Windy and Sunny Bristow Morning

Breakfast With Halle and  Her Ipad

Lots of sun this morning when I got up late around 8:00, and a strong wind, howling much of the night, shaking the house or so it seemed.  It's in the thirties, will stay there most of the day.  I don' think there is snow in sight but am not sure.

We had an uneventful drive yesterday, the usual seven hours, to Bristow, VA, from the lake.  The weather cooperated, just an occasional snow flake, no rain, though overcast the entire way.  Our drive through the Allegheny Forest was an amazing, like the ice palace in the movie Dr. Zhivago, as all the tree branches were painted white, either from snow or ice, not sure which.  So when you looked through the woods, all you saw was white trees, branches and all.  Amazing.  We got to Bristow around 3:00, having left about 8:00.

When we arrived, we found Hayden sleeping, as she stayed home from school with a fever.  Jill and Halle are fine but Drew also has a cold, so it looks like the energy level around here will be a bit diminished though young Halle seems to make up for it.  She is a non stop talker and doer!

Jill had made a beef stew for dinner, and it was just the right meal for a cold night in Bristow, tasting healthy and hearty, along with salad and bread.  Evie played with the girls after dinner, as they spent the night watching videos on YouTube, mostly of Hayden's favorite singing group, One Direction.  Both girls seem obsessed with this all boys band.  Jill and Drew went off to a neighborhood party around 9:00.  It was a bring your own booze and food party.  That's a new one on me.

The girls went down around 9:30 and we followed, not much later, both of us very tired from our drive.  Evie's still sleeping as I write as are Hayden and Jill and it's already 9:30.  Obviously, she needs lots of sleep to get her energy back, as does Hayden. Let's hope everyone feels better this morning.  Lots to do in the next few days.