Yes, it’s been a while since we’ve posted anything. We all had a solid week when we were sick, like 102 ° F chills, fever & sore throat sick, with one of the most tenacious bugs we’ve seen (throat better? now your ear’s plugged! ear’s better? now your throat hurts again!).
bleah!
But, we’re pretty much back now, trying to get the house back in order and back to plans made before the coughing started. Autumn has started running, to get back in pre-pregnancy shape, and will be doing a 5k in a month or so with her brother and friend Sonja. I’ve mostly been busy at work, but also have 3 different web sites in various stages of production. Probably no money in it, but nice work anyway.
Ella is growing like a weed - a dress that was ankle-length in early fall is practically a knee skirt now. She has been doing lots of imaginative play and loves playing with her new leap pad. She’s also enrolled in a neighborhood preschool for this fall, a very nice little montessori program right next door to our favorite library.
Fiona is getting huge too, and is getting close to sitting on her own. She’s an incredibly vocal kid, singing and talking up a storm when she’s in the mood (which is often). She’s also a big laugher, especially when her big sister is entertaining her.
In the house, we had to fairly small projects done, new glass in the front door (replacing the awful and rattly plexiglass), and new glass block replacing the windows in the basement. They all have little ventilation doors, but the basement should be much less drafty and it’s quite a bit brighter too, especially in the laundry area. The good news is that the ice dams that everyone had for a week or so have melted away in our 40 ° days of late. The snow’s not gone yet, but 40 feels like spring after a solid week below zero not long ago.
Next on the todo list is tickets for the Vegas trip 
