Past 3 O'clock...
(view from our deck)
December 30, 2015
(view from our deck)
December 30, 2015
You may think it's a bit late to be wishing you a happy new year, but I've been busy (like the rest of you have been sitting around twiddling your thumbs??) It always surprises me when December 31 rolls around and the VERY NEXT DAY turns out to be January 1, New Year's Day. I've told you before that I'm going to invent a calendar that's on a cylinder, so that there's not a perceived gap of time between December 31 of one year and January 1 of the next. I always expect to have more time, and suddenly it's New Years. And look! It's already January 4! How did this happen?
I've decided that I need to make a list of things I like about each month of the year. Unfortunately, May's list will be a lot longer than January's, but here goes.
Reasons to Like January:
1. BRIGHT, SUNNY DAYS (Yes, January in Wisconsin is wonderful for sunlight - usually. In fact, sunglasses are an imperative in January, when the sunshine reflects off all that snow.)
2. Beautiful snowy views and birds at our feeders.
3. Mr. C. is not as busy, so there's more time to spend with him beside the fire, reading books, discussing politics, theology, and family members :-), watching movies, taking day trips, etc.
(yes, I stole this from December of 2013)
4. I was sure that there was a fourth one... ... ... ... but can't seem to think of it.
No, this has nothing to do with anything,
but I liked the light and shadows.
New Year's Day
It was wonderful to have a houseful of family here on New Year's Day. Our house makes two circles in which kids love to run (upper left). You can see that Jazzie, upper right, was exhausted from all the excitement. My niece and her son joined us for the day (lower left). Daughter-in-law, lower right in the collage, organized a gift for Mr. C. and me - a wonderful family tree with photos that will hang on our living room wall. Everyone is pictured, with birth dates and marriage dates. It was a total surprise, and I was thrilled to tears. It also is a visual reminder of how many people Mr. C. and I are responsible for. Yikes! And a good reminder to pray for each of them. Since it's in the part of the living room where we read our Bible in the mornings, it will be especially handy (we believe it's okay to peek during prayer!).
Smart Aleck Sons
Do they need a pie or what!?
(But I love them)
Upper, middle
Hoodie solidarity for someone who was having a bad hair day
(and it wasn't either of the girls!) LOL
Discussing Future Travel Plans
The newly-marrieds
Granddaughter and her husband
(wedding in November, 2015)
Olives, ale, cheese, peppers, bread, smoked salmon
Oh, a nice snack!
Every generation has Cooties.
I'm still thinking about that fourth reason to like January.
4. Maybe it's that it makes me feel like there's a fresh slate that encourages me to plan changes. For the same reason that diets need to be started on a Monday, plans for change seem even more auspicious if started in January.
I've enjoyed all you wonderful blogging friends throughout 2015 and look forward to our next blogging year together!
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P.S. I thought of a fifth reason to like January:
5. Squeaky snow. When the outdoor temperature is really cold, the snow squeaks under your feet, and the boards of the boardwalk sound hollow. I love those sounds.
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