The Story Of Us

  Happy New Year everyone, hope you all had a wonderful holiday break. We spent a wonderful two weeks in Arizona. So be prepared, there will be quite a few travel posts coming your way. But today I just wanted to swing by with a check in. The last few days have been busy. We jumped into the new year with H's birthday. We officially have a tween in the house. The boy is eleven!  For his birthday we took him to a Rangers game. The Rangers have been have a rough few games but luckily we won that night.. the cherry on top of the cake!  Over the weekend we had family over. Ate good food.. played games and laughed a lot.  We had a tough 2024 with D's health concerns but he has been feeling good the past few months. We still have a long way to go but he is pain free and that is a win. He still has no vision in his left eye so your prayers are still very much needed and we are thankful for each and every one of them.           ...

I wasn't planning on blogging anymore this year but I had some time on my hands and well why not. This is definitely my last post of the year.. lol. See you in 2025 A Conjuring of Light by V.E Schwab Synopsis - The precarious equilibrium among four Londons has reached its breaking point. Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic, darkness casts a shadow over the Maresh Empire, leaving a space for another London to rise. Kell - once assumed to be the last surviving Antari - begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties. And in the wake of tragedy, can Arnes survive? Lila Bard, once a commonplace - but never common - thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible. And an ancient enemy returns to claim a crown while a fallen hero tries ...

Hello everyone! Hope all those celebrating had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It is getting cold here.. and while our initial plan was to embrace our inner sloths and chill out on a beach somewhere we had to change up our plans with D not allowed to partake in any water related activates. It was a no brainer to head to the city instead.. But that also meant a lot of walking.. in such instances M is never without a good pair of insoles . He is such a fan he wears them a ll the time, they are the best insoles for standing all day.   The kids had a half day on Wednesday.. so once they got home we took a train into New York City. We spent the evening walking around downtown Manhattan. We choose to stay in the downtown area so that we could stay away from all the parade crowds. We grabbed a very not good meal, washed it down with some yummy Insomnia cookies and then walked along the Brooklyn Bridge at night.  Unfortunately, Thanksgiving morning was rainy. Not ideal for gallivanting arou...