After moving between Christmas and New Year's, 2018 started with a house full of boxes. The cats settled in - finding the warmest and sunniest spot in the house - the radiator in the dining room window that faces south
July saw us heading east to North Carolina to visit family and to Washington D.C. for a friend's 50th Birthday celebration.
In September, I was at Sheep and Wool with my mom who was a vendor.
In September, DH started a new job which entailed 4 hours of driving (one way) to the workplace and his staying with my brother and sister-in-law in MN for all or a good portion of the work week. So after we lived apart during the work week for nine months of 2017, we basically had nine months of living together all week in 2018 before circumstances changed that.
At a knitting retreat in November, we woke up to wonderful sunny skies, but with snow on the ground that fell overnight. Perfect knitting weather.
In February we met my great-nephew C.
Easter this year was a very sad time as my dad passed away on Easter Eve. He had been declining for a long time. His passing was expected, but unexpected. (Sounds crazy, doesn't it?) His passing has left a very large hole in our hearts.
April brought a snow storm that dumped a ton of snow, but then melted and was gone within days.
July saw us heading east to North Carolina to visit family and to Washington D.C. for a friend's 50th Birthday celebration.
August brought heavy rains and water in our basement.
In September, I was at Sheep and Wool with my mom who was a vendor.
When leaving work one September evening, this was in the eastern sky.
In September, DH started a new job which entailed 4 hours of driving (one way) to the workplace and his staying with my brother and sister-in-law in MN for all or a good portion of the work week. So after we lived apart during the work week for nine months of 2017, we basically had nine months of living together all week in 2018 before circumstances changed that.
We replaced the roof on the house and garage in October. (We knew prior to purchasing the house that this would need to be done and had patched the roof to get us through the previous winter.) The new roof necessitated a chimney being taken down below the roof line, which lead the purchase and installation of a new water heater and a new boiler (furnace) - each of which was about 30 years old.
At a knitting retreat in November, we woke up to wonderful sunny skies, but with snow on the ground that fell overnight. Perfect knitting weather.
Christmas and New Year's were pretty quiet affairs as both DH and I didn't take much time off work. But I had help in wrapping gifts.
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