January in review

Well this weekend is the end of January. Which means a few things...one, my sister is a year older (Happy Birthday Beth) and two, we are one month closer to summer. I do really enjoy the snow and cold, but only from about Thanksgiving to Christmas, after that well...ugh, I'm over winter. January did bring some good things our way this year, especially a visit from my mom. I really enjoyed having her here and Ella loved having her visit. It was a good excuse to take time off work as well :). We did a lot of fun stuff, Chuck E Cheese, Build A Bear, Shopping, and Jungle Joe's. Ella had a blast. Another positive is that we are VERY close to having our basement finished. Craig painted, and we had the ceiling, trim, and doors done as well. Now all we need is carpet and tile. Craig is working on the tile next weekend and then as soon as Uncle Sam sends us our refund we will get the carpet done. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a decent return. So despite my blah attitude about winter January has been good to us.

Ten awesome things about January:

10. I had a lot of time off work
9. My mom came to visit for a week
8. I did a lot of fun stuff with Ella
7. Our basement is almost done
6. We joined a gym
5. I lost 7 pounds
4. TAX REFUND!
3. Cold weather is a good excuse to stay inside and in pjs all day
2. Cold weather food: stew, lasagna, soup etc..
1. One month closer to summer and summer vacation :)