It's Been a Year!!

I'd like to say it's gone fast but this past year since the tree impacted our house AND our lives has been a slow year. Though it has been a long year it has been a great year as I look back. It started with a windstorm a year ago blowing a Hemlock tree over onto our bedroom roof and putting an end to our sleep! From that terrorizing moment Sandra and I have readjusted our lives for the past year. The oddest part of that moment in the middle of the night is that we had to pick up Naoko in the morning. While we were moving furniture from our messed up bedroom into other parts of the house we had to get creative in our limited space for entertaining a special guest. Not only did we lose the use of our bedroom, we also lost the use of the dining/computer room since we now stored our mattress and other bedroom furniture there. And so it would be for almost 10 months. Seven of those months we lived in the old house, the next two we lived in the fifth wheel while we had our old house demolished and land cleared and new house put in place. But alas we now have certificate of occupancy. It all seems so new that we still expect the owners to show up at any moment telling us to leave. It's been a year of watching Theo grow as well! I think he made the year go quickly! From that amazing windstorm, we have had quite the amazing year. It was great having Naoko here for her first Christmas experience! Theodore sure enjoyed her 'domo! domo!. I've included a photo from last Christmas of us all.