Ok I am back from a Long Long Break, this semester has been crazy, but finals were last week and I am free and clear untill Jan 11th. For those of you who haven't heard, greg and I are expecting again, a little boy, May 1st. Scheduling next semester was super crazy also, because the semester ends the last week of April, so I am hoping he doesnt come early, or it may lead to difficulties with finals, :).
The bees did great this year, and we wintered 10 hives that included a captured swarm, up from 6 that we went into winter with last year. All the hives made it through winter last year, this year it looks like we may have already had some losses. We think due to the long cool fall leading up to winter, they may have burned through the stores faster than expected. We will be adding sugar this week when the temp is ok for it.
Family is doing great, Emory was a lobster for halloween this year. He had so much fun taking candy from everyone, and he had no idea what it was, so we didn't have to worry about him eating it. He even gave some back to people at houses. He just started walking on his birthday, so he was still a bit unsteady on his feet, but he was a trooper and LOVED it.
We are very excited for Christmas this year, Emory helped wrap presents and decorate the tree. He learned what a candy cane was yesterday for the first time. Greg turned around and there he was with the crook in his mouth, chewing away. They grow up so fast!
For our 5th anniversary this year, I took greg to the Melting Pot for a Mystery Murder dineer thingy, it was fun. He upgraded my ring ( no more blue :( )as a surprise. I wanted to take him somewhere exotic like a cruise, but we couldn't afford it.
With a new baby on the way, we decided to upgrade my coupe pontiac to a vibe, two car seats would not fit in my sporty little car. The end of an era. :(
