Winter Wonderland

The snow we had the first week of January was enough to shut down the city, but not enough to really play in. We tried to sled a bit in our neighborhood, but we only got in a few snow angels before the frigid temps drove us back inside. It was nice to have several days of unexpected nothingness!

We went snow tubing today (MLK Day) at Ober Gatlinburg. So fun!! The weather was a bit different with the temperature there around 45-degrees, but the snow was still plentiful. Our "other daughter", Carley, joined us for the day.

When we got in the van to leave, you could faintly smell the aroma of propane, which is used to fuel the gas fireplaces we so enjoyed while waiting for our session to start.

Randy (to me): "I can smell the propane gas in here."

H: "That was me!"

Randy (laughing hysterically): "No, Hudson! Not THAT kind of gas!!!"

Family Planning

I know I need to update stories and pictures since Halloween ... and I will ... soon ... promise. But this little conversation happened in the car today on the way home from school, and I just had to share:

H: I just love my dog.
Me: Yes, Twitter is the sweet one. You chose well.
H: I'm going to pick another dog when I'm big to live with me at my house. I might have five dogs -- all nice ones.
Me: You need to have a farm for all those dogs. That would be fun.
H: Yes, a farm would be good ... with five dogs and a cow named Benji.
Me: A farm is a lot of work. I hope you have a good wife and several kids to help out.
H: Kids? No way! I'm not having ANY kids.
Me: None? Are you sure?
H: Yes.
Me: Why?
H: One word: they will be wild. Wild, I tell you!
Me: What about your wife? What if she wants children.
H: Wife? Who needs a wife if you don't have kids?

Nice to know I'm needed!!!