January 4, 2011

• One of the traditional treats around the Meyer house is a pastry called "Almond Sticks".  The recipe has been handed down to us by Doyle's mom, who taught Christopher how to make it.  Christopher has made it every year for the past few years when he comes home.  This year he taught Erin and Megan how to make it.  Well, they have helped in the past, but hopefully Erin will be able to make it on her own.  Megan of course can keep on helping Christopher make it.  These "sticks" are rich and yummy, but you can't eat a very big piece of them.  Doyle's mom sells them every year at a Christmas Bazaar at the Senior Center where she volunteers.  She sells out of them all the time, and anyone who has had one knows why.

  Everyone made it home safely after the Christmas holiday and we have battled with frozen water  pipes for the past few days.  We were without water for two days.  My sister and her husband were without running water for four days (I think) and Pete and Heather have cold water but no hot water yet.  Pipes have been frozen all over the state.  We've had the second coldest day on record (they've been keeping records for 33 years here) in the last few days.  At our house on Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m. the thermometer registered 18 below.  It was COLD!

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