Out With The Old....

Tonight I sit in my living room (with my new beautiful MacBook Pro) with a margarita in hand, a fire roaring in the fireplace (it might only be the second time we've used the fireplace so far this winter - it has been unseasonably warm), my children tucked in for the night (I hope Gonzo stays there all night!), and the Bridesmaids DVD ready to launch for viewing. As I reflect on 2011, I am grateful for many things this year:

• My loving husband, who puts up with my complaining, works hard for our family, and is a great father.
• My two healthy, happy children, who make life worth living.
• Our wonderful parents, siblings, and extended families, who go above and beyond for us every day.
• Our health, even though we don't do enough to take care of ourselves.
• Our jobs, that provide for us.

I look forward to both the joys and challenges of 2012. Happy New Year!

I Now Have No Excuses About My Lack of Blogging

Because here is what I bought with my Christmas money -

My old Mac iBook bit the dust over a year ago, and since then have been using Mitch's netbook that he bought for his law practice as my own personal computer. The processor was slow, it took forever to load pictures, and whenever I tried to blog, it usually crashed. Things looked up when the IPad showed up a few months ago, but nothing is better than a shiny new laptop.

One of my (many) New Year's resolutions? Do a better job of blogging. Here's to hoping I can do it!

Things That Make Me Think of Punkin

1. The girl in my kindergarten class who always has "bling" and wants to show me.

2. The Justin Bieber Christmas wrapping paper that I saw at Target this past weekend. Mrs., I hope you have bought that for your youngest daughter. If not, you are just a Scrooge.

3. Our neighbor down the street, who is four years old and hung out with Gizmo for a week and a half while Grama JG was out of town on vacation. She is sassy, to say the least.

4. A conversation that the Mrs. and I had about two weeks after I had Gonzo. I was telling her how Gonzo was the easiest baby in the world, she slept all the time, we were so lucky, etc. She laughed and said, "Yeah, Punkin started like that, too. About nine months later, sh*t hit the fan." Gonzo will be nine months old in a couple of weeks, and she is becoming increasingly vocal in her opinions and wants....I fear for the future.

The long-delayed post about the house renovations!

Here's the photos, we'll write about it later.

iPad test #1

New download of the Blogger app.

It is an iPhone app so let's see how it works on the iPad.

Here's a couple photos of the girls!

We Are Still Alive

Things have been crazy here at Fifty Below. Mitch is behind at work, I am in the middle of seven concerts in two weeks, and the girls are just nonstop. All. The. Time.

We don't have all of our Christmas decorations up. There isn't much food in the house. I just ordered my Christmas cards tonight. I'm drinking copious amounts of wine.

One of my (many) New Year's Resolutions? Do a better job with the blog.

Until then...