Saturday, December 26, 2009

My new Canon Powershot SD1200 IS

My favorite husband gave me a camera for the holidays. It's just what I wanted! Here is my fisrt attempt to capture some shots while I was X-C Skiing this afternoon on top of Mt. Hood. What do you think?

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Music to my ears

Eric's learning Banjo...Jace on guitar...and I am learning Mandolin. All we need now is a fiddler, harmonica and a metal tub bass and we have ourselves a Schroder Jugband christmas.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Stepmom's are speaking out!

I discovered tonight that there is a HUGE internet society of stepmom's like me! There are actually stepmom mixers, conferences and meetup groups. Where have I been?!!

If you are reading this and want to join this not-so-secret society, then check out these very cool sites:

Stepmothers Milk

Stepchicks

Stepdivas

Blended Family Soap Opera

....and not to forget ALL the stepmommy bloggers. This is like gold to me.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

A nice homecoming

Wow, I was gone a LONG time. I missed my family so much, that this trip seemed exceptionally long. Do you want the good news first or the bad news? Lets start with the good news....

I got promoted! I am changing positions within my company. I have taken a position as a Field Trainer. I am really excited about it and am ready for the change. The other good news is that my husband and stepson were very busy while I was gone. My car is fixed (from a recent accident involving a raccoon of abnormal size) and Eric put in some new bells and whistles! The renovations are in full gear. Jace got awarded Employee of the Month and managed to bring home ALL A's and B's this quarter!

The bad news is that it is reDICULOUSLY cold here right now. Waterfalls are frozen mid-air, windows are draped in cloth, all of the heaters are on, and the pipes are freezing. This is just how cute my husband is...he wrote poems so we would remember.