RUSS

I am reading the blogs. I just haven't had anything to add to what Mom blogs. We are waiting for the snow to arrive and it looks like it is starting to come. The temperature is 31 but it feels like 21 according to the weather forecast. We are under a winter storm warning. We went to Bruce's last night and had a good time. Plenty of food and Bruce, Diane and I regaled everyone with tales of growing up with Grandpa and Grandma. Then we talked about Bruce living with us in Michigan and our old VW bus. Bruce's kids loved it. I guess they hadn't heard the stories before. Mom, Natalie and Michelle are making sugar cookies. We have completed two puzzles already and the third one is on the table. Ryan, Maggie, Jalon, Matt and I went to Kneaders this morning for all you can eat pancakes and french toast. Matt works there in case you weren't aware. It was good. We were talking to the owners son. He had an Ohio State shirt on so I was talking to him about living in Ohio but that we had lived in Michigan so we rooted for both. He said that he also lived in Midland, Michigan. I told him that we lived there also and he brought out his parents who are owners. They are members of the Church and so they asked me which ward we lived in. I told them I was the first bishop of the 2nd ward and so we talked about Midland. They lived there from 1985 for a few years. It is a small world. They asked me if I was Matt's dad so I don't feel so old today. The wind gusts were 70 MPH in the mountains this morning so Matt couldn't hit the slopes. That's my blog contribution for the month. Have a Merry Christmas!!