December & January

Blogging isn't for people like me! Ok, I freely admit it. Of the gifts that I was given (I'm still trying to find out what they are), being organized and finishing projects definitely don't make the list! Those of you who do possess these strengths would gasp if you saw my closet of unfinished projects. SO, blogging is one of those things - the more behind I get, the more overwhelmed I get, and so for my sanity - I quit!

I keep saying I will get better, but I don't so maybe I will just relent to posting a broad update every now and then and lay my guilt to rest!

In my defense, I have already got my 2008 Yearbook completed and it turned out awesome. You can view it if you want by clicking here!

DECEMBER - was a very busy month! Busier than I would like any other December to be. The first weekend, I went on a girl's weekend to a spa in Wisconsin. The next weekend, we took the kids to Wisconsin Dells for a little getaway. The last weekend before Christmas was all the last minute preparations for what turned out to be a great Christmas.

We were excited to have my parents and Kyle come visit for Christmas. We had a great time!


JANUARY - was filled with snow, snow, and more snow! I became quite handy with a shovel as Patrick worked long hours.

Finally at the end of January, we got away on a little vacation. The kids and I went to Idaho to see Grandpa & Grandma's new house. We had a great time in Idaho and suprisingly, they had a lot less snow than in Chicago!


We ended our trip in Boise where we were able to catch a couple of Kurt's basketball games before he hung up #44 and got a real job! (JK Kurt!) Katelyn even wore a #44 jersey to the games and sat right on the front row to scream and cheer on her boyfriend/Uncle Kurt.