Happy New Year

OK, so it is almost 20 days into the new year, but at least I got a happy new year post in during January! The grandparents will be VERY happy to see updated photos to the website. I hadn't uploaded anything from Nov. and Dec. yet. And since my husband is determined to beat me to the punch and upload photos to Facebook, I decided I better get the gymnastics/dance photos of the kids from last week up, too. Of course I STILL haven't uploaded photos of my trip to Mexico from Oct. But they're on a different camera, so it's easier to forget to do that. But it will happen eventually, in case anyone is even interested in seeing me standing in the rain in front of Chichen Itza!

We're all getting adjusted to the new schedule of David being back at work full-time, and working nights. How lucky have we been to have a parent at home, at least part-time for the last 5 years? I'm so thankful for that partnership David and I have had in sharing that responsibility over the years, and that we each got to experience it. Of course the kids seem to have adjusted much easier to life with two full-time working parents than the adults have...but it will get better with time, I'm sure (or so everyone keeps telling me).

I partly wish I could be downtown for all of the inauguration festivities this week...I even contemplated taking Hannah out of school for the day and going down there so she could experience this history in the making. But if the huge crowds and long lines weren't enough to deter me, this freezing weather we're having certainly is. So I guess I'll have to set the Tivo tomorrow and watch it when I get home from work. But what an awesome, awesome time it is to be an American!

Well, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that your 2009 is off to a good start. One of my favorite things about Christmas is getting the Christmas cards from old friends and extended family, many of whom this is the only yearly communication. And I'm embarrassed to say that I still have about 20 cards left to send out, as I ran out and had to order more. So if you didn't get a card from us, that's why, but it's on its way! What can I say, I have three little kids and work full time! I can still use that excuse right?

So enjoy the photos from the holidays and of our three little monkeys at gymnastics/dance class. And I'll try and post another update in early Feb. (hey, at least I'm being realistic that it won't happen in Jan.)

P.S. if you're viewing this note in Facebook, this is from my blog, which I have linked. So to view the photos go to www.theballons.com