I noticed it is going to be 8 degrees in Sioux Falls when we visit for Uncle Joe’s wedding. Maybe we won’t be relocating there afterall. As much as I want to be closer to all family, single digits are for the polar bears. I wonder what Kaya will think of the frigid temperatures. I have a wonderfully warm white winter coat for her.

Kaya says she hopes it will be a great year for all her loving friends and family.

Next week we will travel to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as Drew will stand up in his brother, Joe’s, wedding. Joe is Drew’s youngest brother, and is a sweet intelligent guy who works with networking computers at a hospital. Joe’s lovely soon to be wife, Janita, is also from South Dakota and works for a magician making educational videos.

We are both looking forward to visiting Sioux Falls and may even look at some older stately homes in the area, as a possible relocation. We won’t be moving anytime soon though but you know me, I am a gypsy, and I love change. I also like the feeling of the kids having family close by and it would be a much easier trip to my home, Detroit, Michigan. Sioux Falls has grown in culture but the housing prices remain affordable. Minneapolis is three hours drive.

I also like the feeling of traveling out into the prairie and being able to see the horizon in the distance . We will fly into Omaha and then take a truck into Sioux Falls. Even Sophie the Schnauzer is coming along because she is too old to have somebody else care for her.

Here is my sweet baby gypsy daughter, Kaya, showing us her lovely smile with a pot on her head.

Drew and I and Kaya have been really mellow and have done much of anything since celebrating the holidays alone. Christmas alone wasn’t much fun, but we enjoyed cuddling and watching movies. We did take a trip down to Phoenix to get a level two ultrasound on baby number two. Here is a photo of Kaya at the Japanese restaurant once we got the good news that everything looked fine this time for the growing girl, whom will likely be called, Ava Rose.

We watched Kaya open gifts on Christmas morning. Of course, she doesn’t get the concept of Christmas but like most kids enjoyed ripping the paper off of her presents.

But the holidays are now past us and the Christmas decor has been stripped from the house. Like most people I enjoy putting the stockings up and getting rid of any Christmas remnant after the new year.