Back to Blogging...

A very wise friend told me a few weeks ago that it does not matter how "behind" I am in blogging, just to get back into it and start now. She said she does it for herself and for her girls. I do this for Margaret and for me, so she is right...who cares if it is out of order. We were there for it all and as long as it is documented we can read and remember it together. So, after nearly a year of totally not keeping track...here goes.

A VERY Snowy day....not so much!

The Nutcracker!! Christmas 2008

HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY MEGAN!!

Hard work in the new house.....

I closed on the new house in early, mid December and it has been a whirlwind since then! So many people have asked for pictures and updates, and I have just been too overwhelmed to get it done. Here is my first feeble attempt! I have been poor at best about taking pictures lately.
Margaret's room was the first one finished. It was an unbelievable amount of work! The short version is that with the MANY layers of wallpaper that came down...most of the wall did too. oops! We had to completely re-do walls with sheetrock mud and LOTS of sanding. YUCK! It was done by my deadline of Christmas Eve and Margaret was able to go to the new house and see it all set up and pretty for the first time on Christmas morning. Santa had even left a dollhouse for her in her new room. She was delighted!! Sadly, I did not take many or well any that I can put my hands on, pictures of these renovations! UUUGGG! Pictures of her finised room will be posted SOON!
More text to come as I have time...

Margaret's Christmas Program

An Apology

I am posting today to say how sorry I am for being SOOOO incredibly slack with blogging. The past two and a half months or so have passed with warp speed and I am behind on everything. I had totally forgotten how much time, energy, and emotion that moving takes; and buying a new home is completely unchartered territory for independent melanie. YIKES! I have been overwhelmed and can't believe I have not even found the time to finish blogging about our Disney trip! One day I will catch up.....hopefully? I console myself by thinking about Melissa's blogs (both of them, which are up to date).....Margaret can look at her blogs and books and see her childhood memories if I continue down this overwhelmed and unorganized path. Melissa is over the top organized and timely. I wonder how she finds time to do it all, but she always seems to do it. I aspire to be a mom and blogger like her.
More posts to come in the next few weeks....after the move. FYI--we are completely out of the rental house, have been living with mom for a week and two days now and closing for the new house is SUPPOSED to happen tomorrow!! I pray that I do not lose my head before while waiting for everything to work out!