Friday, January 21, 2011

A couple of pics

 My latest pics have been uploaded to our new laptop at home, but here are a couple from celebrating Chirstmas with Jon's parents, the Christmas program at church and celebrating Christmas with my Mom, Dad, Mark and his family.



 They all loved their blankets that Grandma sewed!!
 Connor read the very cool edition of the "Night before Christmas" that Grandma Farm wrote!





Down...down...down

That's what the thermometer on my car did as I drove to school this morning.  I don't actually know where it started, but the fact that it kept changing caught my eye.  I only drive a mile to school.  The thermometer started somewhere around 4 or 5 degrees I think and got down to -8 by the time I arrived.  Brrrrrrr!!!  Makes me even more glad that Jon and I are escaping in a month to Cancun for a long weekend!!!!!

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Do I or don't I?

Obviously I didn't stick to my plan to be a better blogger after school started.

Life is crazy.  Schedules are crazy.  Paperwork at school is beyond crazy.

There are times I'm sitting at home or lying in bed that I start to write a post in my head.  But it doesn't actually make it to the blog.  I'll be typing on my school computer and realize the pics I wanted to share are on my home computer. (Like now.)

I make short updates on facebook.  I usually feel the blog ones need to be longer and should include a picture or 2.  I know they don't have to, but I figure who really wants to just read me babbling about things?  They'd rather SEE what is going on, not just hear me ramble on.

What is the future of the Van Hulzen's blog?  I don't know.  Maybe I'll keep it up for a little while longer.

The best news of the winter...Jon and I are going to Cancun with another couple in February!!  It's been 6 years since we've gone away together to somewhere warm and not work involved. (I've gone to a few work conferences with Jon, but we haven't gone away since our cruise in 2005.)  Jon's Mom (Grandma Farm) is going to fly up here from Texas to watch the kids!  We are truly blessed.

So do I or don't I continue the blog?  I don't know.  What do you think?