Fun on ice~ (and a tag)

Well, Jacob got his schoolwork done in time for us to go ice skating! Here's one of his projects from today: (Andrew helped him with some of it.) It shows the affect of static electricity...


Andrew crawled up in the attic and retrieved our box of skates. We thankfully found 4 pair that kind of fit. :) Here Andrew's showing Jacob how tight the laces need to be... We figured it's been 4 years since we were ice skating, so all of us were a bit rusty!
This is what our "Rink" looked like when we got up to the pasture... We ran our shovels over it in different directions to try and find where the bumpy ice was and where we could go to avoid it.

Jacob & I...

We finally found a really nice spot... It took us at least an hour to get all of the snow shoveled and swept off, and now we're really hoping it doesn't snow again for a long time. :)

Finally, we were ready to do some skating before the sun went down... Here Mother is showing off the little bells that are on the laces of her skates. :)

"Hit it, Jacob!"

The boys...

Mother had a hockey stick that the boys made for her quick before we left home, but she decided the broom worked better!

After Mom went to the van to warm up, we three went over into the snow-covered ice and tried to play Fox & Goose. It didn't work the best though, because we didn't really have enough players...

We had so much fun and hope to go again real soon!!!

When we got home again, it was time to make supper. Dad arrived home from trucking shortly after we returned, so we fried some eggs and had an easy supper--plus the pumpkin pies I had baked earlier...

And, that was our day.

I received this tag from Grace and thought I'd do it right away, before I forget... Thanks for thinking of me, dear Grace!

Six names you go by:

Cora

Cora Beth

Miss Cora

Cory (when people call me that, although I don't like the nick-name too well.)
Cocoa Moco (Dad used to call me this)

CB (Jacob calls me this a lot!)

Three things you are wearing right now:

A denim skirt

A white sweater that has stars and stripes on it (in the shape of a flag, naturally)
Long johns--I mean, janes!

Three things you want very badly right now:

Wisdom in all things

For our relatives to come to know the Lord

To go to bed. :)


Three things you did last night/yesterday:

Did chores--morning and evening
Played games as a family

Strawed down the goat barn

Two things you ate today:

Cheese sandwiches and home-made tomato soup

Pumpkin pie with freshly whipped cream on top


Two people you last talked to on the phone:

Andrew (my brother)

Miranda G.

Two things you are going to do today/tomorrow:

Tomorrow~

I'll be putting away the things from our Azure order once Mother gets it home

The lady from the FSA office is coming to do a farm-visit--because of Jacob & my youth/beginning farmer loans with their office...


Your three favorite beverages:

Water

Milk shakes (made with our raw goats' or cows' milk)

Spiced apple cider

NOW I'M SUPPOSED TO TAG EIGHT PEOPLE, BUT I NEED TO GET TO BED, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS TAG, THEN CONSIDER YOURSELF TAGGED! PLEASE, IF YOU DO IT, LEAVE ME A COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW SO I CAN READ YOURS. :)