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Jayden surprised Luke on his birthday. In the morning, he didn't feel well, neither did Mark, so I went to church on my own. I had childcare, so I had to go. When Mark gets a head cold and he acts miserable. Luke was all congested and full too. At the same time, Jayden was on her way to Iowa with Noah and his brother to buy a race truck near Omaha. She convinced Noah to take a large detour, 2 1/2 hours each way to come see us. We had a plan to surprise Luke at the ski hill. Luke was feeling pretty lousy and it took both Jayden and I to persuade Luke to ski. Jayden told him she bought a ticket for his birthday and he needed to toughen up and go. About an hour before we headed to the ski hill, he figured it out and I couldn't keep telling false stories to cover. It was a great reunion! We were so happy to see Jayden and so glad Noah drove the extra to come visit. It was terrible cold and Luke wasn't feeling 100%, but once he heard Jayden was going to be there, he was happy to ski. Jayden even bought Luke's ticket. It was almost like Luke had a boost of adrenaline because he felt great for the few hours he was skiing with his sister. It was too cold for me to strap on skiis, and Jake is not an avid ski fan so he sat in the lodge with me. I brought the coats, hats, coveralls, snowpants and gloves for Noah and Izzy. It was so cold and they would make a few trips down, then come in to warm up. IT was wind chill bitterly cold, the kind that isnt any fun to be out in. After a couple hours, they were ready to warm up and get something to eat. Mark wasn't going to come. Jayden called and texted hoping he would. She was feeling bad and I had to convince Mark to stop in and say hi. I knew he had a his man cold, but I also knew he wasn't too sick to come. He stopped in briefly with a hug for Jayden. The boys went on home with him, while my parents and I went to Hickory Park for supper, Noah paid. We gave buy hugs and watched as they headed back south. I do hope for more visits to Iowa and much longer stays. 4 hours is not enough. 

It all came together in the end.









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