We greeted the New Year with a toast and card games
February brought a hail and snow highlighting the front yard and our backyard before a transformation:
The neighbors also enjoyed the snowfall:
February also brought a special job advancement for Rachel with Microsoft...
...and a new car for Joe
Later that month the retaining wall project began as I put together
a new rototiller and started to put down retaining wall blocks
But we still had time to celebrate Lois & Lou's 50th Anniversary...
...just before Barbara broke her elbow while walking Charlie in Yuba City.
Charlie was ready to take Barbara for a walk.
She wanted to take a turn and give everyone a rest.
One unexpected pull put her and her elbow down on a neighbor's lawn.
A collision with the bender board in the flower bed broke her elbow.
The doctors at UC Davis did a great job repairing a nasty break.
