Nesting

Last weekend Andre and I did some more organizing and cleaning, and worked a bit on our living room. We've been in this condo since September and still haven't finished feathering our little nest! Here are the results, for those of you who can't come to visit!

Back in the land of the living...

Please excuse our long absence! Due to travel, work and now a long week of flu, I've sadly neglected our updates. January has been busy busy busy, beginning with a New Year's visit from Liesl and Sean Mc. and baby Ian, whom we met for the first time. Cute as a button! We all met up in Chattanooga and had a few hours together catching up.

The middle of the month saw me and Andre off to Beaver Creek, CO for a week's skiing, finally using the time-share week we were given as a wedding gift--thank you Frank and Dottie!
Such a treat! It's the longest vacation we've ever taken completely alone.

We so enjoyed it, even though the weather was freezing!

Needless to say, I wasn't on the slopes much. The spa day was fabulous though! Andre had a great time but came back on crutches due to a sprained (but thankfully not torn!) ACL. And now we're at home, recovering from a nasty bout of flu which has had me in bed for a whole week! And why didn't I get a flu shot?!

All together for Christmas

Christmas at our house...

Andre's mom is with us for the week. We spent the evening decorating, listening to carols and generally getting in the spirit...

Proud of my Dad!

Since moving to Peoria, my Dad has become one of Illinois' most "Interesting People"! He was interviewed a couple of months ago about his life, and the program aired on TV two weeks ago. Dad was wonderful and his faith came through loud and clear, though he was surprised they didn't cut those parts out. So proud of you Dad!

Everyday miracles...

First of all, happy Thanksgiving to all! We were up in Peoria with Mum and Dad and enjoyed the first snowfall of the season.

Wanted to share something that happened this week which made us both smile and marvel at the kindness of the Lord in our everyday situations...Mum sent home two lovely Christmas cakes, which were a labor of love. Well, in our travel weary state on Sunday night, we left the bag containing the cakes in the taxi we took from the train station back to our apartment. I was terribly upset on Monday morning when I realized what had happened and Andre called the taxi company hoping it had been turned in to the office. And we asked God to return the bag to us if possible.

On a hunch I drove past the train station last night, and who should be there snoozing in his car, but our taxi driver from Sunday night! I think he was as shocked to see me as I was to see him--what are the odds that we'd find each other again in a place as huge as Atlanta?!

Anyway, there was our bag of Christmas cake, sitting in the back of his cab. We had a good laugh together! Isn't the Lord kind?

Please pray...

Please pray for Olga, Andre's sister who lives in Pennsylvania. She had her sixth child on Friday (five weeks early) but he was born with a severe chromosomal condition and died that night. The funeral services are this Sunday and Andre's Mom has flown from Chattanooga to be with Olga and her family. We are all so sad to loose Baby Peter but know that with the Lord he is now perfectly whole again.