end of year blues

i think the end of year blues have set in.

but i need to refrain from succumbing to them and reflect on all

the many blessings i have, and the family who loves me.

unconditionally.

so when i look at these photos, they make me happy...

and content...

and glad.

that i am part of such a great legacy of good people.

so on that note...happy new year.

and this year is going to be a good one for me.

i can feel it.

always wanted one

so we went to DI in st george...

and this is what i found.

always wanted an old typewriter.

and i finally got one...

for fifteen bucks.

we took it home and played with it for awhile.

adjusted all the levers, and fiddled with the inner workings.

then the boys started to type on it...

wrote a couple pages of jibberish.

and realized just how lucky they are to 

own a computer...

and then i realized i remembered what it was like

to type on a typewriter.

boy, i am old.

sleepy time

blurry photo...was trying to be sneaky, and turned off the flash.

eden sleeping soundly after aenon woke up with a headache...only after

a long wrestling match with eden during the night.

aenon was upset.

i guess i might have to sleep with her tonight.

maybe i will take the couch.

or better yet, i will make dane sleep with her.

the boys fared better. they seem to ignore the 

sleeping sideways and cover hog issues.

hunter awakened...finally

then more breakfast to be eaten...more posing in the kitchen...

and i found my next quilt to duplicate...a quilt made by my grandmother.

grandma faye is trying to get me to take it home. 

i told her if i do, shes not getting it back.

then grandpa filled up the bird feeders and we watched the birds from the kitchen window...

a couple of generations here...

so far a we are enjoying a fun, relaxing little get away.

now, waiting for melissa and jack and a trip to the local buffet this evening.

cant wait.