I am attempting to hang on to blogging through the business that is this holiday season. In short we had a fantastic time hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year. I can't really take much credit, as Caleb did most of the work! I, however, used my skills to tackle Black Friday, starting at 9pm on Thanksgiving. Thank you to my mother, who held my place in line, while I ravenously scavenged the stores. We did well mom.

The last few months I have been living under a cloud of anxiety, as my company is doing mass layoffs. I will not write too much about work, as we all know what can become of that, but I can now thankfully say that I have been retained and will not be laid off. Hallelujah! We can continue with our Christmas plan!

We just put up our Christmas decorations, but I haven't taken pictures yet. However, we are continuing to generally decorate our house. Our downstairs is almost complete. We bought some packs of hardwood floors, in an effort to slowly and continually buy them, and then they discontinued them. So, we are waiting on our floors and that is ok. Aside from them, I am quite pleased with our decorating and eager to start on the upstairs, which Caleb promised we could do after the holidays. Here's a peek at our beloved house. We are not afraid of color!

Our living room... a blue/gray color...we only changed it twice!





Once again it is best appreciated in person, so come and visit! By then we may have our floors in...