Merry Christmas!

Yeah--it's time for my favorite holiday!!! Hopefully everyone received our Christmas card. In the move I lost our Christmas card list, but I think I was able to recreate without leaving too many people off. We will be staying in STL for the holidays. Mike's sisters (and their hubbies) are traveling in from Cinci and Boston so we will have a full house. Mike's mom's house is only a 3 bedroom place so it's already full with her, us, and Granny. Good thing she has a large basement.

Mike has worked very hard since we moved back to clean the basement and set it up with beds. It's very cozy down there now and his sisters will be (or should be) very happy when they arrive. We've also been doing a lot of work on his mom's house besides the basement. Since moving here in mid-October we've stripped wallpaper, painted (half bath, hallway, living room, AND the dining room), put in new doorhandles, hung new curtains, and installed 2" wood blinds. It's like a whole new place and his mom is really happy. We feel like it's the least we could do since we are living here for free. After Christmas we might tackle the kitchen, but that's a really big project.

We wish you all a very, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!