Winter

Our backyard 12/26/12

Well winter is officially upon us. The holidays have passed - except New Years right around the corner. But there is currently a blizzard outside. I don't really mind it. The critters are going a bit stir crazy though. Charlie wants to be out but then gets cold very quickly. Lucy just ain't havin' it. 
But to add a little more crazy into the world it's the day after Christmas and I had to go to work in this mess. I took the truck so I had the 4 wheel drive but daaaang it was rough still. What usually takes me 40 mins took over an hour and a half. Once I got there though - I get a message on my phone saying they are trying to get everyone set up to work from home....really....And the whole way there I kept wondering what I was doing going in.
awesome. So I hung out for a bit had some coffee and then white knuckled it back home. Took about an hour and a half again. 

Charlie really likes my new body pillow

But now I'm working from home. A good and a bad. It's quiet but I'm used to hearing people on the phone and talking to each other. But that brings me back to the critters. Charlie is upstairs snoozing. The cat is snoozing but Lucy oh no not Lucy. She's playing toys and keeps wanting to hop into my lap. Cute thing though so she's helping me today I guess.

Charlie and me lounging in Iowa!

Lucy cuddling with the baby

on our way back home from Iowa

Getting a baby bump!

At least Christmas was good. Spent the day with friends/neighbors. Great food and very relaxing.  I actually went back to Iowa last weekend and had Christmas with as much family as I could. Then Christmas Eve I tried out the Methodist church near campus. Seems nice. Weird though not being with the rest of the family though. Also weird not having oyster stew. Am I even allowed to have oyster stew? - Oh yeah since I last updated this thing we found out there there is going to be a baby Schuster!!! Everyone is pretty excited except the cat! We find out the gender on January 2nd!!! I'm starting to get a good baby bump going and feeling movement!!

I'm going to go upstairs and find a snack and see how much snow there is so far. We are predicted to get anywhere from 8 to 12 inches last I heard but then there is the wind... great..


Okay back to work!

Stay safe peeps,
Michelle