Merry Christmas

Happily enjoying the end of the holiday.

It has been a time of gratitude for 

family and friends.  And even though

we are not all together, I feel the love..

and I know they feel it too.

Image found here

http://everythingcharming.tumblr.com

Jolly

Found this on pinterest.

http://pinterest.com/tcortez/holiday/

Love the pink.

Working on the jolly...in between cleaning house.

happy holiday

Recently I posted about special times spent

on Guemes Island at our friends cabin.

Here are 2 pictures I found recently.

One thing I noticed....

I had a tendency to pick up beer bottles

when someone points a camera 

at me.

My sister and I with our uncle.

enjoying the beach on 

Guemes Island.

 Here is my cousin Tod on that carved whale I talked about.

Summer please come soon!

Aftermath of the 4th.

The 4th of July has come and gone.

We had no plans, other than a couple we

know from Australia were coming to stay Sunday night.

That turned into 13 people, and 4 dogs on Saturday.

The above mentioned couple came sat, not sunday.

Along with 2 more of our kids, their friends,and
3 more dogs.  We had people sleeping in every spare room.

But,

It was all about this.

Is he not adorable!

Sorry for fuzziness. He was

bobbing his head around getting ready for...

The jurassic park cry.

 What was Max thinking of all this?

Yes, I am old, but I can show interest in a little blue ball,

just give me a second to get up....

...Ellie had a blast.

July 4

Bring on the Fourth
of
JULY

I'm not much of a fireworks fan.

I  like sparklers, but I can do without

the big bombs and screaming

and men and boys going nuts 

with gunpowder in their possession.

I love to camp, but in the fall, when

the crowds have dyed down

That leaves eating.

 I can throw myself into that past time

any where, any time with any one.

(All images found in google images.)

Holiday from holiday

So.so.so

Happy

I don't have to do this.

We quit exchanging gifts altogether.

Stress

0

Gift-giving is a reflection of

who we are. I would spend

hours just trying to find the

perfect gift. If I didn't make the present,

I would Shop until

the last minute, because something

better might appear. My goal

is to give little gifts throughout

the year.