Hey Everyone,

Not a whole lot has changed around here. This week at work, I am training on the unit that i hope to be placed on. I enjoy the job there, and really like the co-workers that i have on that unit.

 I found an apartment building that i wanted to get into, and got a call this week that there will be an opening in February. Which is pretty exciting. The apartment is a 2 bedroom, so it is more money than i wanted to spend on rent. However, in the Spring the landlord has some 1 bedrooms that will be open, so the plan is for me to move into a smaller apartment later this year. Each apartment has its own washer and dryer, which i was really excited about. Also, the building is laid out so that each apartment is a corner unit-- so you get natural light on all sides, and you don't have as much noise from neighbors. And they all come with a small patio or deck. I am ready to get out of the Crouch House. Its just too cramped, and there are more and more people staying here, which means more and more noise and such.

We had a pretty big snow storm here the other night. We got about a foot of snow here in the mountains. It was the heavy wet kind of snow, so there were plenty of downed trees and power lines. They even started shutting down roads, before i left work for the day. I wasn't sure if the road i live on was closed or not, because it is considered a "Mountain Road." My boss gave me his phone number, incase i needed to stay at his house overnight. thankfully i made it home without incident. One of my co-workers sat on the road for over 2 hours, because they had closed the south mountain roads due to disabled semi-trucks. I guess when semi-trucks get on the mountains in snow like that, they loose control and jack-knife coming down the steep terrain. In West Virginia, the snow removal is just not up to par with Minnesota. Often they don't plow roads at all, and they don't scrape down to the pavement. Driving in snowy conditions here is pretty sketchy sometimes. It all makes for a bad combination.

That's about it. Hope things at home are going well for all of you! Miss you guys!
Sarah