Wednesday, February 4, 2009

January Happenings and etc.

So it appears as if my monthly postings have turned quarterly. It has been a busy 3 months. We are in a new house and totally moved out of our rental, but there are still boxes everywhere and a full garage, and I am not sure we will ever get unpacked. But I am so glad to be in our own place. We have been really enjoying the "winter" here. I thank my lucky stars that I am back and do not miss cold yucky winter at all. I haven't worn a jacket in ages. I don't have to leave an hour earlier for fear of bad weather. I can visit an outdoor farmer's market every weekend. I am wearing open toed sandals. I so missed these simple little things in the last few years. I could never go back to living anywhere that has a real winter. No thanks.

We haven't done much more besides move lately. Steve moved everything himself- I help with unpacking, but it's so hard to move with a little one. I don't want to spend my precious weekends ignoring her and setting up the house, so she is getting love and the house is topsy turvy, but it'll have to do for now. Someday it will get done.

We haven't gotten to see many friends since being back, but hopefully that will change shortly. We're not ignoring you, we promise. :) I hope everyone has had a nice new year so far, and that 2009 will be a good one for all of us. Keep me posted on how things are going with you all!
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Christmas 2008

We had a nice visit to Rhode Island for Christmas- despite being in the airports longer than we wanted to. Bella got to see her Memere and Pepere, meet her great grandma Vivian for the first time, and hang out with Uncle Dennis, Aunt Ilana and cousin Sophia and a whole lot of extended family. She had a blast hanging out with all her second cousins and just playing with Steve's old Little People airport, parking garage and Weeble Island (I know many of you are now reminiscing over these cool toys you once had too. Toys were so much cooler in the 70s...) She talks about her Memere and Pepere and now knows that they live in Rhode Island, and when we see airplanes in the sky, she sometimes says they are flying there. :)

While we did enjoy our trip, it would have been a lot better and felt more like Christmas if our whole family was there. Most of you know my nephew Finnegan has Cystic Fibrosis. He has been hospitalized for complications relating to his CF since February of last year and has been at a hospital in Georgetown for he last few months. My brother-in-law Patrick and sister-in-law Kerry are staying at the Ronald McDonald House there in DC. We hope and pray that he will soon be able to have a transplant so he can get healthy and get out of the hospital and enjoy life like a four year old should. Please keep the little guy in your thoughts and prayers.

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Fall Family Fun

Yes... it has been a while. Hope you enjoy the pics and videos!

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