Finally have Internet back, thank you, Jesus.

Eight days without internet. EIGHT DAYS!!! Regardless of the fact that I went the first 15 years of my life without internet, eight days seemed liked eternity. I started using my fingernails to carve tic marks in the wall counting the days...I'm not-so-proudly pathetic.

Moving along--we're settled into our English countryside house. Well, I don't know about settled, but we're here and enjoying it so far. It's snowed several times and has made for some gorgeous landscapes. Getting used to the cold has been interesting. I think Jim's enjoying it more than I, which we knew he would ahead of time.

The boys are doing well. Jim has Blaise running around saying "Pip-pip, Cheerio", although it really sounds more like "papa cheerio."

Visited a gorgeous church in our village the other night that was having a "Yuletide Fayre." Unfortunately, we missed Father Christmas (who was on his way home to change for the wine and mincemeat refreshment party to be held after the caroling service that evening), but the boys got some gifts given to them anyway. Turns out, the church is from the 14th century. That's like, the 1300s (sounds much more dramatic). The extraordinarily nice parishioners told us that the other church in our village is from the same time period. And it still doesn't have electricity. Needless to say, I don't think they hold too many services there during Winter. Blaise's favorite part of the whole evening was running like a madman around in between the pews. The ladies were so funny--"Don't worry about him. We're very child-friendly. He can't hurt a thing!" Yeah..Mm-kay. The question is not if it's child-friendly. It's if it's Blaise-friendly? Maybe for our next trip we'll take him to Notre Dame and let him use the Shroud of Jesus as a Superman cape.
 It is pretty cool to be running around in a church 600-700 years older than you. But, what's even more cool is that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. We're as close to him now as they were when that church was originally built. Cool.

This Saturday, it's off to Thomas-Land (Thomas the Train). Blaise is going to freak. Hoping he can walk by then. Poor thing was given 5 shots today and is walking around like a penguin...

Cheerio!