Merry Christmas!

Santa came to our new house overnight, and Mom and Dad came over to watch the girls open up their gifts. None of the gifts left under the tree by Santa were disturbed, nor were the gifts that I wrapped and put on the shelves a couple weeks ago. We have surprisingly patient girls.

Christmas Trees

We have a pretty awesome situation for Christmas trees now. In the past, we put them in the playpen so that they would be harder to reach and nearly impossible to completely knock over. It worked okay. We couldn’t use the playpen at all for a couple months and we only used our small trees and not the big one, but with very curious small people, it was the best way to do it.

One Thing After Another

Today we got another dog. I did not plan on getting a second dog. Ever. But we’ve recently found out that while Sammy will bark at one or two coyotes off in the distance, she is terrified if there are more or if they are closer. A few nights ago, we heard a bunch of coyotes howling very close to the house, either down in the pasture or even up by the road, and Sammy spent the night cowering by the house behind a bush. Didn’t make a noise. At all.

The theory we’re going with is that having a puppy will help Sammy feel a little more brave. And since Sammy is 8, she’ll have a little company as she gets even older and may not want to be as active.

Antenna Installation

We have opened up Pandora’s Convertor Box.

Adam had some help hooking up our new antenna that is supposed to improve TV reception and possibly give us PBS, which I haven’t had on a TV since we lived in Lincoln while Adam was finishing school. And that was before the digital TV switch, so it was very fuzzy.

Well, we do have PBS now (and Fox comes in much better), but I’m not sure if this is actually a good thing. See, the girls haven’t ever watched much TV because we never got any stations with shows that are appropriate for them. We watched videos on occasion (Fraggle Rock, Veggie Tales, Sesame Street, and such), but nothing on a regular basis. That is no longer the case.

One More Mouth to Feed

Today we got a dog. I did not plan on getting a dog this soon, but I also didn’t plan on having cats already, either. Let alone cats that get attacked by coyotes.

Five More Things the Girls are Really Excited About

The girls have enjoyed discovering all kinds of fun stuff around the house. Here are five more things they especially love.


- Kitchen Table

I’ve mentioned it before, but the girls love sitting at the little bar in the kitchen. I ate there a lot with

my grandparents, sandwiched between them, and it was also a favorite place to paint with watercolors. Their excitement makes me smile.

Meow!

Good news! Our mouse problem has decreased significantly! Partly because Adam has caught so many in traps, but also because they’re scared to show their furry little faces around the house and car now.

We have cats. And the cats are very interested in all the places where the mice have been hanging out.