I use to get my nails done every other week when I was in high school and a little when I was in college. I had to stop getting them done because money was becoming tight and also the only place I liked was an hour away in Paducah. It just wasn’t feasible anymore. Monday afternoon after work, while I was waiting to go to my night class, I decided to get them done again. Yay!

Also, I don’t know if I’ve ever posted a picture of my wedding rings. This is my second engagement ring, which we bought right before the wedding, and this is my third wedding band. I no longer have my first and my second one is my fancy one. I don’t wear it often because it can also be too tight on my finger at times.

I don’t know what’s wrong with me lately. It seriously took everything in me to sit down and write this blog entry. I think I’m coming down with a cold too and that never helps any situation.

Because of the snow and ice Neil’s school has been called off like every two or three days and although I am REALLY enjoying all this time with him I know that once winter is over it’ll go back to how it was before: seeing him an hour during the day in between school and work and an hour at night when he gets home from work, before he goes to bed. Those times when he’s actually home he’s either sleeping, eating, or working on something for student teaching. None of that is his fault either so I can’t get all whiny and needy. It’s stuff he HAS to do. Just another reason why I’m ready for summer.

Speaking of summer, I am not missing it for the same reasons as others. Yea sure, things are easier when the weather isn’t in the negatives and there isn’t ice covering your car every morning but none of those things really bother me. One of the things I LOVE about Kentucky is that we have experience all four seasons. Last Tuesday when we had our big snow my mom’s friend Ellen spent the day with us so we took a morning walk. It was so beautiful!

In other news: I’ve been thinking about bringing back the daily themed blogs. At least for a little while until I get out of this rut. What do you all think? Any theme suggestions?

James Kolton Houser, was born at 7:38 AM Thursday December 31st 2009. Kolt weighed 4 lbs 9 oz and was 16.5 in long. That may seem little but he was 3.5 weeks early and his mother is a 5 foot 95 lb little woman. She’s tiny, he’s tiny.

He had to stay in his incubator until Saturday afternoon because being so little, he was having trouble keeping his temperature up. His father’s nickname at work is “Chilli” because he’s always cold. Clint’s cold, Kolt’s cold.

He got to come home this afternoon so Neil and I finally made it back to Eddyville to get our life back to normal. It’s funny because I was complaining about the Holidays messing with everyone’s routine and schedules and I was just ready for everything to go back to “normal”. And the next thing I know I have a nephew with whom I’m completely infatuated. For several days even after the Holidays had past my life still wasn’t back to normal and it really never will be again.

But guess what…

I’m OK with that.