Winter

It is a winter wonderland out there with frosted trees and piles of snow for bejos boy to climb. We got a bit more snow than expected, but the bulk of it came Saturday. It snowed all. day. long.

Bejos boy was quite a help shoveling, as you can imagine, and could not be convinced inside unless tempted by cocoa or a train movie.

tree hunting

Into the woods we went, with the same family of friends from last year.
The boys "protected" us from animals, wielding large sticks and climbing to the best vantage points of any and every downed tree while the grown-ups hunted for the perfect tree to fill a corner location.

Did you know that there is a manufacturer out there who makes a tree with a flat backside, specifically for apartment and city dwelling folks. It is called the  "Manhattan". We found ourselves nature's own version and went merrily on our way.

No mud this year and not a drop of snow. It was quite a bit cleaner than last year. 

Trying to get a picture of all these kiddos was just about impossible. No one looking the same way at the same time. So goes it...

Snow Day

Due to current and expected weather conditions, school has been cancelled

Yippee!
Friday morning pancakes and an extra day with my boys.

a roof over our heads

A few months back we had one of those days where everything seemed to go wrong. Investigating a weird smell in our sunroom we discovered significant water damage to our drywall. Ugh.

After a few days of despair, fretting over the worst case scenarios of repairs - complete demo of the sunroom? new skylights? new roof? - we were referred to a local roof guy who, thankfully, convinced us that it was all a result of hail damage. Hail damage that could possibly be covered by homeowners insurance. After waiting for the adjusters report, with bated breathe, we got the good news. New roof and repairs to the back room. Can I get an "Amen!"?

So the roof process began, and ended, without much drama. 6 TONS of roofing material was removed from the roof (can you say not-up-to-code), and one sunroom window was broken.

Bejos boy was enthralled with the men on the roof and still asks after them each and every day. He is also excited by our new "windows" which are actually solar tubes we added onto the process, while the roof was bare.

Thanksgiving 2012

I know, this is waaaaaay overdue, but here's the day, the weekend, in pictures.
In addition to nice weather and good food we had great company with my BFF and her husband.

* I had a few uploading issues recently, due to maxing out my upload capabilities, but I think I may have resolved it for the time being...fingers crossed*

Vacation...wahoo!

I have an entire week off.
I cannot adequately express the relief and joy that the thought of a week off brings to me much less the actuality of waking up to a leisurely morning.

My plans for the week?

• trips, yes multiple trips, to the gym
• tamale making
• the new Twilight movie
• ultrasound
• a day ALL BY MYSELF 
• our traditional night before Thanksgiving happy hour
• Thanksgiving with my BFF and her significant other
• a trip to the desert

But then again reality has a way of creeping in.
This morning bejos boy woke up with pink eye. Ugh. We dealt with this a lot last year, just about this time. I am hoping that this time around, with a week off, we can knock it out quickly. Rearrange and shift into a new gear. Let's add hand washing to that list.

the curse

Three years ago, while eight months pregnant with bejos boy, we had a little incident in our driveway.

A very impaired driver, driving way too fast, lost control and totaled my car. Drama, a whole lot of drama.

The other night, while reading bedtime stories with bejos boy, we heard a crash. Another impaired driver had invaded our property. 

Two accidents, two pregnancies.
I'm pretty sure that this will be our last baby.
sigh