Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Christmas 2009: Outtakes.

"Alex, can you please sit still?"
"Alex... sit down, hun."


"ALEX! DO NOT EAT THE BABY!"
"Alex... it's not bedtime, hun."
"Violet, can you get your crotch out of the picture?"

"Really? Do you have to look so SAD?"

"Yes, I know I haven't showered. And yes, I know I am wearing my husband's clothes. But this makes a total of THREE pictures of all of us, so let's not pass this oppurtunity up."


Merry Christmas from the Rinas Family.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Things ahead.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. The holidays have overcome this house, and between visits home and decorating and getting ready here, I've had neither the time nor the energy, or for that matter, the motivation to get on here. But that will soon change.

I won't be picking anything up for now, because my son, my dear dear son, is trying to kill via sleep deprivation. Today marks his 6 month birthday, and still, we get up 3 times a night, every three hours on the dot. It's quite impressive, actually, how punctual he is. I would be more impressed, however, if I was able to get maybe 5 hours in a row sometime soon. See? No lofty goals. I don't need the whole night. I can be patient. But I need more than three hours. I NEED MORE THAN THREE HOURS!!!

On that note, I expect this blog to gather some dust in the next few weeks, and for that I apologize. We are not only getting ready for the holidays in this house; we are also preparing for Paul's deployment, which is just about a month away. I am getting possesive in a big way of our time together from this point forward, and I just don't have it in me to spend my time on the computer right now.

So check in from time to time, but don't expect much. Come January 14th, however, I will be on here diligently, as it will be my way of keeping Paul in the loop of our day-to-days.

See you in a few! Have a wonderful and very BLESSED Christmas! Savor the time you have with your loved ones, and keep those ones in mind who have sacrificed this time with family to protect our way of life!