Catching up in the new year...now that it's February...

I am really behind on the blog updates of our lives here. One of my goals when we moved here was to NOT let 'normal' life dissolve into a 'no big deal, we live in London' attitude. I'm getting lazy about sharing stuff that is starting to be normal for me. It's a big deal to say that I now look to the right FIRST when crossing the road. I'm actually nervous about an upcoming visit to America (