Oh heyyyyyy

I have six drafts of blog posts.  They're saved in the draft/preview folder, and they're not finished.

Which is why they haven't been posted.

But I have drafts.  Just reporting.

Happy Friday!

Wearin' o' the green 2014

A quick quote from an Irishman you may or may not have heard of:

"May you live all the days of your life."

Jonathan Swift

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2014

Why blog?

One post in February.  *sigh*

I don't need to tell people to keep coming to my blog when I have been such a slacker about posting.

So......

here's an entry for March 4, 2014.

I have 126 pictures on my camera that I'll download. 

I promise:  no backdating.

xoxo

Vintage trinkets

The salon I go to is near some second hand shops and antiques stores.  I went to a few of them, and I noticed a ceramics shop near where I park.  The ceramic Christmas tree I made a long time ago needed a star for the top because the one I bought when I got the colored bulbs was too small. I went inside the shop and found some toppers that are the perfect size, and I say "some" because two of the ribbon trees we made this past year needed stars, too, so I bought extras for those.  I'd put a picture of them here, but they're already packed up in the holiday stuff.  No worries about them being on the blog at the end of this year.

An entire wall in the shop had vintage items.  So...of course I had to look--ended up buying a couple of things.

The ship isn't genuine vintage because its inscription is dated 1997.  The oil lamp probably isn't old enough to be considered vintage, either.  I don't care if they're "jenn-you-ine" vintage or not.  They're unique and I like unique.

I'll get a chance to go there again the next time I get my hair done.

:)

Caroline the Super Kid

The award certificate Caroline received from school:

She wrote an essay about peer pressure and the ways her classmates could resist going along with the crowd instead of making bad choices to fit in.  She got a shiny medal with a patriotic ribbon.  You'll have to take my word for it when I say she looked like an Olympic medalist because she refused to consent to any photo.

Last Friday, she brought home a letter from her teachers saying she was eligible to compete in a spelling bee. She has monster spelling skillz, and I'm thinking, is it possible to get a lot of college tuition money if you make it to the late rounds of the Scripps spelling bee?  Right about the time I get ready to Google that, she says she isn't going to do it anyway because she doesn't like getting up in front of people.

Okayyyyy

We are proud of our Super Kid for working so hard on her project and getting the highest recognition as a reward!!!

The Best of Franabelle's Fancy, 2008-2013

I didn't blog a lot in 2013, so 2014 should and will have more blog posts.

I went back through all the years of blogging, and decided there were some posts that needed to be highlighted.  It should be nice for new readers to see what I've written before.

Hope you enjoy "The Best of Franabelle's Fancy."

From 2008
Happy Birthday Sharon
Auld Lang Syne

From 2009
Caroline Sings
Regarding Joan Didion
The Peace of Wild Things
The Date is Important
Reunion Reflections
On Fran's Bookshelf
For Kismet (and Beamer)
Bedtime Prayers

From 2010
Time Marches On

From 2011
Easter Clothes at Dickson Azalea Park
Dear Alexander Pope
National Scrapbook Day

From 2012
Seen About Town

From 2013
Is NatGeo Hiring?
Prom at Summer Camps


Please post a comment if you have one!

Love, Traditions, and Laughter

New pajamas on Christmas Eve are one of the kids' favorite traditions.  (Right after the hot chocolate, that is.)  Getting them to pose anymore is one part bribery, one part begging, and one part a limit on the number of images I'm allowed to capture. Ahem. I've learned to keep taking pictures of them whether they're posing or not.  I get fantastic candid photos, and in between are the ones that make me laugh till my cheeks hurt.

JS and CG

Florida State Seminoles

Rose Bowl 2014
Florida State Seminoles
National Champions!

Florida State Seminoles 34, Auburn Tigers 31

Joy & Beauty

Scrapbook Layouts from 2006

Sometimes I miss the days 

when they were just my "littles"

RAKs

The concept of Random Acts of Kindness has become mainstream, and I've been the recipient of more than a couple.  My new neighbor ran down the truck and trailer carrying the new recycle bins when they passed me by after I yelled to them that I needed one.  A client at the office where I used to work brought me the loveliest place mats and napkins because she was happy to get an appointment on short notice. About 88% of my stolen jewelry was returned to me.  One of the guys from the lawn company who mows the yard at the house next to me always blows all the leaves off my porch and driveway.

It feels good to have given out some RAKs too.  I think they won't count if I share them, and I don't want to keep track, either.  There isn't a limit on how many to give or receive!

This is a unique RAK that I absolutely loved.  It's not often I get a chance to choose.  :)