A much needed update.

Wow!!! We are way behind on updating our blog. Our last post had us moving to Congerville way back in November and now I am typing in Mexico. We didn't have internet access and it was hard to find places as well as time to log on. So with no more excuses we will try to catch up.

We stayed at Glen and Mardell Ott's house from November 15 to December 21. It was such a blessing to have a home to live in where we could still function as a family. We were able to experience a good taste of central Illinois weather before leaving for Mexico and the so called "warm weather." It is warm during the day but freezing at night, but more on that later. We had several good snows and a few ice storms before heading out. Zach and Nate got to go sledding and snow boarding and Susie and I got to drive in the ice and snow one last time (so we thought) but more on that later.

Caleb was baptized on December 21st for which we are very thankful. The weather was bad and kept many of our friends and family from coming but it was still a wonderful weekend. We are thankful we have such a merciful God and Savior!

We moved from Glen and Mardell's to the Nursing Home (sort of) on Dec 22nd. It was actually uncle Loren and aunt Joan's condo in Wallnut Crest but it's more fun to say we lived in the nursing home.

It was 4 degrees when we took our belongings to the Midwest Food Bank to put on the truck and we loaded the vans for Mexico in the cold, ice, snow and rain (I will miss a lot of things in central Illinois but not the weather)

We ate one last breakfast at the Busy Corner on Christmas Eve and thought we left the ice and snow in our rear view mirror.

By the time we reached Springfield it was just raining and there was no snow on the ground. By St. Louis the sun was shining. We drove as far as Oklahoma City before we stopped. We met a couple from Newe Mexico at breakfast the next morning who warned us that it had been snowing in the mountains for 2 days and that I-40 may be closed. We did run into some cold and freezing rain in the mountain pass into Albuquerque but we made it through fine. We stopped in Las Cruses New Mexico on Christmas night with just 200+ miles left to Tucson. It was very pleasant on friday morning in Las Cruses and I sat by the fountain outside the hotel in my t-shirt with a cup of coffee. It didn't stay that way. About half way to Tucson it got cold and windy and then the snow started. We drove through fog and snow the rest of the way.

Well, I still have more to write but it's late and we have a big day tomorrow and Blogger won't let me upload my pictures. I will try to get the rest of our adventures posted tomorrow night.

Keep us in your prayers.

Love,

La Familia Zobrist