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When we moved here, I thought that I would very much miss the ocean. While I do miss the sea, I am amazed at how similiar the weather here in the mountains can mimic weather on the coast. The weather constantly changes here, the wind can change direction on a dime, fronts pass through at an alarming rate at times, and we get socked in with thick fog on a regular basis. I took the photo above a few mornings ago as the fog was descending on the valley. It's so beautiful here.

Puppy Love

Annabel has already experienced her first love. It's a case of puppy love - literally! Jon & Kim recently brought home a puppy. (As they will tell you - it only takes a quick peak to fall in love!) Morgan was a cute puppy, and she is now turning into a beautiful, LARGE dog, whom Annabel just adores. Unfortunately, I don't have any recent photos of the two of them together, but the photo below provides a glimpse of Annabel's excitement when she's around Morgan.


Annabel loves Morgan's Mom and Dad, too - especially when Auntie Kim sneaks Annabel bits of ice cream. (Sure - SHE doesn't have to stay up late with a sugar-crazed whirling dirvish!)


Best of all, Annabel LOVES being outdoors - especially when she is unfettered and free to roam at will. Spring can't get here soon enough! (Wishful thinking as I sit looking out the window at the snow squall coming across the valley).


She's a very determined 14 month old that is beginning to exhibit signs of the "terrible two's", but who can resist that cute little face?

Food Pantry

The house is coming along, although much slower than Jordan would like, I'm sure. Poor guy - he has to work around the constant shuffle of people coming and going, a toddler who loves to "help" her Daddy, and a wife who keeps thinking up really cool things for him to make and do.

For the past couple of weeks, Jordan has been focused on the pantry/mudroom. First, he put mortar between all of the rocks in the walls (see the right side of the top photo), and then he built me a great wall of cabinets. He has built doors for the cabinets, but we are waiting for the chicken wire that we will install in place of the wood panels in the doors - just to give it that down ole' country feel.

He's now starting to work on the kitchen, which is a bit more challenging logistically. He even started putting my AGA (a very cool British stove) together last night. Yahoo! More photos to follow...