What I've been up to....

So, the new year brought full days. I began my first semester with Western Governor's University, an accredited online university where I can earn my teaching certificate -- and work as quickly as I'd like. So I'm trying to work REALLY fast...so far 10 credit hours since Jan. 1. Also, somehow I backed into a BUNCH of Obama campaign work. I've ended up the CT 2nd Congressional District Co-Organizer. I thought our work was done when we won the primary (yea!) but now our focus turns northward as they want us to lend a hand to Rhode Island. I've tried to squeeze in running by the sound and keeping house and keeping a smiling husband and helping with two teenagers. Needless to say -- life here has taken on a new vibration.

Coming Attraction!

Yes, it's true....I finally get to be a grandmother! My goodness, like I said to Shell that Saturday in February ...my world tilted, never to be the same. Now I just dream of chubby arms and legs and cooing...ahhh, grandparenting.

Christmas...finally!

Life got suddenly busy after the first of the year...so finally, here is Christmas! We first celebrated with George and Ann, then Nat and James (after Christmas) then Shell and Chris in January. Family certainly makes Christmas. Thanks everyone -- for forgoing big Christmas presents so we could spend time together. I love my family!

Yes We Can

Happy Holidays!

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

(Move your cursor around on the photos to make it snow!)

Laughing Baby

Christmas in New England

It's our first Christmas here and we are learning the ways of New England. We've been to the town green for the lighting of the Christmas tree, selected our tree from The Friends of Hammonasset but have yet to buy the electric candles for our windows :) The houses here are dressed completely traditional -- with candles in the windows, wreaths on all the windows and sometimes a swag of fruit (apples, oranges, lemons, limes, centered with a pineapple) over the front door.