Marching into March! I"m happy to report that there is not much to report. Sometimes no news is good news. Yikes, where does time go? When I last wrote was already over a week ago! Last week I don't remember much about at the moment. I"m not sure if nothing happened or if i"m just that tired. :) We're still settling which is nice. The downstairs is almost complete after a 5 hour move-everything sweep and mop session yesterday. The wood floors are finally clean and the carpets where I want them. Toy bins still need to be re-organized. The home school room is in good shape and clean and ready for Rosy. Gary's parents are heading out tomorrow after Pap's surgery to visit Josh and Lia in NC so we'll be taking Rosy. We have a nice area we can block off, and hopefully she'll get out of there and be able to play with the kids some. They are "afraid" of her but I think they are coming around to her and after having her live with us for a few days I think it'll go better. It think it will also cement in my mind that I'm NOT ready for a dog! If we got a dog it wouldn't be an older, blind and deaf dog so it'd be a LOT more work. My mom is enjoying some time in Florida with Grandma and Grandpa Cline and Aunt Toots, as well as Uncle Jim and Aunt Barb. She opened her day yesterday with a run on the beach and a great view of a family of dolphins. Perfect way to start the day! (Minus the running part of course.) I"m not doing so well with the treadmilling. :) The days I do get on, I get in a really nice workout, but then I seem to miss two days in a row. At least i'm making the effort. Gary got to take Tyler to a basketball game last night. The Marlington Dukes won and Tyler had a good time. We had "girls night" here at home complete with dancing, making cookies, Candyland and Dora. As soon as Grace went to bed Esther decided she needed a good crying fit and needed to be held. I"m happy to do it. :) Gary's been getting us into LOST here since we moved. Great waste of time with all the new house projects... but i guess if you are going to get engrossed in a show, better in Feb/March than in June. I don't get the point, but it is addicting. At the end of most episodes i say "nothing happened!" But I keep watching because we watch together, and because something might happen. We're still plugging along with our Sonlight Curriculum as well as some reading aloud, and a preschoool workbook. Tyler is MUCH more willing to write these days so the writing pages are going well, and actually a bit too easy. I hope to get him back on the learning to read course sometime next week. We're staill praying through our Christian school vs home school decision. We're excited to have some company this weekend for the day on Saturday. We hope Josh has a great birthday and sorry he has to spend it with us! haha! We're really looking forward to having them and pray that Snow does not ruin the chance to see them! My brother also is having a birthday this week... I can't believe how grown up we are! My mom must feel the same. Esther is four months now. We started this week giving her a bottle of "mommy milk" once a day. Sunday she was not on board at all and only took 2oz over a period of almost an hour. Yesterday she took a full 3 oz and was so fussy an hour and a half later that I gave her another 3 oz. I hope today she'll take a larger bottle. It's funny I have no idea what to even offer her because I have no idea how much she drinks. We'll probably start her on formula for that one feeding this week or next week. I know it's time, but i'm hesitant to do it. My last baby and I don't want to wean her just yet! Last summer I had the privilege of getting to go to Amish country with my dear friends Jackie and Connie. It was SO much fun. I bought a Mennonite cookbook there and didn't get to use it until we moved here. In fact I made a point to have it unpacked right away so it was ready to use. I've made 7 recipes out of it now and we've liked them all! Many of them are pretty high in calories due to the ingredients so i look forward to experimenting with low fat substitutes for ingredients. Sometimes it just isn't worth it though. :) I did have to laugh at myself when making an egg casserole though. It calls for 1/2 lb or less Velveeta, 6 pieces of white bread, 6 eggs and 1/2 lb bacon. I was taking the bacon out of the skillet and thought to myself "how much calorie difference is it really going to make if I drain this on paper towels?" I did drain it and it was very yummy, and VERY filling! It's been fun to cook again and I can tell you the reason is THE DISHWASHER!!! I love that thing. Nap time is quickly coming to a close. Esther needs to eat, laundry needs my attention and the woodwork does not dust itself! Gary's got conferences tonight so leftovers it is!