Organizing, Snow, and Grandma Gohl

Jeff & Allicia went out of town last week and they told us we could organize their library while they were gone (we asked if there was anything we could do). So, we did! We organized their library, and then also cleaned the rest of their house for them. The cleaning part was a surprise to them and they were delighted when they came home on Sunday.

On Saturday I made sushi for the first time. Nothing with raw fish, just veggies rolled up in nori and rice. It was very good! I think we'll make that a regular dish.

On Sunday, Guy and I and Nico took a trip to Best Buy to look around. We had a coupon, and Guy was trying to find something to spend his birthday money on. No luck! Then we went to Red Robin to spend his gift card. I love their sweet potato fries!

Starting on Monday morning, Allicia and I started going through at least one box of stuff in their basement to try to organize it a little better. We are trying to go through her whole house, getting rid of stuff and organizing it. She is due with her 3rd child in March, and I'm sure things will go more smoothly after the baby is born if her house is in order. We also created a chore chart. There's only one thing on it so far, but we are working up to more. Starting small is important.

Monday we also found out that Guy's Grandma Dee Gohl had passed away. We will miss her. Guy is going to the funeral which is on Saturday. I will drive him to the airport tonight. One thing clearly stands out in my head when I think of Grandma Gohl. I think of eating meals with her, and her always saying "Beautiful!" to describe the food. Then the girls (Mom Russell, me, Grandma), would sit around the table after everyone was done, and we'd continue to eat.. and eat.. and Grandma was always so pleased with me the more food I ate. And I loved obliging her! She will be missed.

Here's a picture of all of us the last time we saw her which was about 1 1/2 years ago:

We had our first snow fall yesterday! Nico and Evie spent a lot of time playing in the snow yesterday morning. When we woke up THIS morning.. more snow! And school was canceled, so they spent time  this morning out in the snow, too. Nico ate snow for the first time, and they built a fort with help from Allicia.

That's it for this week! We'll see you all again next THURSDAY night. I won't forget!