Au Revoir January

What a crazy month it has been! Good, but crazy! A month of changes and many questions. We were able to have my 12 year old neice Shelby come stay with us for a few weekends. We had a lot of fun playing games and hanging out. And she was able to give me a little break and help me with the kids and house. Thank you Shelby!! It was also the month of uncertainty. With the state budget being so messed up, they were either going to enforce all state employees to take 2 days off of unpaid leave or they were going to cut jobs. They decided to do the 2 days which makes it a 10% paycut. Even though the paycut totally bites, I am so thankful that he still has a job! And I am so thankful for those first 6 years of our marriage when we lived on practically nothing. So living a more simple life won't be as difficult now. So it's all good. We also have made a few new friends here in Plumas Lake and are determined to start kickin' it with other people and not just be loners all the time. We, like everyone else, caught the stomach bug. There was an interesting odor in our home for awhile.... but we're on the up and out of that now. Hallelujah! So ya.... not too many fun exciting things going on.... but here are a few pics from the last few weeks.
Here's Sadee and our new friend Bella helping me make brownies.... what good little bakers!

 

The girls being silly...

 

Poor Elijah always gets girly things put on him.... nice glasses!

 

Shelby and the kids... what a wonderful big cousin she is!