and that's whats been happenin in our neck of the woods....

Thank you Al Roker, I'll take it from here! So I thought that you all might like to get an update on yours truly....and her family...of course lol.
Our new apartment is pretty cool...it's a quiet complex and there's a pool :) :) :). Michael's new job has been going great so far, he's gotten back into the swing of things and really enjoys getting to work with his brothers. He just joined a gym, so he's pretty stoked about that! I want to go too because it is quite possibly the cleanest gym I've ever seen!!!
Blaine gets to live near a park, which he loves and his future pre-school is across the street. He likes to stare and say "Can I go there? That's MY school! Can I eat my lunch there?" I'm glad he's excited....I'm not, I'm gonna miss him :(.
Our library is real close and we go together on Tuesday evenings and also the following morning (sans Michael) with my sis-in-law and her chillins.
I make the trip back to the library on Wednesday evening for a free Thai Chi Gung class. I am, easily, the youngest member of that group...which is ok with me. I have a buddy named Clint (who told me it rhymes with lint, so I can never forget his name). And at age, what I'm guessing to be 75, could kick my trash from here to the moon....I'll try not to get on his bad side.
Our dentist's office is right down the street and that comes in real handy...especially on days like today when I've bitten into my last piece of raw rigatoni pasta. So me + Blaine made the trek there and back one way with half a tooth and the way home with a new half :). The dentist and his wife I have known for several years and were super troopers letting me bring in the kiddo who practically sat on my lap while my face was being drilled, lol. Gotta say, he was a super trooper too...no tears.............at least on his part.
So, you know what? Life is pretty good. It's pretty good~

Lisa

feels like yesterday....

In a couple of weeks, my "little Blaine" will be 4. Okay, okay....you can stop screaming now. Oh wait, was that me? Yes....yes it was :). So I thought that I would post Blaine's past 3 years of portraits to give you an idea of how much he's grown. Good gravy, motherhood is hard....but holy heck, it is WORTH IT!

things kids say...

Sometimes Blaine will say something that will send me into fits of giggles. He likes to talk to himself..... a lot! I heard him say (again, to himself) "I want that." quickly followed by "No, we don't say it like that we say 'May I have that please?'". It was so cute...I love that kid!!!

Happy New Years, ya'll!