Was there anyone to deliver us from this little mess? I called a friend in Vegas and he was able to track down someone who was already up the mountain to come and rescue us. Here came the man who has delivered me once before... yes, my OB/GYN. The tow truck working the hill wasn't too willing to pull us up, but the Dr. was. He was glad that I wasn't out pushing the van but Scott made one mistake. "So, Dr., Elizabeth is pretty stressed about this whole thing...its not good she's stressed, is it?" In all sincerity he replied, "No, its really not." Scott felt bad for a few minutes but with the Dr's confidence that he could get us up the the cabin, he tied us to his truck and pulled us. How do you thank someone for doing that?

Our relaxing weekend had begun! We unloaded the car, let the girls play for a bit and then enjoyed the next 4 days! Wow! It was great! It snowed big fluffy flakes all Thursday leaving about 8 inches outside. Scott kept himself busy snowblowing and shoveling. The girls were just happy being outside.

The next two days were perfect as well. There was a bit of a wind but it was incredible. We did NOTHING. It was perfect. I read a book, Scott played with the girls, we slept and ate and had a great time being together.