Why No Posts?

Well now, that is a very good question!

We enjoyed a fabulous Christmas.

• hosted Christmas Eve dinner
• took both kiddos to 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve service, so very beautiful. Busy though with Eric ushering and my ringing bells. Thank God for our 2 full pews of family to help hold and contain tired and sleeping babes!
• enjoyed a relaxing Christmas morning
• did not get Elvis in Eric's family's famous white elephant gift exchange
• came home and packed like crazy in the attempts to beat bad winter weather travel

Then a trip to MN.

• awoke on Dec. 26th to a sheet of ice, did not leave until 1:30 p.m. Actually the best trip ever, lots of sleeping due to afternoon naps. Since the sun goes down early the kids were tricked into bedtime in the car.
• had another "Christmas" with my family
• took Simon ice skating for the first time
• celebrated my sister's 30th birthday
• drove back in snow
• arrived to a rain soaked area carpet in the basement

Came home and celebrated an enjoyable New Year's Eve and Day

• remembered to take pictures
• cooked a special dinner - surf and turf - Cuban pork tenderloin and shrimp with rice - yummy
• Put Norah to bed at 6:00ish, played games with Simon until 8:30
• watched a movie and rang in the New Year at 12:00
• had "made to order" breakfast egg bakes and skillets on 1/1/09
• watched the Rose Bowl Parade in its entirity in pajamas
• went to Eric's cousins for New Year's Day in the afternoon
• did not watch any football
• Resolved to put things away

Undecorated the house

• the tree and all decor taken down and put away prior to returning to work

Started back at work. Which involves crazy amounts of IEP's in January. Hence, the lack of posts. Adorable pictures have been taken to document all of the above. Sometime, when I have more time and can juggle all that's on my plate better, I will add a slide show or an album on the side.

Then on the evening of January 5, 2009, Eric's Mom fell and broke her leg. She broke her femur and had surgery the next evening and a 38 cm. stainless steel rod was placed in her leg. She is doing amazingly well. She will be in rehab/recovery at Elmhurst Hospital for the next 4-5 weeks, as she cannot put any weight on that leg. So, Eric has been busy visiting her and helping Bill at home with all of this snow we've been getting. Another 8 inches this weekend!

So that's why no posts.