(photo borrowed from Jen Gotch)
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friends:.
If I say this all the time it’s only because it’s true. Anything else I could say would just sound overly cheese (however true) so I’ll just say I’m very, very thankful for good friends and leave it at that.

The Gospel:.
I know that everything good in my life comes from the gospel. It was like a beautiful gift that was dropped into my lap. I didn’t even know I was looking for it until I found it (or it found me).

Airplanes:.
And cars and trains too for that matter for making loved ones who are very far away seem a little less far away.

Makeup:.
I love it. I am such a girl – I just love playing with it. When I was little I used to force my brother to let me paint his nails. And when my sister was old enough (in my eyes at least) I’d give her “make overs”. My poor siblings.

Harlow:.
You all new I was going to have to add her so there you go.

There are a lot of things I’m grateful for- some important and some silly. I’m thankful for good music and spicy food. I’m grateful for good books and long walks and hot cups of chocolate. I’m grateful for the children in my life, though none of them are mine, they are so sweet and so good and make life brighter. I’m grateful for good pens to write with. I’m grateful for fluffy pillows and warm sweaters. I’m grateful for ice cream and pink lemonade (not together…ew). I’m grateful for my camera and my computer. I’m grateful for beautiful pieces of art; for poetry and paintings. I’m grateful for my health and my life and the freedoms that I enjoy as a citizen of this country. I am grateful for so much.

Thou hast given so much to me,
Give one thing more, – a grateful heart;
Not thankful when it pleaseth me,
As if Thy blessings had spare days,
But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
George Herbert

(photo borrowed from Jen Gotch)
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friends:.
If I say this all the time it’s only because it’s true. Anything else I could say would just sound overly cheese (however true) so I’ll just say I’m very, very thankful for good friends and leave it at that.

The Gospel:.
I know that everything good in my life comes from the gospel. It was like a beautiful gift that was dropped into my lap. I didn’t even know I was looking for it until I found it (or it found me).

Airplanes:.
And cars and trains too for that matter for making loved ones who are very far away seem a little less far away.

Makeup:.
I love it. I am such a girl – I just love playing with it. When I was little I used to force my brother to let me paint his nails. And when my sister was old enough (in my eyes at least) I’d give her “make overs”. My poor siblings.

Harlow:.
You all new I was going to have to add her so there you go.

There are a lot of things I’m grateful for- some important and some silly. I’m thankful for good music and spicy food. I’m grateful for good books and long walks and hot cups of chocolate. I’m grateful for the children in my life, though none of them are mine, they are so sweet and so good and make life brighter. I’m grateful for good pens to write with. I’m grateful for fluffy pillows and warm sweaters. I’m grateful for ice cream and pink lemonade (not together…ew). I’m grateful for my camera and my computer. I’m grateful for beautiful pieces of art; for poetry and paintings. I’m grateful for my health and my life and the freedoms that I enjoy as a citizen of this country. I am grateful for so much.

Thou hast given so much to me,
Give one thing more, – a grateful heart;
Not thankful when it pleaseth me,
As if Thy blessings had spare days,
But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
George Herbert

and scares me a little bit…

I’m sorry but if my kid wrote that his hero was steak I’d be a little bummed…

I found this little gem here

and scares me a little bit…

I’m sorry but if my kid wrote that his hero was steak I’d be a little bummed…

I found this little gem here

and scares me a little bit…

I’m sorry but if my kid wrote that his hero was steak I’d be a little bummed…

I found this little gem here

Do you know what I hate? When I ask someone what they want for Christmas and they say “nothing.” That is not an option nor is it helpful.

In an effort to do something different this year I’ve been looking at sites like Etsy.com and Supermarket HQ. They are both sites for designers/artists to sell their creations. Sort of like ebay but way more awesome.

Hopefully this will put an end to my Christmas shopping woes.

Do you know what I hate? When I ask someone what they want for Christmas and they say “nothing.” That is not an option nor is it helpful.

In an effort to do something different this year I’ve been looking at sites like Etsy.com and Supermarket HQ. They are both sites for designers/artists to sell their creations. Sort of like ebay but way more awesome.

Hopefully this will put an end to my Christmas shopping woes.

Do you know what I hate? When I ask someone what they want for Christmas and they say “nothing.” That is not an option nor is it helpful.

In an effort to do something different this year I’ve been looking at sites like Etsy.com and Supermarket HQ. They are both sites for designers/artists to sell their creations. Sort of like ebay but way more awesome.

Hopefully this will put an end to my Christmas shopping woes.

I was driving home last night and there was this crazy light and smoke off the top of the hills near Montecito. My first thought was that it looked really cool and I should pull over to take a picture, but once I got around the trees I realized that we were in for another fire.

It started just before 6 pm last night and so far more than 100 homes have been destroyed and more than 2,500 acres have burned. The air is so bad here right now because of all the ash that people are already walking around wearing face masks.

Let’s hope this one gets put out quickly.

I was driving home last night and there was this crazy light and smoke off the top of the hills near Montecito. My first thought was that it looked really cool and I should pull over to take a picture, but once I got around the trees I realized that we were in for another fire.

It started just before 6 pm last night and so far more than 100 homes have been destroyed and more than 2,500 acres have burned. The air is so bad here right now because of all the ash that people are already walking around wearing face masks.

Let’s hope this one gets put out quickly.