JANUARY

Jan 1st- my kitchen looked like this. 

Okay I am not going to exaggerate this was December 28th.

I felt a little anxious this year.

(K- the Dog is cracking  me up in this pic)

I felt the need to de clutter, organize, and clean cupboards.

Which led to maybe a little paint, and trim, and glaze, and new hardware.

Those of you who know me realize that this phenomenon happens once every 10 to 20 years.

No exaggeration there.

Notice back wall above through all the JUNK.

 

WALLA!

This of course can only happen because-

I happen to know the world's best handy man.

 

Who happens to LOVE – me,

and he want to make me so very happy. (movie quote)

(above picture of Kitchen on Jan 13th.)

Kitchen on Jan 24th.

Yep, we are in the middle of some real January transformation around here.

Handy man – I think I Love you!

I am SO excited to see what February will bring

St Lucia

 

Safe and sound

Missionary daughter has made it to the island of St. Lucia

A small plane ride away from her mission home of Trinidad.

Bless the senior couple missionaries that handed her their phone-

at the airport in Miami, and said call your parents.

I said, "I wanna go??” –and yes it may have had a little whine it.

She replied sweetly, “ MOM, you are FINE”

I don’t think she understands – I really, really just want to go to St. Lucia:)

Who is with me? 

Choices

 

I have a thousand pictures with this classic look from my princess Belle –

How do I choose just one??

Same Princess has ten thousand pictures of the two hoodlums-

Am I the only one that thinks they are an odd choice  to photograph?

These two Mookies had their families convinced it was the most fantastic choice in the world to take them where ever,

when ever they wanted-

Luckily the have both inherited cars

 

For some reason I have made the choice to spend many hours this week staring at this photo.

Side by Side with this photo-

AND

My mind cannot quite comprehend the passing of Time- 

for lack of a better word.

 

Choices Big and Small-

sometimes a choice turns out to be the BIGGEST BLESSING!

 

and yes I realize this post is really random choices,

That is what happens when I try to comprehend how my life has been -

DIRECTED, PROTECTED, and STRENGTHENED-

by making RIGHT CHOICES!

Dishes

Yep, doing dishes is that FUN at our house!