Christmas letter not included with my cards

I have never written one of those letters that you include in the Christmas Card. Well, given the events of the past year, I felt it would make a nice blog entry instead!

December 2007

Celebrated the holidays in San Antonio with Family & Friends.

Packed and moved and drove 9 hours from San Antonio to Tulsa.

Moved into our dream home. Beautiful, 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath two story (really 3) home with more closets than we could fill and empty cabinets in the kitchen!

January 2008

Kipper started his new job with MidContinent Group.

Girls started school at Jenks SE Elementary with Ms. Even and Mrs. Ginther. Enjoyed their teachers and seemed to adjust well.

Joined a Gym, Newcomers and transferred my Junior League membership in search of new friends.

February 2008

Had our First snow and built a snowman!

Got wind of the job in Cincinnati and felt overwhelmed but thought we would pursue it!

March 2008

Had several visitors from Texas!

Celebrated my 45th birthday!

We had a revolving door of friends coming to see us!

Addison joined a soccer team, the Strikers and won all but 2 games!

Had the first interview in Cincinnati.

April 2008

Had several interviews in Cincinnati and was offered the opportunity at the end of the month.

Made my first trip to visit the city and look at houses.

May 2008

Celebrated 11 years of marriage while my mom and sister visited and stayed with our girls overnight!

Told the girls about moving to OHIO!

Took a trip with the girls to Ohio to see the city, enjoy a baseball game (Go Reds) and look at houses and schools.

June 2008

Spent a week and a half touring Texas and visiting friends and family.

Celebrated Campbell's 8th birthday!

Said goodbye to the few great friends we made in Tulsa.

Packed our goods and moved to Ohio.

Drove two days with 2 kids, 2 cats and 2 cars!

Kipper started his new job with Great American Insurance!

July 2008

Celebrated 4th of July in the rain watching fireworks from the hood of our car in a hotel parking lot.

Kipper celebrated his 42nd birthday!

Found our house and closed on it the end of July.

August 2008

Registered the girls for school in their third school in less than one year.

Began work on the house (painting) before moving in.

Learned our way around yet another city in another state.

September 2008

Moved into our new(est) home over Labor Day Weekend!

Girls played soccer on the same team, Go PINK PANTHERS!

Celebrated Addison's 10th birthday!

Experienced Hurricane Ike and lost power for 121.5 hours!

Began to unpack what we could when we could.

Had our first visitor from Texas (thanks Jeanne)!

October 2008

Enjoyed the Fall weather, much cooler!

Enjoyed the changing of the leaves.

Girls went to their first homecoming parade and football game....Go Wyoming Cowboys!

My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer and I went home to see him.

Got word the kitchen remodel won't happen till the house in Tulsa sells and the deed is out of our name. (bummer)

Celebrated an amazing Halloween!

November 2008

Had our first snow!

Celebrated Thanksgiving with friends in Ohio (Thanks again Heather)!

Unpacked the downstairs after it was painted (finally)!

December 2008

The girls were in a Christmas Play at our new church.

Enjoyed our 2nd and third snows and made a snowman.

Got a Christmas Tree in the snow for the first time ever!

The girls are participating in the Christmas Eve service.

We will head to Texas for a visit and stay through new years!

Ok, so that is a bunch.....

Three houses, three schools, two moving vans, two jobs and a partridge in a pear tree!

Happy New Year and God Blessings on you all!