It has been a really crazy week. For me the craziness was mostly work related. It was just one of those weeks where meetings, presentations, proposal due dates, and answering requests for information all converged into a series of very long days. I did not turn off my computer before 10:30pm any night this week except Friday. Matt, his mom, and my mom really picked up the slack around here and did absolutely everything! Thank you!
Then, this morning we got a call at 5:37am from the alarm company at our store. We went down there, and sure enough the front door was smashed in. We spent the next several hours with police officers, as they waited for the team to come in to dust for fingerprints, etc. We were one of four local businesses that were broken into this morning. They did not get anything more than a few of our tools, and damaged some other property, but we praise God that the damage was relatively minimal. After the excitement of the morning, we are pretty wiped out tonight.
One other big thing this week. Ali started really walking. She took her first steps on her own on New Year’s Eve, but it was not until this week that walking became her primary means of transportation!

Ali’s Mimi brought her the little purse with a doggy in it last weekend, and she just loves carrying it around. She has never seen the dog-in-purse phenomenon in real life as far as I know, but she has definitely bought into that trend. It suits her too. That little doggy is her current best friend.
Now, we are tired and are going to crash.
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