22 December 2013 - Holiday Work and Karate

We enjoyed a short visit from Mike this week.  It was very cold while he was here.  He helped us get our TV set up.  We had some way funky hoar frost because of the cold.

Madeline has been progressing well in karate.  She is the one in the middle, farthest to the wall with the white belt.

On Wednesday she was tested and advanced to yellow belt.

Since we have season passes this year, Joanne and I took Thursday and went skiing at Bogus Basin on a glorious, sunny day.  This is Joanne coming down the slope.

I got a little Christmas present this week. Now that we have TV service, we needed a TV to go with it ;-).

Joanne decided we needed a mantle to go with the new TV.  As usual, she designed it, and I got to work building it.

Some progress on the mantle.

Getting closer to being ready for paint.