10 Reasons

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I made this Shutterfly book back in September but had to wait until after Hanukkah to share it here. I had fun with the new more flexible template.

drumming in the new year

We spent our Sabbath morning up on Fish Creek, a "high place" and the "Eastern Gate" for the valley, drumming, worshiping, praying and making proclamations over the land. In previous years this event has occurred on January first but schedule conflicts made it necessary to postpone. What remained the same was the cold winter winds blowing to chill our bones and the wind of the Ruach blowing to warm our hearts.

hanging out with friends

I did Lily's laundry this week. All her favorite friends ended up on the clothes lines due to their love-holes. They looked so cute hanging there I had to take their picture before them came down.

you can get with this...

or you can get with that...


Before the piggy accident I was inspired to dig the pint of clearance paint from it's hiding place and try it on for size. I have never cared for the yellow paint that was both inside and outside of our house. Although I have successfully covered the majority of the indoor yellow I've been hesitant to tackle the job of painting a two story house. After considering the situation for a time I realized that part of my dislike was the dark brown trim with the pale yellow siding. It occurred to me that it would be easier to change the trim color and perhaps that would help me feel better about the yellow house and garage. I'm still not sure this is the color we will stick with but I can say I like the change and am feeling motivated, after my piggies are ready to climb a ladder, to tackle the rest of the trim.

this little piggy

Last night, in the dark of the night, the piggy who had no roast beef had a toe-on collision with the metal leg of a piece of exercise equipment. * The piggy, being the weaker of the two, broke. Of course, there isn't much one can do about a broken piggy other than tape it to a close friend, numb it with some ice, and give it a staycation.


* Use caution around exercise equipment. It can be dangerous to your health.

line dance

Some interesting design elements from our November trip to San Diego.

of new beginnings

This morning, the first workday of the new year, we harvested the first fruit from our little orange tree. We shared it three ways. The skin was still pretty tough so we'll give the two remaining oranges more time to grow but the inside was sweet and juicy. Yum.