Montana!

I know it has been a while since I have posted and I apologize for that. Last week the kids and I, along with my parents headed to Montana to meet up with my brother and his wife, and some family from Australia and Canada! We stayed the first 2 nights at my brothers house in Hysham. The kids went out with Stacey and Tif to watch them work with their horses, and Karsyn. Mom, and I went to one of Tif's Basketball practice. She is the varsity basketball coach. It was a lot of fun to see her in her element!

We then went into Billings on Tuesday morning to meet Richard, Dyan, Drew, and Bristow at the airport. They were coming in from a week in Hawaii! After getting them all geared up in winter attire, we headed to the Billings house where my Uncle and his girlfriend met up with us. We stayed in Billings until Thursday morning and it was great! We all hung out played games and had a wonderful time! Thursday morning we headed to Red Lodge Montana which was a little over a hour away where we went skiing. Bristow, Kaiden and Karsyn had never gone before, and Drew was about 7 the last time she went. They had lessons scheduled to start at 10. Kaiden & Bristow decided to try their luck at snowboarding and everyone else was on ski's.

Karsyn picked up skiing very fast. She kind of surprised me how good and fearless she was. Kaiden struggled in the morning but by the end of his afternoon lesson, he too looked like a pro!!!! The next morning Stace and Tif joined us in Red Lodge for our 2nd day of skiing, Tif was working on picking up the art of snowboarding and it was so awesome to be able to ski with my kids. It was one of the best days I can remember in a long time!



By noon the kids were going up all 3 chairs and and had gotten it down so well, it really was amazing!!!!



We starting heading West Saturday afternoon so we could take in Tiffany's basketball game which was at 5:30 It was a great game in which the Hysham Pirates won!!! We came back to their house and had our Christmas gift exchange, had some munchies and hit the hay!

Then we headed for home Sunday morning, it was a long trip as we had some icy conditions but managed to make it home safely around 10pm.

The Dorris Boys!

Here is a picture of Mike and his two brothers. When Mike was a senior in high school they had the smaller pic taken, and then recently we re-staged the photo. I love this photo! I digitally edited the old photo into the new so they could be compared together!

RECIPE FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Take twelve whole months. Clean them thoroughly of all bitterness, hate, and jealousy. Make them just as fresh and clean as possible.

Now cut each month into twenty-eight, thirty, or thirty-one different parts, but don't make up the whole batch at once. Prepare it one day at a time out of these ingredients.

Mix well into each day one part of faith, one part of patience, one part of courage, and one part of work.

Add to each day one part of hope, faithfulness, generosity, and kindness. Blend with one part prayer, one part meditation, and one good deed.

Season the whole with a dash of good spirits, a sprinkle of fun, a pinch of play, and a cup full of good humor. Pour all of this into a vessel of love. Cook thoroughly over radiant joy, garnish with a smile, and serve with quietness, unselfishness, and cheerfulness. You're bound to have a happy new year.

-- Author Unknown