Yikes!! Wish I could come up with a series of events that have busied us...but I'm at a loss...Let's see...we got a Christmas tree from a tree farm in Tuscaloosa! We picked out a wee five-foot Leland Cypress (the only Christmas tree that will grow reliably in the South - we were hoping to find a fragrant Fraser Fir...alas, you need at least 3000 feet of elevation to grow those puppies) on a rainy Sunday. We named him Roly since that's all he did in the back of the Matrix as we drove home - not much heft to him, he's about 5 pounds max. He's sparsely decorated with just a small popcorn garland and lights, but keeps the house happy and cheery. Here are pictures
We have finally finished the deck!!! We stained her in between a brief respite of rain. Now we're ready to fully appreciate the backyard, if only it would stop raining!!! I think we have sun for the next few days - it's been getting chilly at night - into the high 20s!! Here are some pics of the finished deck...which doesn't look much different, but I think the deck probably feels more accomplished...
The last few weeks have been filled with Dan writing papers and studying for finals (one on Monday, and one on Tuesday), and me trying to get as many samples processed as possible before my two week vacation! I can't wait to start the road trip! We still have to do some trip planning - once Dan is done with finals we can breathe a collective sigh of relief and have fun with those details! Hopefully today there will be some soap making and beer bottling going on...it's already noon, yikes!! so much to do with so little daylight and warmth!! All we want to do is snuggle in bed with Hannah to stay warm!!! It's funny how baselines shift - the house is 58 degrees without the heat on and we're freezing!!! Seems like ages since we dealt with Idaho winters that were well below freezing...and Iceland winters are but a distant memory...but soon a group may be going out for field work in January, but for sure February so we better buck up by then!!
Anyhow, hope all is well with you and yours...
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