Long Time No Blog.............

OK... I left you all with the hopes and wishes that things would calm. The direct opposite happened.

We lost our sister in law to cancer last week. It's left me so sad. She was a wonderful person... so determined and full of life. I am going to miss her so very much. So this is why I've been a bit MIA for a bit... I needed a break to sit back and regroup.

But life goes on. So I am determined to plug past this and get things smoothed out. I started Christmas shopping and getting back into the groove of life.

Emily's band concert was on Wednesday evening and she did a great job. She even had a trio with her two great buddies Mackenzie and Sarah. Here's a peek of her playing Jingle Bells.

And today brought us the first real snowfall of the season! Everything is under a thick blanket of white! Emily played most of the afternoon outside with the neighbor boys. She even tried snowboarding down the hill by the barn! She came in for dinner cold, wet and exhausted. Joshua got too cold too quickly and decided a cozy spot by the fire was much more to his liking.

Joshie lost another tooth yesterday. He thinks this toothfairy thing is pretty cool!

I finished Breaking Dawn in the Twilight series. Much better than the last 2 in my humble opinion. I've still not been to see the movie... I know I am going to be disappointed so I've decided to hold out for it to hit Redbox.

I've been playing around with the camera trying to get better at using it. Here's a shot of the tree in a dark room... not too bad! :)

And that's about it!!! :) Going to go shovel some snow!

Lotsa fun Stuff!!!!!

Whew! Was last week such a BUSY week!!! I've done so much in one week I don't even think I know where to begin!

Monday saw me registering to go back to college. I am going to take 3 college courses from Northampton to get my Director's Credential Certifcate for the STARS program our preschool is enrolling in. I can't believe that I am going back to college! Thankfully, this will all be offered online so that it will fit into my hectic lifestyle!

Tuesday found me presenting our new preschool plan to the church ad council. Things went smoothly! WOO HOO!!!

Wednesday was a blur with a trip to the podiatrist who says that nasty wart on my foot will need surgery to remedy. Yuck!!! Emily's Girl Scout troop had their Christmas party that night as well! It was a fun time!!

Thursday brought the arrival of Miss Addison!!! She's gorgeous and I can't wait to see her in person! Until this cold leaves me, I'm stuck drooling on photos!! She SOO needs a scrappy baby album! I am still waiting to get the OK so share her pics with the world, but as soon as I get it, I'll share! :)

Friday was the end of the week and the worst day ever for this stinky cold/flu. Yucky stuff!!!

Saturday we finally got the tree and set it up in the house. We didn't decorate it though because we weren't sure what jack would do it it, but so far, so good!

Sunday marked a HUGE milestone for Joshie... he lost his very first baby tooth!!!! Woo HOO!!!!

Hopefully this week will be a bit calmer........................ :)

Waiting......................

I got the call last night at 11PM..... my little sister is headed to the hospital to have her precious little baby girl!!! The poor thing is almost 2 weeks overdue and was just plain miserable!!!

I am so thrilled for her and can't wait to meet the newest addition to the family! She will be my first blood related niece, so I am doubly thrilled!!!

I'll update everyone more as I find out more!!! :)