Dishes... are great!

Have I ever told any of you how much I enjoy washing dishes??? It's true.. it is the only time in my day when I can really just think. My mind can wander and no one bothers me because they know if they do I might ask them to help! Yes, dishes are great!!! So, I thought I better write a bit to catch everyone up on a few things. First of all the puppy (Nikki) is doing much much better. She got cherry eye along with everything else that a puppy can get and had to have surgery last week to get it removed. Not her eye... the cherry thing... I don't really know how to explain it but it was nasty and it is gone and now her big beautiful eyes are back to normal! The kids are doing great. We are still busier than ever with soccer, dance and now birthday parties galore (it is that time of year again) but we are really enjoying life. We can't wait until the sun really starts shining and warming up so that we can spend our days on the beach again. We are meeting Bjay's family in Germany in March for a week or so (thank goodness it is a short flight for us). I guess we will be going to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. I am super excited for that. I am sure that will be loads of fun and a much needed vacation! We have decided that we are going to try to finish out this year and than request to move back to the states. Yee Haw! That is the plan for now, we will see what actually happens and where they will offer us. The thought of being back in America is an amazing feeling but the thought of leaving our lives that we have made here is sad. I feel sort of torn but I know that we need to be closer to our families and friends back home. It is just really hard because we worked so hard to build a life here, to feel normal and make friends and than we will have to leave it all behind. I just hope that everyone here knows how much I love them and appreciate them. You do, right? Anyway, that is the latest.... I love you all! Miss you!