It's officially winter

I know the calendar will tell you that there are a few more days before winter begins. We had to shovel the drive way this morning. They had to plow the streets. To me that is the official start of winter. And from the looks of the forecast for the next few days around here, I think it is safe to say, winter is here a few days early!

The Goodness has arrived!

It came today in the mail.  It was sitting on the front steps when I came home after doing some errands on the single speed.   We had been eagerly waiting for it.  We had been told to look out for it.  We will devour it.  The Christmas gift from my Dad.

Tickets

We just purchased our tickets for our European trip. Belgium/Holland here we come. We are still working out the rest of the itinerary but we know we will be in Hoogerheide Holland Saturday Jan 30 & Sun Feb 1.  We are flying into Brussels on that Wenesday and flying out of Amstedam the following Wednesday.  We may end up renting a car as it does not seem as though it will be as easy to get to the race (World Cyclocross Championships) as it was two years when we went to Belgium.

We are staying longer this trip so that we can actually get to experience something other than just the the racing.   Like more beer (Dan anyways).

Field = Pond

This is typically what the field behind the house looks like after we get a lot of rain.This isn't too bad compared to how it gets in the spring time during all the snow melt and April showers.  Here are some photos from other periods of heavy rains