2010 starts with the 6 of us

their siblings are staying the night tonight.

they will begin the new year with us.

i hope it's a sign of the good things to come.

tonight is also a full moon, the second one of this month aka "a blue moon".

it's gotta be a double good sign, right?!

my new baby

yes. i called a car "my baby". 'cause i love her. a lot.

i will never get stuck in my house due to snow again!

it may not be the greenest thing i have ever done but this was DEFINITELY the car we needed. seats seven (fingers crossed will need that many).

i have not loved a vehicle like this since i had my honda element. perhaps i'll keep this one longer than 18 months!

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

it's been a while since i've been able to write about what's been happening in our lives lately. partly because i don't have a lot of time, mostly because it's been a lot of heartache and searching for silver linings.

this wondrous white stuff we received this weekend has afforded me some time to get some thoughts out of my head and into writing - i'll be posting them soon.

in the meantime, here are some pics of our winter wonderland!