Ask and ye shall receive. We are homeowners now. I'm still getting used to saying that. 2 months later. More on this in a minute.
Our Christmas was filled with joy, family and the uninvited guest of a stomach virus that made its way through me (right before Christmas), then Oscar (Christmas night), and finally, Annie (the day we got back from visiting our family for Christmas). Jay managed to skirt it. Good thing too, because I needed someone to make sure I had brushed my teeth in the last week. Aunt Jennifer and Uncle Jon hosted us in Bethesda with the kids' beloved cousins, Luke and Colin. Even though we were very under the weather, we had the best time we could in between loads of laundry. I owe Jennifer a lot of favors, not to mention laundry detergent.
Annie got a bike for her doll from Santa and a big girl bike from us. Oscar got exactly what he asked for, "a Thomas tricycle" even though I'm pretty sure he has no idea who Thomas is. We gave him marbles. You'd be surprised how much he loves the latter.
Now we're settling into the idea that we have property and new tenants on said property who go by the names of Camilla, Ginger and Henny Penny. If you haven't guessed, we have chickens. We are now those people.
The house needs a lot more work than we anticipated (all pretty much cosmetic, other than a large portion of chimney resting on our attic floor), so we're trying to complete as much as we can before we are out of this rental on March 1. I'll post before and afters. The house will be great. At least, that's what I keep telling our financial stability.
As for the kids: Annie is loving her new role as a Daisy Scout and is in full cookie-selling mode. It's very cute. She barely introduces herself or her purpose before handing the sheet to the neighbor. I mean, they do kind of sell themselves. Oscar is a little helper who is looking bigger and bigger these days. Today he said to me, "Mama, can we have candles on the table?" Me: "Why?" Oscar: "Because I want to have a lovely lunch." He also loves to help me in the kitchen. Lately we have been baking a lot. As you can see, we are very particular about our outcomes, so taste testing is essential. Sometimes we even like to double check our work.
