January Happenings

Since our theme for the year is simplify my organization craze has come out in full force...long awaited projects are getting checked off and there is more space in our house and less clutter we are paying rental space for...

The project pantry received some fine tuning with new labels and a litte reorganization...it makes me smile...

The walk-in pantry also received some fine tuning which included getting rid of items that were not beautiful or useful. I really like seeing more white space in here...

The girls also needed an organizational tool to keep them busy and hopefully deter them from asking, "What can we do?" I am crossing my fingers that this little bucket will help. We also made a bucket full of kid-friendly jobs they can do to earn their "pay" for the week in addition to keeping our house organized and simplified.

Art totes. Love them. This has been the best purchase of 2008. Anna just finished organizing hers and is preparing to make another project. Can't say enough about these...

The end of December and the month of January have brought us many days of skiing so far. We have gone enough times that our season passes are paid for and then some. Kate no longer needs to be on the bunny hill and can do great "S's" down every hill (except black diamonds). Anna is just a step behind her and getting better each day we go. Jeff and I never expected to be enjoying this much "real" skiing at this point in the season. We are just thrilled with their progress and can't wait until next year...I smell a future trip out west!

Kate Quote

Kate: Mommy, I just feel like I am 7 already.

Mommy: Why is that Kate?

Kate: Well, I can ski, whistle, read, and I am losing my teeth...