Concert Update

           

So here they are!  Rockstars Brynn and Mara at their photo shoot before heading out to Libby Lu to get their hair and make-up done.  They had a great time picking their outfits and posing for the camera.  

I thought I could give everyone an update on the house. As you know, we bought a small cape cod last January. It has a 2 acre lot, but unfortunately most of it is on a hill. We had our bathroom and kitchen redone before moving in. Since then we havent accomplished a whole lot, but it is slowly getting there. Right now we are replacing our back storm door, since the wind ripped it right off the hinges. Ok, the door ripped off in November, and Tim is STILL working on framing the door to put the new door on. The new door is very nice, by the way. Anyway, the house is quite old and hasnt had much anything done to it since it was built, so we are finding a lot of things need fixed.

Besides the door, I am working on making a play space for the kids in the basement. So far I have a futon, bookshelf, a shelf of bins and their train table down there for them. We took the keyboard down as well and now they are loving it. Brynn and Mara perform concerts weekly. Brynn plugs her microphone into the amp and sings while Mara plays guitar and sings. They are hilarious. Next concert, I will take pictures and post them. Usually they dress up, hair, make-up, the works. Too cute!

We also would like to repaint the hallway and downstairs, the paint has peeled off in sheets and really looks ugly. And I am refinishing all the woodworking in the house. Hopefully by summer this will all be done and we can get back to working on the outside once again.

My New Years Resolution

Well, I decided to try my hand at blogging.  I have not been very good lately at keeping in touch with friends or family, so maybe this will help to keep you updated if you are interested and not bore you with stories if you aren't really up to listening at the time!

Brynn and Mara will be participating in their first Tae Kwon Do tournament on February 1-2 at La Roche College.  They both seem pretty excited, but Brynn of course, is nervous.  they both will be competing in forms, weapons, and sparring.  It will be a busy weekend!
Brynn at her yellow belt graduation...she is now a camo belt.

Mara at her tiger belt graduation. She is now a yellow belt.

Tim has started at a new company...it is another start-up.  The good news about it though, is it sounds very promising to me (ok, good news to me anyway).  The concept has to do with text messaging, which is extremely popular right now.  the Name of the company is SMaShcode...       notice the capital letters? SMS...pretty clever eh? It's a geek thing, so it's ok if you dont understand it.  Anyway, he is working hard, but we all have a good feeling about this time around.

And now, me.  I am still working at the hospital.  I work two days a week plus every other weekend.  I still like it alot, but I am a bit slow at adjusting my schedule.  I am used to having more free time with the kids, and it has been a bit hard getting used to not being home as much.  Eventually it should get easier (i hope)!