It's A New Dawn, It's A New Day!

Yay, 2009 is finally over! Don't get me wrong; I acknowledge life goes too fast, and when I look at my "big" kids, I often wish I could turn back the clock. Recently a friend had posted on her Facebook Status "What was the high and low of 2009 and why?" Mine were the same - our fire. Worst for obvious reasons and best because never before have we felt so loved by so many - and even many we never would have expected. Our Christmas tree was just one example - I packed up over 175 ornaments, they are all so special to us, because they represent more than decorations, they represent 175 relationships, each one chosen especially for us and none a surprise, of course we were surprised when we received them but accepted with a knowing nod - of course we'd get a Catalina ornament from our friends we've spent a weekend in September for nearly the past 10 years (wow, am I that old?) with, of course Mike would get a cigar ornament, Alyssa an Elvis, Aidan some fish/ing, some pugs, some Starbucks - of course, of course! I wish I could list them all but hopefully you've already seen the photos and you know...and if you know us, you weren't surprised either.

But 2009 is over. It's a new dawn, a new day and for us, that means a new house!!! The framing is done, the rough plumbing and electrical in, we have HVAC (the furnace is in a new location and should it catch fire and fall out of the ceiling, it will not cut us off from our kids). I have been busy trying to select tile and flooring as well as plumbing fixtures, and wishing I had a crystal ball to know if glass tile is going to be the glass block of the 2010's. But I don't really care, I like it, so I'm getting some. Good taste never goes out of style :)

Don't take this to mean we will be moving in any time soon. Many of these products have long lead times so we need to get them ordered which means furniture orders will be just around the corner. The completion date, well month, is May but we all know how that goes, so I'm just shooting for summer. The trick to this new era will be in remembering to "live" these next 6 months, not just wait for them to be over.