We are here.  Life is beginning to have a small resemblance of normalcy.  The kids started school last Tuesday, I only cried half as much on their "first day" as I did on their "last day" of school in Preston.  Life is all about progress, right?  Tenley and Xander have both made friends.  Xander is in a 4th & 5th grade split class, and from what I hear, he has one of the absolute best teachers in the school.  We took Tenley to the Gymnastics Academy today.  I think we have come to an agreement that she will thrive most in the "team" course, which is a lot of strict commitment, structure and training.  I know Ten is up for it, but am I? We went home for Thanksgiving and as family tradition calls for, we cut a tree.  We were even able to get it up amongst the boxes!  Josh had his first real day of work in his new position today, he loves it!  Whew!  That's a huge relief!  Even though we miss our friends and family badly, our holiday spirit is coming around in full swing and we are excited to see what the new year brings!