Happy New Year / New Job

This morning I heard the freezing rain hit the windows and realized they weren't just "Whistling Dixie" on the news last night when the Winter Storm advisory flashed across the TV screen. I decided to heed their advice and stay home this morning. People drive crazy here in the best of conditions, I can't imagine what it's like when you add ice to the roads.

We had a great holiday with all the kids in Everett and thankfully everyone arrived to and from their destinations (New York, Charleston and Moscow) without delays. We arrived back to SC New Years day. We've been told it's traditional in the south to eat Collard Greens and Hoppin' John (a dish with black eyed peas and rice) for good luck and fortune in the coming year. Although it's a little late, y'all might want to give it a try, personally we passed on the collard greens.

My job at Boeing is going well. No, I am not a pilot for the Dream Lifter (in the picture above), but it was fun to see the inside of it on a tour. I'm actually helping organize Boeing Team Wear (providing Boeing workers with Boeing logo shirts). I work with great people and it's fun to be productive on something besides house projects again.

The patio is done and we started the kitchen remodel the week shortly before Christmas. It's going well, the wine fridge was installed last weekend - I'm pretty excited about that! I'll post before and after pictures after it's done (hopefully in the next month or two). In the meantime, Happy New Year everyone!