Keys to my heart

We ended 2008 in Jax with family and friends and came home a few days ago. Unfortunately, we returned to Atlanta without Jingles, the hamster. Shelby found her dead last Monday morning in her cage. We took her to Petco. They looked her over and concluded she died from wet tail, which is due to the stress of changing environments. I have since learned that Teddy Bear hamsters are more prone to getting wet tail. Shelby cried some and quickly move on to wanting a guinea pig. After learning about their pet dander and high level of respiratory illnesses from a lack of vitamin C, we decided to move forward without a pet for now. On a brighter note, we have possibly found a house that we love. We made an offer on it and are waiting to hear from the bank. It is located in The Aviary off of Mars Hill Rd and is on almost 2 acres. It has a flat driveway on a flat cul-de-sac, which is rare in Georgia. The backyard is flat and private. It is a ranch plan so the girls will be on the first level with us. That also means no dragging the laundry basket up and down the stairs. Yahoo! If the deal goes through, we will move once again in Feb. I am looking forward to finally unpacking all of the boxes that I packed when we originally put our house on the market almost 2 years ago. It'll be like Christmas all over again just finding things we have not seen in a while. Shane has started his traveling again, Wisconsin, and Shelby resumes basketball this week. Emma has missed school and cannot wait to return. Tomorrow the alarm clock will sound very early and it all starts again. I plan to work on our family resolutions this week. One of my biggest goals for 2009 is to publish my book. Hopefully one day I will post about that. For now, I hope your holidays were filled with fun and look forward to 2009!