Snow?!

Right now it is 40 degrees and rainy. The temperature is supposed to continue to drop and they are saying we should expect snow flurries later today. Nothing to accumulate - just flurries. Still! How exciting!! Alysa has never seen snow before. It did snow when we were up here looking at houses last January. But her eye was infected (scratched cornea) and she couldn't open either of them at all , so she totally missed it - and it was beautiful! I am already looking forward to making some hot chocolate and settling in for a good movie later. I will be sure to get pictures for all my friends and family that are living in the "warmer" states that rarely / never get to experience snow.

10 More Things I LOVE........

1. Soft skin
2. Warm, cozy sweaters
3. Candles - the light they give off, but their scent mostly - Hazlenut.....yummmmm
   
4. Ibuprofen (taken only when needed, of course)
5. Sleeping, all wrapped up in a soft blanket
6. Chocolate cake - homemade is the only way to go!
   
7. Fabric softener - I walk around sniffing clean clothes and towels
8. Thick, creamy lotion - Vanilla Bean Noel is one of my favs
9. My Palm Treo - it has made life so much simpler, especially since my memory isn't what it use to be
10. Making other people smile / happy
    

Alysa's Awards

This past week, Alysa's school had an awards ceremony for the end of this 9 weeks. We were invited to attend, as Alysa received 2 awards....all A Honor Roll and Good Citizen. She absolutely loves her new school and her teachers and is really doing great! Her school ranked 5th in the entire state of Kentucky. We're just thrilled she is where she is and is enjoying it so much. Thanks to all those responsible for making her experiences so wonderful and memorable. We couldn't be more proud of her and her accomplishments. Keep up the good work, sweetie! We love you!

House - Week #12

These past 2 weeks have probably been some of the most exciting ones in building our new home, mostly because there seems to be SO much going on every day. At any given time, we can drive up to the house and see heat and ac installers, electricians, concrete layers, painters...........the list goes on and on. Just this past week alone.....the concrete driveway was poured, slabs for the ac and gas units and drive and walk for the back yard crawl space, the pea gravel sidewalk in front and the front porch, set the ac/heating units, ran the septic lines and system, grated the yard in preparation for seeding and landscaping, primed the inside walls, installed the garage and crawl space doors, installed the lighting inside and out, installed a good part of the trim outdoors (it rained all day Friday and halted a lot of scheduled work), built the base for the back deck, bricked the decking posts........that's about all I can remember. But that is a LOT!!! I'm sorry....I didn't take inside pics, as I said I would. I planned on doing that today, but the high was only 44 degrees and we didn't spend much time out there. I will try to do that this week sometime. Here's what we have of the outside.....

New Calling

Today I was "officially" given a new calling at church (sustained last week).....I taught my last lesson in Relief Society and am NOW the Compassionate Service Leader. This is exciting for me, as I have never had this calling before. It is a wonderful opportunity for me to get to know and love all the sisters in my new ward. Plus, it's an answer to prayer for me to be able to serve more and better and to grow spiritually. I feel this calling will really help me do all of that and get closer to my Heavenly Father, which is the greatest feeling ever!

House - Weeks #10 & 11

Since we were gone to NC to welcome Perry home, I did not get week 10 posted. So I'm playing catch up now with both weeks. Sorry. When we returned from our trip, we were astonished to see all that had been done while we were gone. To recap: the brick was completely finished, the roof was finished (except over the front porch, where the rock layers were working - but it was completed today), the rock was hand cut and laid, being completed, the entire house was dry walled and was sanded today, lighting was picked out and ordered, and appliances were ordered. There's just as much going on for this week, but I'll save it to go with the new pics, which will probably include the inside. Sorry about all the pics to come...

Halloween Fun!!

I know I'm late getting these Halloween pics up. Sorry! Friday, Alysa went to school wearing Halloween "dress", but not her costume. She promptly called me asking me to bring her costume to school, since she'd JUST learned she could have worn it. I did take it to her and was so glad I did because when I got there, the ENTIRE school was in an assembly where all the teachers and faculty were dressed up and doing various skits. It was a reall "scream" (pardon the punn). She quickly changed into her costume and went back to the fun. Later that night, we took pizzas to our friends, the Jacob family, and rode on a hayride around our soon-to-be new neighborhood. We had a great time and look forward to many more trick-or-treat nights out there.