Off to a busy start!

Well! The new year is off and running. The kids had their first interstate swim meet in Indiana this past weekend. We drove the 3.5 hour drive down Friday night and were up before the birds at 5am the next morning. Shaina swam in the morning session in 3 events. She improved her time in only one event (butterfly). Hunter swam in the afternoon session also in 3 events. He also improved his time in one event (breaststroke). No ribbons or medals this time, but Hunter did win his heat and received a Heat Winner Bag Tag... Kids collect these and hang them on their swim bags.
I took the Friday and Saturday off work and we drove back late that Saturday afternoon.
Spooks the cat is doing well, he was a little concerned when the neighbour came over to feed him....but he survived!

2012 has come to a close!

December raced by... No white Christmas but a cold and quiet one. Most of my shopping was done online (which is the only way to shop), so therefore I was super organized.
I worked some extra shifts at work to catch the Christmas dollar.
The kids awoke around 6:30am Christmas morning. Dave and I crawled out of bed around 7:30am.
By that time the kids had sorted through all the gifts and placed them in the appropriate piles of what belonged to whom.
Hunter and Shaina both received the Lego's they asked Santa for. Hunter also got a new bike. Shaina, a new desk for her room. The usual gifts of pj's and Wii games arrived as well... And some much needed swim gear. All said and done, a great Christmas. Dave as usual cooked lunch...Yay!
I worked New Years Eve and picked up a shift for someone on New Years Day... (my good deed for the year-check that off the list!)
I will finish my 2 week working streak at the end of this week when the kids go back to school on Monday.. I will do nothing that day!
We have a swim meet in Indiana on the 11th.. Kids are looking forward to it. Still enjoying the swimming, and it does make the winter pass by sooner.
I'm heading off to New York on the 21st for my first ever girls weekend!
Photos will follow!
Happy 2013...