Category: Family (Page 15 of 26)

Well, I spent way too much time yesterday trying to decide and look through pictures of the kids and Tim and I to create a Christmas card.  I made a few mock ups of cards then I would try something else, then get frustrated and give up for a while.  I really WANT to send a Christmas card, but I constantly struggle with the cost of printing them and then mailing them… and then I feel guilty for not writing more about what’s been going on in our lives… and this really is the year to send a card to give out our new address… and then I can never decide which pictures are my favorite… and should I only include pictures of the kids or do people really care what Tim and I look like anymore?… Haha!  You can see why I gave up.  I decided that for now, I’m going to try and write a Christmas letter and include pictures in that instead of a photo card.  At least for this year.  Now of course, comes the work of actually WRITING the letter…

In other news… it’s cold.  Very very cold.  I wish it wasn’t so cold, because then the kids could actually go outside and enjoy the beautiful snow.  But when the high doesn’t go above zero, that a bit cold for me to feel comfortable sending them out.  Especially when Josiah is determined to not wear a hat…

And for fun, how about another random picture?

Yes?

Well, alrighty then!

Princess Cousins!

I took this picture of Logan at Thanksgiving and I just thought it was so cute I needed to post it.  Does he just have the biggest smile?  I love it!

So we got our first partial statement for our electric bill… it was only for roughly a week of electricity, and it was A LOT higher than we expected.  Now granted:  we’ve had people in and out over the past month a lot, I’ve been a little light crazy (I LOVE LIGHT!), there are more lights in this house than we’ve ever had, Chloe and Josiah can both reach switches and freely turn them on and off, and our stove is now electric as well as our dryer.  So, we did expect it to be a little higher–and truly you really don’t know what to expect when moving into a new house.

So, if you come to visit us… prepare to sit in the dark.  😉

Okay, I’m just kidding.  But it does make us more aware of what lights we are leaving on unconsciously and where we can conserve energy.  It’s a good reminder to not be wasteful.

In other news:  Tim is still working.  It’s been pretty cold too, but the ground isn’t completely frozen and there still isn’t snow.  He’s really ready to be done, but also thankful for the extra work, so it’s really a catch 22.  Is that the right expression?  Anyway, as of right now he’s working on his last job so he’ll most likely be done next week.

I can’t believe we are officially down to less than a month before Christmas!  It sure snuck up on me this year!  I normally go black Friday shopping but I’m not sure about this year.  It might be nice to spend the day getting more stuff on the house done… but then again, if there is an amazing deal, I might just have to brave the crowds… we’ll see what the flyers have advertised.  🙂

And before I go, how about a picture?

Happy, clean kids!  I just love their sudsy hair styles!

I thought things would slow down and return to a more normal pace, but we’re still running around exhausted these days.  It’s a good type of exhaustion, but we’re still tired… It just so happens that this month seems to be the month that everything ELSE is happening.  Everything from church events, doctor/vet appointments, annual parties to contest meetings.  And trying to complete the half finished projects we’ve started on the house and work still is starting to drain us.  We’re close.  Very close.  But that’s why I haven’t written lately.  Or come out of my cozy hole recently… So, I’m sorry!

But the good news is that Tim is nearing his off-season, we’ve accomplished a ton around the house, we were still able to host our Pumpkin Party, I’ve been able to continue teaching as normal even amidst the chaos, all of my students who took Theory exams PASSED, and life in general is excellent!

Oh, and here’s the picture of the playset that I forgot to post… 🙂

New playset! Yes, we are aware that we put it a little too close to the fence… the slide was longer than we expected, so we’ll move it in the spring. 😉