The new year started off with a bang. Rachel and Jon are engaged! We are so excited! Jon is such a great guy and I love that Rach is so happy. They set the date for May. Can't wait! Freezer meals are so so good. And not just tasty good, but save-my-sanity good. Daddy always reads Allie a story, or five, before bed. Allie LOVES books. I read through them all then she wants them read again. I love it. This winter has been very mild compared to last winter- thank goodness! But with those mild temperatures, inevitably comes flooding in our basement. We decided to bite the bullet and buy ourselves a new shopvac. I figure if we're going to be dealing with flooding every few weeks then it will be worth it. Loren was able to get some dirt from Avon and spent all day Saturday sloping the ground away from our house. We still have a lot to do this spring to fix our drainage system but hopef...