Posted in Uncategorized on December 29, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Raven…the newest addition to our family.
anticipating the big guy’s arrival…
My brother’s girlfriend, Lara with kyle
the backyard through the window
rhonda’s tasty treats; the gingerbread men
what used to be the door to my bedroom…
it’s now overrun with all things ‘boy’
snuggling by the fire on Christmas Eve
my brother and his girl
Kyle helps Marcus put the star on the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
It’s tradition. Nearly every year on December 24th or 25th, I get the flu. The year that got things rolling went something like this:
We say our goodbye’s to the family on Christmas Eve. Mom, Dad, Chris and I hop into the car [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We’ve been snuggled up warm and cozy, indoors, safe and protected from the ‘freeze your fingers off’, frozen tundra that used to be my home. I had forgotten what this kind of cold feels like. I hoped for a white Christmas and yesterday the sky was heavy with snowflakes. We’ve had the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I came home tonight and found a box labeled ‘books’, in the spare bedroom. There are still many similar boxes beckoning us to open them up and to sort through their contents but there, inside this one particular box, I found an old journal of mine. I opened up the pages and got [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 11, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Kyle’s parents swoop in to help us out.
They saved the day!!
All things earthly that belong to the longs.
The stuff one day we wont take with us. ;)
sad faces saying goodbye to our first home.
The stress is too much. Kyle cracks up before our first closing.
We LOVE Adrian Mociran. Greatest realtor ever; our [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 10, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Today began with church. I got to hang out with the littlest ones and despite the tears of one little boy who stood in the corner and wailed, ‘leave me alone’, the rest of us girls had a fun, fun time. ;)
After church, we went out to lunch with friends and then did [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Where to begin? I’ve actually attempted to write a couple nights in a row but I almost don’t know where to start. So, just to get me rolling again, here are the highlights:
We’re in! It’s not pretty, but little by little we are unpacking, painting, and putting our home together. It’s [...]
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