jan 31

My stash of orange trims
 
















Hey! How did that stray pale yellow one get in there?
My scrap space needs some serious tlc.

jan 30

 This is a shot of the apple orchard that is just behind my house. You'd never guess I can get to mid-town Manhattan in an hour...on a good day ; ) I feel truly fortunate to be able to enjoy the best of both worlds!!

jan 29

 
There's nothing I love to do more, at the end of a long day, than to wrap myself up in my chenille robe!!
Trust me, it feels like pure bliss, but looks more like a bath mat...or something, in this picture LOL
Eeeek, looks like my cat likes it too. Don't mind the cat hair.

jan 28

 
My husband has a serious "need for speed"! It freaks me out a bit that his true passion is ski racing. Not only is it dangerous, but expensive! These "bad boys" are only one pair from his large "arsenal of weapons". The one good thing about this hobby of his....he really can't complain about my scrappy obsession. Right!? ; )

jan 27

My weak attempt at arrows!!!

jan 26

Today I stumbled on, "the word", instead of the photo for a change.
I thought and thought...and thought more about what it meant to me... Special. My mind was in over drive all day about it. I took tons of pictures, but none were right. I don't mean in a photography since of the word, but what it represented to me. Now don't get me wrong, my family and my home are my world, but so cliche', right!?
As I was saying good night to my daughter, I was totally taken off guard by this scene. I don't know when she did it, but next to her bed was: a trophy plate her Daddy won "for her", a night light of mine when I was little (the angel), a pin her grandmother gave her at Christmas and a few other "treasures" she's collected. All special to her .
Now, I can sleep ; )

jan 25

Our view of a race course from the lift.
My girls get such a thrill knowing that
they ski on the same trails as the
Olympians : )

jan 24

We went up to Lake Placid, New York
this weekend. The temperatures went
down to -20 at night : O I was shocked to
be able to find any running water!!
My camera (or maybe it was it's battery)
was NOT happy being out in the cold, but we had a great time!!!

jan 23

When I'm shopping with my girls, I do my best to use the self checkout so I can avoid this!!!!!

jan 22

I love this clock! It was a newborn gift, from my sister, for my youngest chickadee. I can't believe she'll be turning five this summer!

jan 21

Is it 5:00 o'clock
yet?? ; )








Thanks again for the word prompts, Denise!

jan 20

Some things never change!!!! My sweet little four year old has been eating waffles every day for the past two years!! LOL : )

jan 19

How cool is this? My father in law thought I might "be interested" in having it. It was my mother-in-laws when she was a teen, living in East germany. I was shocked to find the light meter still works : )

jan 18

I'm feeling better today,
so it's back to dish duty for me ; )
Thanks for the well wishes!

jan 17

I've spent most of today wrapped up in my favorite blanket, on the couch, with my little buddy and a Kleenex box close by. UGH!
It's official...I am sick!

jan 16

It happens every holiday...I buy candy early, you know...just in case ; ) And every holiday we dip into it EARLY! We'll be lucky if there's anything left by the 1st...forget about for Valentine's Day!


So when do the Peeps hit the shelves??

jan 15

I needed a little more than long johns and slippers to warm my spirit today! It was just one of those days. So when I saw these beauties smiling at me at the market, I grabbed as many as I could : ) Nothing like a touch of Spring to make your heart sing!

jan 14

I struggled today! This was about all I could come up with.
We have an apple tree in our side yard that the birds and squirrles feast on all winter. Notice the wound on his face? The other day he had a big snack, passed out on the branch and then fell off, lol! All this happened while I was talking on the phone. I'm convinced this guy is getting drunk off the fermented apples! I couldn't stop laughing, but after zooming in on his poor little face... I'm feeling badly for the little boozer ; )

jan 13

My heart is breaking for my sweet girl. After a long battle
with pneumonia just before Christmas, she woke up today
with a fever and was diagnosed with strep. The poor thing
is so afraid now she'll be sick "forever". She can't catch a break : (
*(a tear is rolling off her nose, but you can't see it in this out of focus shot. I didn't have the heart to try and take any more!)

jan 12

I wish I could knit!! A gift from an old friend.

jan 11

In addition to scrapping, this is my therapy!
Eating more so than the actual baking ; )
It's been one of those weekends!!! Lots of
eating, not so much scrapping!

jan 10

We're finally getting some snow!!!
I have two very happy girls on my hands : )

jan 9

Pulling out the "ol' reliable's", with hope of keeping my youngest occupied long enough to get some scrapping in... or at least a good fondling ; )

jan 8

A shot of my daughter, trying to "catch up" on homework.
Poor thing was ill the week before Christmas break with pneumonia. Two weeks on holiday in addition to a week of illness is an eternity for a six year old!
She went to school fearing she'd "forgotten" how to write and that "no one would remember" her. It broke my heart when she told me that was why she had had a "belly ache" these past few days : (
And I've been complaining how hard it is to get back in the routine!

jan 7

ALL of us are stuck inside today! The snow we were hoping for turned out to be a horrible ice storm! The kids had no school, but there's no sledding for us today! Everything is covered with a thick sheet of ice, the mercury is hanging around 30 and it's raining cats and dogs : ( Blah!!

jan 6

The authorities are predicting lots snow
& ice for our area tonight : )
Bring it on! These poor sleds have been
out of commission far too long!!