Playing For Change: Song Around the World

Thanks to Cheryl, for showing me this excellent video. It's sunshine on a winter day, peace for a troubled soul, a community song for peace. Enjoy!

in with the new

Here are a few snaps. Not too many because the card reader slots on the computer have gone out (yes, I have a waranty; no I haven't had it replaced yet) and I can't get the camera photos transferred to the computer. So these are just a few from the cell phone.


Wilson got a new toy. It didn't have the stuffing long, but I had to get a picture of that goofy smile.

The weather was beautiful the week of Christmas. Gorgeous blue skies that are impossible to resist.


I had a birthday. I got pretty flowers.




This is how old I look now. Happy New Year, y'all.

Last Sunset

The last sunset of 2008. It was a pretty one, even with a celly camera.
Have a safe and fun New Year's Eve, y'all.

OMG

I was just reminded that tomorrow...TOMORROW!...is the family Christmas gathering at Gammy's house. I still have to shop, wrap, cook, bake, launder, organize and OMG, so many things. Gotta go!

Straight No Chaser - 12 Days

12 Days of Christmas in a completely different way. More wag!

Weekend Photos

I hosted a brunch this weekend. C-man took pics of the table decorations before company came. The holidays are pretty.

It's beginning to feel.....

This time I have pictures and not much more.

These first two are from work.

There is a huge tree outside our building that developed a big crack down the trunk after the latest high winds. The tree guys came out and climbed around it and gave it a haircut, took some weight off the top and cut off the split ends at the bottom. They put a big ponytail holder around the lower branches to keep the whole thing in one piece for as long as possible.

Did you know the Griswolds live in the Hills?

I had to take two pictures to fit their front yard into my cell phone camera. The light-y goodness is FABulous. The pictures on my crappy phone do not do justice to the millions of lights in the first photo. They just go on forever back from the street. Wowza. It's no wonder those dudes in the desert could find that tiny manger. It's lit up like Vegas.

recap of the long holiday weekend

We had a lovely holiday dinner at my house. Mom and Dad and Larry and his family came. Unfortunately none of us took pictures. We're just no good at remembering that! I didn't have enough seating after all, but it was such a pretty day that the guests just took it to the back yard and graciously sat at the patio table.

It seems like I spent all my time away from the office in the kitchen. There was Thanksgiving, of course. Everyone pitched in and made it a big success. Our traditions are turkey, of course, sweet potato casserole with pecans, ambrosia salad, green bean casserole, roasted potatoes, fresh cranberry sauce, dressing, gravy, pumpkin pie, pecan pie.

One day I made a huge pot of turkey noodle soup. When I lifted the lid off the huge pot to ladle up the leftovers there was a sad half-inch left in the bottom of the cast iron pot. Ah, well. It was enough for the E-child to have before work the next day. Today I made the same big pot, but this time full of meatballs. I make them with 1/2 spicy Italian sausage and 1/2 lean ground turkey. It seems a tad healthier that way (and a little less likely to cause severe heartburn!) This time I managed to grab some for lunches BEFORE the mad dash for dinner.

So, I'm working on lesson plans and listening to the kids squabble about who ate all the garlic bread. All is well here. I hope you all had a lovely holiday.

Somebody Got a Treat

Somebody went for a ride, saw The Girl, and got a treat. Somebody buried it in the yard when he got home and then unburied it first thing this morning. Somebody is sure happy with his chewy.

A Room With a View

I have a new desk at work.
Here's my new view:




My old desk was slightly to the right in this photo, so I faced that wall. No view, no window. Now I can see the world outside. Nice!

Btw, can you spot the pics of The Girl, The Boy, and The Dog on my desk??

Full Tilt

The view out the back door of our office this afternoon.
Whoops! Somebody had a bad day.

Papa's new computer

Before I swapped them out.
The old one is on the stand, on the right.
The new one is on the left.