Long time

It's been a long time since I wrote on the blog.  Part of it has been because we have been busy with the girls, and the other part is because we have went through a tough couple of weeks with one or two of the girls,  and I just felt like I could not sit down and talk 'fluff' over blogger. Sorry.  I know there are people out there that wonder if we had decided not to write the blog anymore.
The good news is that I think this had a reason for happening.  I think that we are finally seeing the girls personalities coming through a little more.  I know the attachment will take time, but I guess like the saying says "it's always darkest before dawn" (one of my favorite sayings), it now feels more like "dawn" in our house.  And we are very glad for that. This past weekend was the true test of whether or not people could get along while inside most of the weekend (we had quite the snowstorm).  We were pleasantly surprised. The girls enjoyed playing in the snow and making hills to go sledding in. I took them to a little hill around here, but they have not gone to a big one yet.  We still have to take them to the "memorial high school hill" here in Madison or the Lake one in Milwaukee. I get the feeling we will have the chance soon.
So to those who follow our blog, I apologize.  I promise I will write more now.  I will also put pictures about Thanksgiving and what the girls have been up to lately.
There is still a lot to get ready for Christmas.  We can't wait to have a family Christmas morning. Something we had dreamed about.
One little story about Sucena. We decided to get a Christmas tree (the first real tree we have gotten since we have been married).  We went to the parking lot of Copps, a grocery store.  I park and a guy approaches, I look at him and before I said a word Sucena turns to him and says "Hola", he says "Hola" back.  Then she turns to me and said, "I knew he spoke Spanish".   He was great gave us a little bit a of a deal I gave him a small tip and he gave the girls Candy Canes.   She says she can tell when people speak Spanish. Some day she will be disappointed.
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