I'm still alive and kicking!!


Remember a couple weeks ago when I mentioned that my girlfriend was having a baby and I'd be going to help? Well, she had her baby. A sweet baby boy.


So I'm at her house until Wednesday. I've been here for a week now. I'm really going to have baby and 3 year old withdrawals when I go home. It is lovely to snuggle her kiddos. This is the first time I've not felt like I wish I had littles again. Ahh....it's good to be content.

What I've Been Up To

It's been a busy month. I can't believe February is almost over! Wasn't it just Christmas?

We've been quite busy. January we were buried in snow and freezing with close to zero temps.

Doug and I got together with friends a couple of times. We had dinner and went dancing with one couple at the end of January. Last weekend we wento to dinner with 2 couples. We met all of these couples on Sonlight. Isn't the internet fun?

Sunday I went to PA to visit my girlfriend (Another SL friend) and got home today. Allen came with me. It was SO relaxing and nice. I cuddled her 3 year old daughter and Allen played with her 7 year old son. We relaxed and visited and did not much of anything. We did enjoy sunshine and the fact the temps were above freezing :) I babysat yesterday evening so she and her husband could go out.

We've been plugging along with school. We've all been cabin fevered. Just a couple more months and it will be spring.

I've barely left my house other than visiting Jen and going out with Doug on the weekends. I think I've only driven my car 4 times since Christmas LOL.

I've been feeling so-so. Better than last year, but not good. I've been doing a pretty good job staying on top of the fibro this year. I've been napping and getting enough sleep at night and not over scheduling. This is one of the toughest times of year for me. But I'm doing so-so.

Doug will be home tomorrow, although very late, so I won't see him until Thursday. We have plans Thursday and Saturday. I hope to be incredibly lazy all Friday evening after errands on Friday.

My birthday is next week. Doug and I are hoping to go away for the night. We'll see if that works out.

So that's me lately. Same old same old, not much going on but winter ;)

What have you been doing? How is your weather? I'll live vicariously through your sunshine if you tell me about it :)

It is incredibly cold here today!

When I got up at 6am, it was -13 with a -25 windchill. I don't think it got above zero today.

Tomorrow "they" promise it will be 18! After 3 days of below zero temps, I will think it's a heat wave LOLOL.

What's your weather?

It's been a while, eh?

Doug and his dad finished the kitchen ceiling and trim work and put in new lights. It looks great!!! Last weekend Doug painted the kitchen walls. I was going for a soft, subdued sage green BUT what I got was MINT green ice cream colored walls! I am NOT learning to love it. So I think we'll take the 1/2 gallon we have left BACK to Sherwin Williams and have them retint and we'll repaint UGH.

The boys have 1/2 of the woodwork sanded. I am not thinking we'll get the project done before Thanksgiving weekend is over! I wish! I want it finished and I do not want sanding going on while the Chirstmas decorations are up. Way too much of a mess for that!

After Doug's vacation, I went to work with him. It was supposed to be Monday morning through Wednesday morning, but I ended up staying with him until he came home Thursday at 11pm! The kids were with my in-laws and had a great time!

I spent Friday running around and buying food, washing mountains of clothes and taking care of Doug. He got sick on the road. Saturday evening he finally went to the urgent care. He had a deep sinus infection. They gave him a shot and some meds and he was better Sunday :)

He's gone again for the week. And after 2 weeks of him being home, I sure am missing him.

I've over done it WAY too much and am paying for it. Today was a bad, bad, bad fibro day. I couldn't even concentrate enough to help Jordan with his math and it was easy! What percent of 6 is 2.4? Well....I can't think about that right now. And gerund phrases and such, forget it! He was happy to skip English today LOL.

So we're getting back into the school groove. Jordan is working. He's also playing guitar a lot. Isaac bought drums OH THE JOY! But I am glad they love music and are teaching themselves these skills.

Allen has been busy carving lots of pumpkins. He did a really cool one with a cross. I'll post pictures later maybe.

So that's what we've been up to around here. Nothing much that seems like a lot :)