Sorry that we haven’t posted in awhile, folks. Life has been crazy beyond belief. I won’t go into the gory details, but I’ve been sick as a dog for about two weeks. I still can’t kick the cough. Thankfully, Joe hasn’t shown the same symptoms (fingers crossed). Dan hasn’t been feeling great either, but that hasn’t stopped him (or me) from trying to beat the clock working on the new house. The good news is that the upstairs is almost complete! The hardwood floors will be dry enough for us to get in the house on Sunday and we can finish painting in the early part of the week. Then, it’s time to move in. Woo hoo! We’ll still have tons of finish work to do (the entire basement, moldings, and — ugh — the outside), but we’re finally getting there.

In the meantime, Joe has been having some great adventures… Grammie Lo and Grandpa Jim visited for a week at Thanksgiving. Grammie Lo had a great time taking Joe shopping, to the park, and even to meet Santa Claus for the first time (pictures forthcoming). Joe met Santa a second time a week later and apparently had a lot to say!