Christmas

It's still 2012, right?  Plenty of  time to post Christmas pictures before we ring in the new year...

 

 Still time to say how much I loved spending our first Christmas in our new home but more than that I loved spending it with these guys...my sister Shona and her family who drove up from Florida the day after Christmas. 

 There was plenty of cousin bonding...over the internet...

 And then there was the old fashion kind of bonding...

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and you  are all  looking forward to a Happy New Year!

Settling In

It's been a whirlwind here since mid November.  Moving, pnuemonia (walking pnuemonia that is...poor Bella), sick little ones (poor Meredith) who insisted on waking up every night at 1 am with little comfort in sight, enrolling kids in new schools (the elementary school is the size of small community college), and of course starting new schools.  I may have a mutiny on my hands if a certain kid doesn't make friends soon.

 Of course there was Pie Fest and Thanksgiving and the night before Thanksgiving there was that small matter of flooding the basement. (I won't lie, I almost cried). So, I'm keeping a watchful eye on that washing machine. 

But, we are finally settling in.  Most of the boxes are unpacked (except the ones I have shoved off into the garage).  (  =

We've pulled out the Christmas decorations and I am ignoring the fact that our living room is still living in the 1960s and the fact that our sweet Christmas tree above is currently propped up against the fireplace because a certain little girl took one too many ornaments off of it.  It came crashing down scaring the dickens out of us.

 

And of course, we have a new blog address.  I'm so glad you found us!  It wouldn't be the same around here without you.