catching up...

I can't believe it has been so long since my last post...OK, yes I can. Things have been crazy around here! We have survived the move, but haven't taken any photos yet. It was beyond freezing the day of the move. We had to wear snowsuits and winter boots in the house all day, with the movers coming and going, there was not a warm spot anywhere inside. So now, of course, we have all been sick, sick, sick since the move and haven't gotten back to normal yet. Luckily we had great movers that worked quickly, considering they probably had frostbite! And we are so thankful to Jill and Ian, who even took time off work, to help us move and get settled! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

It is taking me way longer than I thought to get this house set up...most rooms are partially set up, the only totally finished rooms are the kiddies. I didn't want to take photos with the house still such a mess, but maybe I can find a way to show you bits and pieces {and you will just have to ignore the unpacked boxes, and rooms that don't have light fixtures yet, etc}...

Anyway here is a quick catch up on the last few weeks:

• packing, packing and more packing
• celebrating Miss K's 3rd birthday at her princess party
• I started taking Pilates classes
• K's mom came here for a few days, helping us watch the kiddies during all the packing and moving
• Miss S started dancing classes again
• moving on possibly the coldest day of the year so far. I think it was almost -40 with the wind chill
• dealing with appliances that never showed up when they were supposed to {still don't have our double oven, and we went for a few days without the fridge and dishwasher - we were keeping our food in the the garage - it was like camping!} and new furniture that came late
• R celebrating a classmate's birthday with a sledding party {there were just a few boys there from his class, and R went all by himself, and had a blast - his first non-parented party!}
• lots of playdates and playing at indoor play centers with friends to escape the cold
• lots of ordering food in and eating with friends, while we didn't have appliances!
• R recieving an award at school for being a good listener {in his words, his teacher never has to tell him to sit criss-cross-applesauce and put his hands in his lap} and standing in front of the gym full of students to do it {so proud of my shy boy for being able to do this, and for being a good listener - at school, anyway!!!}
• lots of watching the snow fall, and fall, and fall some more {but actually, the view of the snow falling in the trees in our backyard is really pretty!}
• me, escaping a few times with girlfriends, to do some shopping for the new house {even once across the border in NY} some crafting, some exercising, some coffee drinking...

So there, you are all caught up! And here we are, still sick, and tired, and tired, and sick. But we love our new house. And I will be getting back into blogging regularly, as soon as I recover from this latest crazy virus that has me just wiped out!