All the little changes

Winter weather is finally here! I was starting to think that we'd never again have a day that it got cold enough to wear a coat! Of course, tonight's low is 8 degrees, but it could be much worse. Today the guys that work in one of our depot locations in Alto, MI (just outside Grand Rapids) started the day at -20! WOW! And they took a picture to prove it:


And there's other things that have changed. First is silly, but I'm happy it's finished...I painted my hallway over the past weekend while Josh was at drill. I know it's silly, but it was quite an undertaking, especially when you've got a 3 year old to watch AND keep him away from the wet walls. It turned out to be a nice change from that ugly wanna-be lilac color to a nice cream color. And also, while Josh was at drill he re-enlisted for 6 more years. It's official, he might as well retire from the military. You need 20 years for retirement, and he'll have 14 after this 6 years is over. Lucky for us, he's moving from the unit in Tuscaloosa to a unit in Hoover and he finally got his promotion to SGT. YAY!

Jan. 15th 2009-If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.-Anne Bradstreet