As the winds and snow blew and blew, we began to wonder how we would make it to Christmas Eve Mass. After several minutes of contemplation...there was one little girl in our house (well...maybe two!) that would have no part of missing church in her fancy dress. So we got all dolled up, got in the car, and headed down the driveway. One small problem...the car was going nowhere! We were stuck. Finally, Richard pushed and I steered and we got it back in the garage. We called my parents, who were already at church, and Cole headed in my dad's 4X4 truck to get us.
The next part of the story goes something like this...Richard said he wanted to try again. And as I stood in the garage, I watched him (with my two children) attempt to drive out of the driveway AGAIN! Only this time...he REALLY got the car stuck! No pushing it out this time. (Richard now says this wasn't his fault because I "his voice of reason" didn't stop him!)
Cole arrived and we piled in the truck and headed off to church...with the car still stuck in the driveway. There are usually around 1200 at Christmas Eve Mass...this year there were 137!!! Father said, we were either really devout Catholics or just had really big trucks! :) After Mass, we were all hungry and had no plans for dinner. We were all supposed to head to celebrations with other family...but those had been cancelled. So, nothing open, no food at home...Walgreen's it was. We stopped and got some frozen pizzas and pop and headed back to our house. Sometimes its the things you don't plan that are the most fun! This was truely a Christmas Eve to remember.
P.S. We even made sure to get the cookies, milk and carrots out for Santa and Reindeer! Good thing Santa flew his sleigh or he might not have ever gotten here! 
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