A move and a………

VACATION!!!  :o) 

My apologies for being so absent lately. Life has been crazy busy as we have worked at getting moved back in to our “New Old house”!  There is much about living here that we are l♥ving and there is much about living with my parents that we miss.  My kids have had some major withdrawals….. they loved being able to spend so much time with Grandma and Papa and I am so very grateful for the time we spent with them. To see my kids relationships with my parents brings me such joy! My children are incredibly blessed to have 2 sets of wonderful grandparents that they get to see fairly often. I could go on but the point of this post was to explain my absence.  I would like to say that I am completely moved and settled but that would not be the truth. I need more organizational supplies and skills before that can be accomplished. " :o)  We are enjoying living above ground, with lots of natural light, a house that is fairly easy to get looking clean, I am really enjoying having a bedroom (instead of the living room) for the first time in over 3 years. It is nice to have a space that is “mine”, I love the kitchen here too.  We miss the play area at my parents and having our pets here with us but are facing these challenges with good attitudes and enjoying the excuse to go to Grandma and Papa’s daily to feed the rabbits and talk with Grandma and/or Papa if either is home. :o)  The other big happening, which will get it’s own post, complete with pics, is our vacation. For Christmas we were given the opportunity to have lodging paid for a vacation. AMAZING! Thanks Dad and Mom :^*  We left Monday and got back last night.  Our last vacation was roughly 9 years ago, so the kids have never been on one, and we were way overdue for a little fun. I can’t begin to tell you just what a pleasure it was. We went with my folks and that increased the fun!  Anyhow, now we are back and gearing up to get back into school. We have missed it and I *think* we are settled enough that I will be able to teach now and hopefully blog a bit more often. :o)    All in all, 2011 has been an amazing and busy year for us so far :o)