It’s Sunday morning and we are sitting here with the back door wide open.

Listening to a light rain fall outside as the cool outside air filters in. It feels more like spring than the middle of winter. The low last night must not have fallen below 60°.

The last half of last week was one of those rare stretch of days in January when you actually wanted to spend most of your time outside. Temperatures kept pushing into the 70’s in the protected parts of the yard under crystal blue skies and bright, warming sunshine.

I am becoming addicted to the Kindle I was gifted on Christmas. Especially, when I take it outside and sit in the sunshine as Grandson #2 plays in the yard.

This coming week will be bringing our first Granddaughter into the family. Baby Abby is due to be delivered on Tuesday. Tuesday, I’ll be sitting at home with Cameron (GS#2) while the rest of the family is at the hospital.

The other thing stealing all of my blogging time has been finalizing plans for the house we are planning to build behind this old farmhouse. The home we planned to retire to in the mountains is now going to be right here where we have lived for the past seventeen years. It seems that while we were planning a move our kids were having kids of their own…Now my better half can not stand the thought of being half a country away from all of her little ones. Go figure. It looks like my “mountain dreams” will stay dreams and we’ll just have to visit often.

So, if I turn up missing here for a few days, you’ll know I’m just having a bit of a life moment…I’ll be back shortly just as opinionated as always…