Wow! This is clearly the longest span of time between posts I have ever had!
It's been over a year since we moved in to the house and so much has changed! When we moved in, I was 5 months pregnant. Now, we have an amazing 9 month old baby girl named Skyra.

Its a wondeful thing to be able to see the wind blowing the trees outside and not feel it blowing through the cracks between the logs. Our house is so tall too, that it is something like a watch tower. When Skyra was a few weeks old and nursing, I looked out the window and saw a lynx walking right across our yard. Within a week, a goshawk landed on top of the tree in front of the house and then showed off his weaving and diving skills.

Today it is snowing (moments ago it was pouring rain) and Skyra is sleeping peacefully in her crib in the nursery/closet. Our latest projects have been adding a shelf under the stairs by the composting toilet and working on a 1/2 wall railing on the stairs.

We are having a modest Christmas this year and our building projects are progressing as they are fiscally feasible.

I started thinking how ironic it is that Santa visits us when we are kids; when the things on our list are WANTS and not NEEDS. I wish that I had Santa now. My wish list would include some pretty pricey items though.


Dear Santa,
Here is a wish list that I have put together. It's been a long time since I have done this. I don't live too far away from you up at the North Pole. So, hopefully it won't cost too much to ship these things. :-)

JANE'S Primary WISH LIST FOR 2012

1. 2 stage snowblower/someone to plow our driveway all winter
2. running water (well drilled, septic system installed, plumbing installed)
3. An addition which would include a bathroom/laundry room/arctic entry way
4. New oven range
5. New studded tires for the truck
6. carpeting purchased and  installed on the stairs
7. Land taxes paid
8. Ventilation system -a tight house holds heat but it also holds moisture-mold is developing in window sills.
9. Bigger refigerator
10. More cabinets in our kitchen
11. Heater other than the woodstove
12. New effecient and air tight woodstove


Jane's secondary wish list
1. Grocery gift card (Safeway)
2. babies R Us gift card
3. REI gift card
4. Clothing gift  card (Amazon?)
5. gas card (Petro )
6. smaller lens for my camera

Thanks! <3 p="p">
-Jane

p.s. Please bring Skyra some new toys too. She has been a really good baby!