Announcing....A NEW Member Of The Family!!

I can hardly believe it! My amazing hubby brought home a new member of the family and I would like to be the first to introduce you.



His name is Whirlpool and WOW is he a hard worker! At 32" tall and 18" wide, he is a little smaller than others like him but that didn't stop us from welcoming him into our home with open arms. As you can see, he is black, and that just made us love him even more. I checked into a little bit of his ancestry and found that he has a little bit of Hispanic (Mexico) and Chinese (China) in him. Bundle all of that together and what a beautiful package.

As soon as Whirlpool got settled he went straight to work and washed an entire load of dishes! They came out all sparkly clean. He really is an expert at what he does.

Feel free to stop by and welcome our new little guy. He's kind of quiet but he is a perfect addition to the Bertelsen household!

Happy New Year!

Wow! 2009 Already! I remember being in 6th grade and thinking the killer bees would take care of us all before the year 2000! I was a little gullible then. I also learned that there are germs in the air (in science class) and did my best to not breathe in. I think that may be a very good explanation for some questionable things about me.

I am really looking forward to a new year. So many opportunities and challenges, but I think I am up for it.

We had our whole little family over for fabulous Chinese food last night. I really should have taken some pictures, not only was the family beautiful, so was the food! I made egg rolls (crab and cream cheese or vegetable, pick either one!), ham fried rice, stir fry veggies and sesame chicken. The sesame chicken is my new favorite thing to make, found a great recipe on the internet, let me know if you need it.

After dinner we all retired to the front room to visit and watch the dogs play. It is so funny to watch Crazy and Hank get together. I think they really look forward to the playtime. Jazz, on the other hand, is not about to get off my lap unless Hank gets up with her. Then she is quickly trying to find higher ground. It was a little easier when Hank didn't know that he could jump up on the furniture.

I asked my family what their goal was for the new year. Everyone had one, except Bryn. Actually, she had one, it was...."I have a goal of not making any goals for the new year." Who raised her?
So the big goal for the new year........wait for it........

Get organized. A place for everything and everything in its place.

We actually started a little early by taking an entire truck load of "things" to DI. I think a lot of other people thought about this too as Kirk said there was a 2 hour line to drop things off.

Sure, there are other goals. Some a little more personal than what I would share here. I wish everyone a wonderful New Year and good luck on your goals!