friends

Jan.21
Today we got an invitation away for lunch and an afternoon which included tobogganing
on a hill in the middle of Clinton. We had yummy pizza and caesar salad with the Siebert Family on Rattenbury St.W. They have a lovely, big,old brick home with lots of original wood, and probably some original stuff they could live without. Katrina, Izzy, Obi, and Josiah played out in the snow making a fort while Samantha entertained Lyric with a game in the house. Josiah was teaching Obi to play chess after they left the table.
After lunch and great conversations about cadavers holidays and games, we got bundled up and headed over to the hill by the arena. It was a hoot and we had fun watching the kids go down. Katrina and Izzy seemed to get along great, holding hands on the way over and tobogganing together almost every- time. They almost ran straight into a tree just about giving us moms a heart attack while the dads cracked up! It was pretty funny. Samantha's friend Rachel, from school, was there and also a friend of Josiah's, Tim. They had fun with them too. We headed back around 4:50 with a very tired Lyric who was ready for a snack and her warm bed. Hopefully she stayed awake until after supper. Thanks Mel, Joel, Izzy, Obi, and Lyric for a great afternoon!