Let me start to catch up- photos first

Ok, kids,


(oops I am not supposed to say that, apparently it is condescending sounding to some, but to me it sounds humorous and inclusive, so there is that!)

Oh poor poor Lola

I know I have not been on line much lately.  Well that is not true, I have been online, but not on the blog.  This blog is a place where I release some inner conversations and lately those discussions have been in closed session.  I will talk about some of it coming up in the next few days/weeks.

BUT I have been neglecting my photography a bit, for a variety of reasons, but I downloaded and edited last night after a good 5.6 mile walk.  I still have time on my hands as the MA is slaving away at work, but the end of that is near.  YAY.  As much as I like alone time, it gets old after a while when he doesn't get home until 9:30.

Momma to be SarahJane with the doggies making a snow fort

So I have a variety of pix from  long past snowy to more recent.  Pix of all sorts of things from baby showers to sunflowers and things in between.  It was FUN to do this last night, but again I am running out of room on my disc, so I have to figure out the whole external hard drive  thing ASAP.

Ella Bella and their posse

This first group, though, is more people sorts of things.

Next post is the landscapes and such.

Sleepy girl with Grandpa

Grandpa ruining pancakes for Ella by giving her syrupified ones!  LOL
Suddenly pancakes can not be unadorned. At least she like REAL syrup.
Full disclosure: Grandma gave her cake for the first time.  oops

Greg and Sarah making a snow fort- Ruger is ever hopeful someone will throw the ball

Grandma, I lost mah shoe!! 

I gotta get out there

3 generations all feeling lil Greggy and momma Sarah

Miss Maggy acting up again! 

And the cow says.....

BABY TOES

I'm ok Gramma, don't worry!

let's go faster dad!!

Are you kidding me?? 

This woof doesn't run away like mine does

LOVE dat wild hair

LOVE that face

Uncle Ed, Bella, Dee with Greg

Bella and Ella!  2nd cousins

Shaking the dickens out of that rattle

Jon, ella and Great Grandma Kutz

Grandpa and Ella hanging out at the Pal Cafe

After 3 months without my kiddos and grand girl fix, this has been so much fun to look through these pics and post them.  Oh and of course the D-O-Gs.

This seems to be a tad Ella heavy, but I didn't think anyone would complain.  AND pretty soon she will have a spotlight to share when we welcome our little Grandboy into the family!!  Little Greggy is coming within the next month and this is SO exciting and SOOO much fun.

Next up some outdoorsy pix....

Hope this is adding a little joy to your life.  :)  It sure has to mine!

Have I mentioned that it's cold??

I am sure there are those of you tired of hearing about the weather and all, esp. if you are on facebook, or heaven forbid one of my texting buddies. But I am thrilled to say that it is SO cold that there is no school today!

A very wise friend of mine said that I should make sure to enjoy it because the day will go fast.  And wow there is truth to that!!  So, there will be no laundry done, no vacuuming, no closet cleaning or things like that.  A book will be read, the blog will be written, and I will go later this day to the gym, because those are things that will give me some enjoyment on this little gift of a day.  MAYBE I will do a tiny bit of online shopping??  Whatever I do, this found time is sort of like found money, you just need to sometimes do what you want, not what  you need.

Unfortunately, I never get to stay in my robe all day, as I have this cute horse out there who needs feeding.  So, not moving out of the house is not a possibility.  I can delay that until about 8 am, but after that, I just have to be dressed up and outside.

I have not posted pix from the last few weeks, so that is going to be rectified right now!  :)

Lazy Saturday morning.....

winter scene

I have a series of 4 pix of a few of my favorite people!  

Jon and my mom

My brother and his granddaughter

Mad-seester Rose and Emily

Eddie and Bella

The ice shacks are back!

Dramatic lighting in late afternoon

Life is a journey

Milkweed pods

Stone house

Frosty morning a few weeks ago at school.

Someone needs to NOT leave her camera laying around for the students to find!  :)
I'm sure I had something cute on underneath this tragic art shirt!!

No matter what, love this tree and this sky

So, here is my cold weather, enjoy the day, use it like I want, I need to read sort of a day post.....  I discovered a lot of joy already!

Find your joy today and stay WARM!!!!

Late Christmas celebration...

So the party has finally ended.  We had our final Christmas celebration this weekend, and I think a great time was had by all!

Mike and I drove down to Jon and Sarah's Friday afternoon to prepare for the annual Kutz celebration!  Jon and Sarah provided the location and I provided the pulled pork!  And everyone one else brought along multitudes of delicious dishes that we overindulged in.

Host and hostess with the mostest!

Jon was gracious enough to shred the pork for me!

Such a cute house and cute couple!

We exchanged gifts first, before the rest of the crew got there!  Jon and Sarah were not up for Christmas, since we were going to be at their house this weekend.  Oh, the Mad-Accountant did not attend, as tax season is already underway!

Mike and Greg with their tip-ups from Jon and Sarah

Jon and Sarah and their stash

Here is some of the entertainment for the day!  Bella is my nephew Eddie's little girl (my brother Ed's granddaughter) and Lucky is my sistah's new puppy.  Then there is Emily- our little sweet-pea!  Only she is so grown-up now, she really blends in with the rest of us!

Bella

Bella and Lucky

Emily!

Emily and Lucky

A fantastic feast!!

Darlene, Ed, Bella and Mike

Jeff, Greg, Jon and Bill

Rose, Lucky and Bella

We play a dice game instead of exchanging presents- we buy a bunch of random things, wrap them up and then shake dice for them.  It can get quite interesting, especially if there are alcoholic beverages involved!

Dice shaking crew

Things get heated during the game!

Then the grandkids exchanged "white elephant" gifts- something they didn't want at their house.  It was an interesting array of times that everyone ended up with.

It was one of those really nice days when everything was just right!  An easy day to find your joy!!