It doesn't really feel like the New Year to me until the kids go back to school. And tomorrow is finally that day!! Actually we have had a wonderful month off together. Orlando, Disney World, Cousin Sue, Christmas x3, New Years, and a wonderful extra week off - it's been great. But all good things must come to an end, and it seems I'm the only one who isn't crying! Literally.
Christmas was lovely and peaceful and nice. Everyone did with less and no one seemed to mind.
We also did a lot of visiting. On Christmas day, Frank and I went to visit his cousin Ron who had been in the hospital for a couple weeks. The Monday after Christmas we drove up to visit with Frank's cousin Sherrie (Ron's sister) and her husband Ken. They weren't able to join us for Christmas as Sherrie's breathing has become more difficult and is now on oxygen. It was good to visit with them. Please continue to pray for her and her family. Then, Dad, Beth, Haley and I drove down to Visalia on Tuesday after Christmas and visited with my Great Uncle Dave. He is in an assisted living apartment and treated us to a very nice lunch in the dining room. It was fun to go with Dad and Beth. We visited with Frank's Aunt Laura and Uncle Bill (Sherrie's Mother and Dad) that evening and then drove over to visit with his Aunt Faith and Aunt Esther. On the way, Dad and Beth called us and told us that the fog was so bad that we should stay the night with them. So, after our visit with Faith and Esther we went over and let them take care of us!
This past week we have been relaxing and getting lots of things done around the house. Frank was back to work and back on the road so we took the opportunities to get the decorations down and put away. Nolan pruned roses for me, mended the fence, cleaned up the back yard, helped me with the tree, took down the outdoor lights, etc. Haley worked hard on all her make up homework and got her room shoveled out! We really got a lot accomplished. Tonight, I prepped 5 dinners so next week is all in the bag - or in the pot. We will be having.... Meatloaf, Stuffed Pork Chops, Cream of Mushroom Soup (homemade), Chicken and Dumplings (crock pot style), and Baked Sandwiches. There will be a few side dishes to make, but I feel quite relieved that the basic prep is done and washed up after! And I made an extra meatloaf to feed the freezer.
Christmas was lovely and peaceful and nice. Everyone did with less and no one seemed to mind.
We also did a lot of visiting. On Christmas day, Frank and I went to visit his cousin Ron who had been in the hospital for a couple weeks. The Monday after Christmas we drove up to visit with Frank's cousin Sherrie (Ron's sister) and her husband Ken. They weren't able to join us for Christmas as Sherrie's breathing has become more difficult and is now on oxygen. It was good to visit with them. Please continue to pray for her and her family. Then, Dad, Beth, Haley and I drove down to Visalia on Tuesday after Christmas and visited with my Great Uncle Dave. He is in an assisted living apartment and treated us to a very nice lunch in the dining room. It was fun to go with Dad and Beth. We visited with Frank's Aunt Laura and Uncle Bill (Sherrie's Mother and Dad) that evening and then drove over to visit with his Aunt Faith and Aunt Esther. On the way, Dad and Beth called us and told us that the fog was so bad that we should stay the night with them. So, after our visit with Faith and Esther we went over and let them take care of us!
On New Years Eve we - the 15th anniversary of when I first met Frank, and by the way the 15th anniversary of when I knew I had met the man I was going to marry!- went to the church's party. We've never been and we really had a great time. They had a tri tip dinner and brought in Tim Hawkins - comedian. He was hilarious. The theme was 70's so it was also quite funny to see our pastor go all in as Barry Gibb. And on New Year's Day we pooped around in our jammies!
Later in the weekend we enjoyed getting together with the Ness and Christie clan. A four generation friendship that started with our grandparents. The kids always enjoy getting together with this group because there are lots of kids! When you add ours there is always well over a dozen. So we got together and bowled and ate pizza (thanks for the place to be Sue!) and had Erin and Greggory over for the night.
This past week we have been relaxing and getting lots of things done around the house. Frank was back to work and back on the road so we took the opportunities to get the decorations down and put away. Nolan pruned roses for me, mended the fence, cleaned up the back yard, helped me with the tree, took down the outdoor lights, etc. Haley worked hard on all her make up homework and got her room shoveled out! We really got a lot accomplished. Tonight, I prepped 5 dinners so next week is all in the bag - or in the pot. We will be having.... Meatloaf, Stuffed Pork Chops, Cream of Mushroom Soup (homemade), Chicken and Dumplings (crock pot style), and Baked Sandwiches. There will be a few side dishes to make, but I feel quite relieved that the basic prep is done and washed up after! And I made an extra meatloaf to feed the freezer.
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