Tales From the Burning Prairie

After a slight delay, mostly due to pilot error, House of The Burning Prairie is live! And with one itty, bitty post to its name. Go to House of The Burning Prairie and check back often as I will be posting every day or nearly so.

Hi Family and Friends,

I’m doing things a little differently this year. This year has brought some changes: Monkey is now in Pre-K, half-days, five days a week. He is really enjoying it, although he has picked up the annoying phrase “Butt-head”, could’ve lived without that one. Pumpkin turned 2, boy did she ever turn 2. Her new favorite phrase is “I don’t want to!” It’s like living with a tiny, incontinent teenager. Hubby is still at the same place and I am still going to school. This was a tough semester and I’m glad it’s over.

December has been interesting to say the least. The ice storm got us, just like everybody else. Luckily, we had lights and heat through most of it, but we did lose our trees. My last final (or would that be my final final) was canceled due to the storm, not that I’m complaining mind you. And we found out yesterday, the storm dealt us a harsher blow than we thought. Some massive branches fell off our Silver Maple and damaged our water line leading to the house, we will be fixing that during the days leading up to and following Christmas.

And my washing machine sprung a leak.

Hey, but other than that we’re doing great! We are warm and healthy and still have internet access. When life and other real things happen to you, it shifts your focus to those things that are truly important. We are not stressing out about Christmas, and plan to celebrate quietly at home.

And from all of us here at The House of the Burning Prairie- Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Joyeux Noël, Mele Kalikimaka, Buon Natale, Feliz Navidad y prospero Año Nuevo, Good Yule, Seasons Greetings, and Happy Holidays one and all!

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My house is in disarray, figuratively and literally. Soon I will be launching a second blog about my attempts to clean up all the messes that lie before me. The first mess addressed will be the renovation of the second bathroom at The House of The Burning Prairie. I will launch the new blog after finals in December (another mess I’m cleaning up).

Stay tuned for an active link.