Blog Sabbatical Has Ended - March 21, 2013

I'm guessing I need to send up some red smoke or something to signify that I'm going to get back to blogging regularly.  I miss it and have felt out of sorts not doing it, although now I'm glad to be able to say that taking a break was a good thing.

Here's a quote from Paolo Cohelo that sums up what seems to have been a recurring theme in the family for a while.  "Life has a way of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once." 

On another note, I have many photos to post. More violet & orchid photos, more owl photos, and photos of writers I met at this year's Winter with the Writers program at Rollins.  And I still need to get my "best of" posts together. 

Working on both my English major portfolio and my Creative Writing portfolio.  Editing is the name of the game at this time ;-)

Papa's Birthday

Happy B’day Papa – John Sam loved the mashed potatoes at Golden Corral, and Caroline said she had three different desserts.  J

 

2013 Begins

Happy New Year--Welcome 2013!

31 Dec. 2012

Another New Year’s Eve! And even though I’m actually writing this on 10 January 2013, I am backdating for various reasons. First, obviously, is enhancing the low post count for 2012. (You’ll note it’s the lowest post count evah in the yearly history of the blog.) Second, there are blog-worthy photos that really have to be shared. Third, I heard on the street that I have two new readers, so I thought I would take the opportunity to highlight websites I visit and put up the links to some of my older blog posts that I’m proud of.

Photos that needed sharing:

 

Thrilled with his elegant Christmas tie, can't you tell?

I will feature the websites and my hall of fame posts in the next day or so because is blogger is acting wonky and I'm getting pissy with it.  So "watch this space" because more good stuff is on the way.

More Christmas photographs

First two are practice shots

 

Third time's the charm!

Why are they growing up?!

 

Snow globe without water :)

Side view blurry, but finished

jar looked beautiful-

 

 

Pop Quiz!!

The next sound you will hear is:

(a) Another Christmas song; or

(b) Eggnog being slurped down; or

(c) My head hitting the pillow.

 

~ Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night ~

Yuletide 2012

Only two hours of Christmas night are left.   We are worn out, but kids are overtired and won't stay in bed.  (Ok, Mom, you can stop laughing now!)

 

 

Christmas in Florida--

 

 

Waiting for branches to fall out

 

Christmas lights!

 

 

 

Traditional new P.J.'s

 

Another tradition:

Caroline's "Tiger Lily" face 

 

 

Right before the harmony dissipates

I get these expressions....

 

*love*

 

Santa has left a li'l

something-something!

 

7:10 a.m. Christmas morning ALREADY? 

 

Aftermath

 

Zing's 2nd Christmas with us

 

 

Who's sneaking up on me?!

 

Merry Christmas!

 

Violets in sync

My yellow violet will not be outdone by my supposedly chimera violet.  Funniest thing is, when I bought this violet, it had white flowers with purple stripes.  Now the bloom is all purple with a sorta light purple, pinkish stripe.  Three of the blooms are open, and there are at least 7 others that will open in the next couple of days.

 

The burgundy violet will be blooming any day now.  Rest assured, you'll see it when it does :)

 

My baby Caroline Grace = 10

My precious daughter Caroline Grace turned 10 years old on December 5.  How is it possible that I have two kids that are now in double digits?  Unthinkable.

I am so proud of my beautiful daughter with the laugh that sounds like a little tiny bell, her spunk & attitude wayyyy beyond her years, and that sugar sweetness smooch.

Happy Birthday Caroline!!

 

This is the pic that makes me

smile so big my cheeks hurt

Thanksgiving

Had a nice Thanksgiving - did not take any pictures.  Not even one.

Slacking in my old age!

Yellow violet sequence

My yellow violet is in bloom!  Check it:

 

 

 

In the 2nd to last photo, you can see another bloom peeking out.

This violet is called Warm Sunshine, and if you would like one, you can find them here The Violet Barn