"They still have their Christmas lights up!" I shrugged. I get it. They probably have the stomach flu, or the flu, or both. They are probably exhausted and every time they find a day or time to take down those lights it is too cold, or too windy or their children will not take a nap long enough for them to go to the bathroom let alone take down the elaborate decorations they so lovingly put up to bring others joy. But I am just guessing. This morning we opened the last of our Christmas presents. Not because my children have been opening gifts since Christmas we are finally at the last present. They only received one toy each on Christmas(more about this later). My sister-in-law sent a box for our boys and it arrived earlier this week. Because my husband was out of town I waited until today when he came home to open it. It was toys. She always buys them the best toys. The ones that are loud and make all sorts of sounds. Yes, she has children of her own. Now it feels like the
We have been in New Mexico for a little over 5 months now. Some days it feels like we have been here longer and other days I still feel like we are visiting. New Mexico slogan is "The Land of Enchantment". While I am not sure I have reached enchantment", I can honestly say that we are settling in. The boxes have been gone for a while and everything has a new place. I occasionally have to use my GPS to navigate but for the most part I know where I am. The first few weeks were a little chaotic which I was totally unprepared for. See everything leading up to and including the move happened with such ease and grace that I barely remember the stressful moments leading to the move. We sold our house in four days. That is not a typo. We listed our home on a Wednesday evening and by Monday morning we were signing an offer. Of course there were a few bumps in the selling end but something about it felt so right. Even the parts that should have been hard were easier then expected