My nephew turns one today!  He is a funny baby (funny particular, not ha-ha).  My sister had him as an older mom, she retired soon after having him and has been able to be a SAHM.  Which is good, but she does everything at home with him.  Very rarely takes him out, or playdates....  the only time he is not with her is when her MIL, our mom, or I watch him for a few hours - and he isn't happy Mama ain't home.  I did say to her that if she doesn't do something, like a Mother's Morning Out, or get other sitters, or start doing outside the home things with him, the separation anxiety for BOTH of them once he goes to school is going to be off the charts!

He likes to read, likes playing horsey on your lap, likes being dipped around and up and down, likes to point at things, and likes pictures.

He doesn't like not having his mom around, having a diaper changed, loud noises, and eating food (he likes his bottle).

All in all, love the little stinker and glad that he is in our family!

I miss snow....  is that so wrong???  I am much more a cold weather person than warm weather, and love cold days and colder nights, burrowing under a blanket with a good book, fire going, tea and a treat, occasionally looking out the window to watch the snow fall.

On the other hand, nothing makes me happier than being by water - large lake or ocean.  Put me on a boat and I am content.  Soooo...  Minnesota or Colorado?  A house by a lake?  With winter?  Hmmm... 

How long is too long?

What can I say....  7 1/2 years is a looooooong time to let a blog sit.  But there has been a lot of changes.  To update:

1.  Both BH and I lost jobs due to the economy, got new jobs, lost those, got new jobs again.  Yay, us!

2.  In 2013, at Christmas, drove home and decided we need to move back to be closer to family.

3.  A month and a half later, in early 2014, moved back to Alabama.

4.  My sister got married and had my nephew!

5.  We have been, since 2014, on some amazing vacations due to circumstances I am very thankful for!  Hawaii, Disney cruise, Disney World, Blue Ridge Mountains, lots of lake time with the family.

6.  My cousin has a pumpkin farm, so every Sept/Oct since 2014, we have worked it.  So fun to see families returning each year and the kids really loving it!

7.  Yes, BH and I are (still) together....  getting ready to celebrate 9 (gulp), yes NINE years of marriage in April.  Again - yay, us!

8.  No kids, no pets (although we did work with a rescue and fostered for a while).  I miss having a cat around....

9.  Gained some more weight, still trying to loose....

10.  Still not an interesting life, but it is mine!

I am going to try to be a much better blogger...  and not let almost eight years go by before updating again (can't believe I remembered my user name/password - guess it was meant to be!).