Purdy Family: December 2009

The past month & a half has been very busy so there has not been much time to keep the blog updated. So sorry for this loooooong update. Here it goes...

I had surgery on my legs the middle of November to close of some veins & remove varicose veins. It was a little bit more uncomfortable than I imagined. But all is well now & my legs feel much better.

We went back to IN to celebrate Thanksmas with our families (Thanksgiving-Christmas). Unfortunately, we had some bumps in the road. My mom was sick & ended up in the hospital for 4 days so the Bucher Thanksmas was not as we had planned but my mom is feeling much better & for that we are all very thankful. Savannah & I stayed in IN for an extra 12 days while Matt did major remodeling on our guest bathroom & downstairs. We were hoping to see & spend a little time with more friends & family but I got sick & then Savannah got sick so those plans were put on hold.

Savannah & I were excited to get back to Matt & Izzy but the weather had other plans. We got the last plane out of Fort Wayne & had a connection in Chicago O'Hare but missed our flight by 9 minutes because of all the delays. Since nearly every flight was delayed & many people missed their flights the lines were crazy. By the time we got confirmed seats on the first flight out the next morning, it was late & the shuttles for the hotel was about an hour to an hour & a half wait. Which meant that we would be at the hotel for about 2.5 hours so Savannah & I camped out in O'Hare. Savannah slept better than I thought, so for that I was very grateful. I am also very, very grateful for the many people that helped me carry my bags & stroller & offered a helping hand to a very tired mommy. Midwestern people are truly great!

It's been busy, busy here since we got home. Savannah had her family holiday party at her toddler class. It was great because Matt was able to experience Savannah at class with her friends & meet some other dads.

We went to see the Macy's display downtown last weekend & Santa. Savannah loved the display but not Santa. She screamed & would not sit on his lap so we had to do a family picture. Matt & I were really happy about that:-). Seriously we were... We are Christmas freaks so we were like 5 year olds that got to sit by Santa. We know Savannah will come around--maybe next year.

Savannah & I got to watch Milo, the baby boy of Matt's boss, twice this past week. Savannah learned that not all babies are dolls & they don't have an off button to make them stop crying. She did great with him. She loved getting all of his toys & bottles for me & petting his head:-).

On Friday, we went to the Holidazzle Parade downtown. Last year Savannah slept through the whole thing but this year was not the same. She was not having the cold & there was not enough activity to keep her attention. We left after 4 floats because she was screaming like a crazy baby. I am sure the people around us were happy we left.

We are looking forward to the next 2 weeks. Matt has from the 23rd to the end of the year off!! It will be nice to spend some time together & enjoy Christmas at home. Then we are going to FL with Matt for his National Sales Meeting after New Years. Yippy warmer weather:-) My dad is coming up the last week in December to help Matt finsih off our 4th level in our house & we are very excited to have the help.

If you haven't noticed we are doing a lot of remodeling. We are hoping to get our house on the market Feb. 1st. Our hope is for our house to sell so we move back to the Warsaw area by summer 2010. However, with the market as bad as it is; we don't know what will happen. So we could use your prayers that our house sells quickly & for the right price so we can move back to IN.

Below are many pictures from the past 2 months. Next weekend I will be posting pictures of the new bathroom & keep everyone updated on the lower level as it comes together.

Have a safe & Merry Christmas!!

Matt, Jeri, Savannah, & Izzy