It has been 6 months since we moved up to our property and I’m am nearly over my shell shock. A lot has changed in the last 6 months and one of these brave days I will go back and read my posts here to give myself some perspective.  The last 6 months in short:

1. Youngest (2) sleeping in her own bed, all night long!!

2. The middle child (4) sleeping in her own bed, all night long!!

3. I have become an artisan of crocheted hats made out of exotic and luxury fibers such as yak, camel, NZ Possum, Angora, alpaca, silk, Cashmere, Rambouillet… etc… My shop: www.browncreekexchange.etsy.com

4. I have crossed the 30’s barrier (36). It’s official, I am getting older!

5. I have lost 60lbs since the birth of my last child in March 06. The last time I weighed this was prior to my first birth in October 98.

6. No mother-in-law in the house.

7. Much less stress.

8. Wonderful white winter. Total snow accumulation was 3 ft. Our new 7-8 ft. fruit trees were buried up past branches.

 9. I have spring fever in a bad way!

Phew… this is a nutshell.  I’m moving on. Soon we’ll be building the chicken coop, pig-pen, and now that we only have 18 inches of snow left, we’ll be getting our new property ready for spring and planting. Praise God!!