Here is how the holidays went.
We all went north to spend Christmas with my family but due to and incoming storm, Glen had to return home Christmas night. The plan was to return for New Years then we would all come home together. BUT... Glen had started finishing the basement and got on a roll and did not want us coming back until it was finished! When I left at Christmas he had just began the framing. He finally came back to pick us up this past Friday. I do believe that if Libby did not have a basketball game on Saturday, we would still be there!
However, the basement is nearly done but I am not to see it until it is 100%. In the meantime, everything from the basement has been moved to our first floor so when I walked into the house there is just a narrow path to the opposite end of the house! I have spent the last day and a half just sorting and organizing piles. God grant me patience to put up with this for just a few more days.
This is Austin's room. As you can see, you cannot even get into his room!
We also have brought back a cat which Glen agreed to in a weak moment when dealing with mice in the house during our absence. My sister had a stray (one of several) that needed a home. Penny is a grey and white kitten of aound 7-8 months old. Glen resolved the mice problem before we returned home but he had already given the okay.
Yesterday, I took a close look at Penny and find that Penny is not a she but a HE. After a good laugh with the kids this morning and a call to my sister on anatomy (she too, is a homeschooler), we have now renamed Penny to Teddy in honor of Teddy Bruschi of the New England Patriots.
So... tomorrow we will try to find a semi-clean corner and get caught up on our History and maybe some reading. | 