A Sledding Scrape, a Quote, an Update.

Yesterday Dessert got a scrape on the cheek sledding! The sledding hill has become glazed ice and despite warnings, he decided to go over the jump with his little sled and the boys say he flew up and down and tipped and scraped his cheek. Drum and Dime pulled him in big sled back to the house entertaining him so that he would not think about his owie. Drum came in first while Dime kept him laughing and told me that Dessert had an accident and it looked pretty bad but that he was ok, but he was warning me so that I wouldn't make a big deal and Dessert would cry again. I appreciated the boys sensitivity towards Dessert and the warning. Dessert came in laughing and told me about the scrape. I tried to wipe a little of the blood off but that was a mistake because as soon as he saw the blood he started crying. Then it took a video and food to get his mind off himself.

The skating rink was ruined by the warm weather and then wet snow. Bummer!! We will mourn the loss until next season. Sledding and snowboarding have become the favorite pastimes.

I have to add a quote by Dime the other day while he was doing his schoolwork. To preface, let me say he Hates getting a red mark on his school work unless it is an OK at the top of the page or a big 100%. I've tried to explain , etc. but he still worries about them and I still don't. :-) He usually gets none wrong on his math as he is careful to ask questions about an answer he is unsure about until he is pretty sure it is the right answer. Well, anyways, he had gotten three wrong. Count them!! Three!!!! He was flabbergasted and upset. He took a look at the problems and said, "These aren't wrong, they're just misunderstandings." Dot told him "Big Deal. Mom just x'd every misunderstanding on your page." Oh, Brother!! :-)

Dunk's new business is starting to get it's feet off the ground. We are still discussing a final name for it. After two weeks temp job with his sheet metal work we are back on the list and waiting for God's timing on a job. Meanwhile, he is busy preparing his office and car for his new business. He has had about 5 service calls on oil furnaces and the other accounts should be arriving this week. He has an agreement with a gentleman who is retiring. His accounts will be transferred to Dunk and they will do a so-much-per-call reimbursement for a couple years. We were absolutely thrilled with this as it was a no-money-down deal. Perfect for our situation. The gentleman has been very helpful with explaining things Dunk doesn't understand or know completely how to deal with. Dunk will continue his night classes Jan 10th and this access to the teacher for questions will help as well. Plus the fact that he is continuing to learn more about service work. We need to get out a letter and business card or magnet to all the accounts when they arrive and to do that we need to finalize on the name for the company and finish that paperwork. Each step is a process in a busy family and we are praying for peace for God's timing and continued guidance in each step.