November 2015 little things — Max home and lots of holiday hoopla

Ok, buckle in because a lot happened in November.  I’ve already written a bunch in other posts, but here are some stragglers. Some are not actually “little things” like the fact that Max came home for a week.  I wrote about how I felt about that back HERE, but didn’t get to all the best…

Homecoming 2015

We made our travel plans to Switzerland before I realized it coincided with Homecoming. Then I had a little panic attack. And then I consoled myself that Dave would be there to help with all the hoopla. But then last minute he ended up having to be in China at the very same time.  …

Utah and HOME

We hung around in Utah for a few days after Christmas in that winter wonderland. We skied.  See that little cloud up there on that mountain? We were pretty much inside that thing all day long. …and it was breathtakingly gorgeous.  And FREEZING cold. Dave took the kids one day and then we went with cousins…

this is no longer our home:

We handed over the keys on Monday…well, actually, we turned over the garage door openers since we couldn’t find the keys. I feel pretty bitter/sweet about that little fact. I totally thought I was fine. I mean, this has been a pretty crazy journey ever since we bought our new house to remodel back forever…

home for sale

We suddenly have a house to sell. In the hustle and bustle of building I have lost track of all the people who have asked over the years (sorry!), so it’s up for grabs and we’d love to sell it to someone who will love it as much as we have. (Family room spruce-up pics…

a wave from a new place we are getting used to calling “home”

Whoa!  Things are a little bit nutty around here these days.  Last week we decided to rip the band-aid off and just move already!   So I’m just saying a quick hello from the midst of dust and moving boxes and “not-being-able-to-find-anything-we-need-when-we-need-it” mode.   We haven’t moved for over twelve years so it’s been bitter/sweet…