JUST ONCE!!!!!

Just once I would like to have a post to put on here that wasn't depressing...I think it would be nice to have at least one a month that wasn't a downer...

We sent in resumes to so many...but they chose another and Pffffttt the jobs were gone...

Happy Days are here again...

Ok, we have made it through 2010!!! Yahoo! I think that is a great feat since Jeff lost his job and I couldn't work for a few reasons. Mom got worse and worse, Marmalade passed away and Jeff and I got sick numerous times. We went for almost 11 months without work...struggled in other ways, as well. Jeff and I never realized how strong and determined we were/are. If it hadn't been for the other one we would have never made it! So...GOODBYE 2010, thanks for the good and keep the awful. We are looking up for 2011! We have a completely new situation here. A cute cute house/apartment. A girl kitty who is doing so much better the last two months. She is doing well with growing her hair back. It was very stressful for her to lose her brother and move from her home all in a few short weeks. She is much better now. We LOVE her and spoil her even more, if that can be possible. Jeff is looking for his dream job, in the meantime, he is working for temp services here in Virginia. We are nearly settled in...still need some book shelves for our books. I have a bear room!!!!!!! I have never had all of my bears out since we left the house north of Corunna. I am soooo excited and so are they. I have some on the little bed in the bedroom. Penelope comes in this room and jumps on the bed and lays down with all of the bears. It is ADORABLE!! I have tried to take a picture but when I move so does she! haha.

We could use a little more storage space, but the place is looking good. We lived here for almost two months without any living room furniture. It was sad times! We found a love seat and sofa on craigslist and didn't have to spend much. We were sooooo excited. We now can sit in our living room on something comfortable. We had one lawn chair and 4 straight back chairs to sit on before...ugh. SOOOO wonderful being people again...

I am hoping to start working at home this month...since it is January 1 today! I need to have Excel...and I don't have it yet...ugh...any ideas?

Happy New Year to all who read this. We do hope your 2011 is the best year yet for all of you. We are gonna try hard to help it be ours.

Our First Christmas in Staunton, Virginia

This is snow in Virginia...it shows an old hotel when it was snowing in the past. We are expecting between 1 and 15 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow...how about that for weather reporting!! haha. It is so beautiful here...but I will be hibernating for sure if we get anywhere near 15 inches. No one will see me for 2 months or more. I will be invisible to the outside!

It was snowing on our way home from our Christmas dinner and day with Shawna, Pat the girls and Mom and Wayne. It was a very fine snow...and other than what it can do to the roads and sidewalks it was soooo beautiful. It was just gleaming. Reminded me of the Christmas song talking about the stars. I love this time of year. I just wish a genius would figure out how to keep the roads, sidewalks and other things free of snow. It wouldn't be dangerous that way! Have a very Merry Christmas. A special thanks to Pat and Shawna and of course, Grace, Martha, Clara and Olivia. Also so many thanks to Mom and Wayne. Christmas was lonely without Cherie's family here. Thanks for them as well. We do love you all! We missed being with the rest of Jeff's family, too. All is well, All is well.

Views I see in Virginia

This is the Haunted Assylum. I was going to say this is where we live...but I guess I won't. Anyway...it is in Staunton and I visit very often...NOT!!!

The Hills of the Shenandoah Valley. Isn't it beautiful!

Foggy Morning over Shenandoah Valley.
Hey, Alice, this is the Statler Brothers home about 3 miles outside of Staunton, VA. Couldn't find a picture of the church they bought...so sorry. They do have a gift shop here in town tho on North Augusta Ave. Maybe it is in a church???

OH MY GOODNESS!!! Remember I said this area reminds me of England? This is Anne Hathaway's house. She was the wife of William Shakespeare(not the actress~) It has the original thatched roof and all! This reminds me so much of my mission!!!!

I love the countryside her in this area. Some people have said they don't have mountains here. They are hills. I say...I don't want to climb them either way because they are up there! It is beautiful. Staunton is situated in the Shenandoah Valley in between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny MOUNTAINS and the Appalachian MOUNTAINS.

I am going outside right now and try and get some pics of the house with my cell phone. Hopefully I can have them on her tomorrow? We shall see.

Christmas is right around the corner. Hope everyone has a beautiful, delightful and HAPPY Christmas season.