hello

I've sucked at blogging lately. Even though this month of

January has drug on like no other we've found ourselves pretty busy

but just not busy in the way to want to post pictures and add witty commentary.

We're very eager for spring around here - I know we have a ways to go

but we need sun and green grass -

and I really need to stop watching so much tv.

Blake and I have been watching HGTV bleary-eyed late into the night.

We'll watch episode after episode of House Hunters and when they

say, "did they pick house one, two or three" we both (a little too)

enthusiastically shout out our choices.

I've even got him hooked on MTV's Teen Mom -

the season finale was the other night and we both got a little emotional

(blake doesn't read this so I can share).

Let me clarify that all of this viewing is done after Lucy is

down for nigh-night...

although she did throw a fit about going to bed on Monday

night and got to see the 'rose ceremony' on the Bachelor.

We just really need an extra 40+ degrees and daylight savings!

Other than that we've been doing our own house hunting -

close to thirty homes in a few weeks.

I've been doing a lot of work on the family team committee for March for Babies

with a group of great women.

I've started about four books and haven't finished one (another fault of the tv).

We've been amazed at watching both the devasation in Haiti and

also the compassion and outpouring of love for this country.

We donated what we could and both picked which celeb we'd want

to answer the phone during the Help for Haiti telethon.

This bugalicious has continued to be our entertainment and ray of sunshine! Lucy loves dance more than anything and Wednesdays are pretty much the best part of her/our week. She wakes up knowing it's dance day and we have breakfast, clean up and get dance gear on. After dance we usually have a lunch out and usually throw in some shopping, lucky for me Lucy loves Target as much as I do.

Lucy has also been doing a great job with her potty work. We're not quite ready for night time success or extended shopping trips without diapers but she's doing it her way and it seems to work for all of us. She's getting to be such a big girl.

And it kind of makes me sad... Yesterday after our errands we drove home and drove by a school. Lucy asked "who's that guy?" I told him he was a crossing guard for kids coming home from school. She said, "I want to go to school" and I told her she'd go soon enough and talked about all the fun things she'd get to do and learn. Then she said, "I'll go to school, and then I'll say goodbye to you".

Break my heart.

I immediately teared up under my sunglasses and decided I don't need to think about that now...because obviously I can't handle that thought.

So, that's about it for now...

(those 3 of you who read the blog probably are regretting saying "update already", huh? Not really worth it). But we are looking forward for February ~ Valentine's ~ Superbowl (for the snacking) ~ Olympics ~ birthday planning for Lucy! ~ one month closer to spring ~ anything else exciting!