Afternoon Nap

It's a bit hard to tell from this angle, but Jake is resting his head on Penny while they soak up a little sunshine together.  So sweet.

Possibilities

I love this big glass jar with its flip-top lid.  Gini & Allen gave it to us filled with brown sugar walnuts, almonds, and chocolate chips.  We polished them off last night, and I've washed the jar.  Now I'm just imagining all the things I could fill it with...buttons, pens, an assortment of chocolates, sea glass, jelly beans, granola, shells, trail mix.  

Have you got any other ideas?

ps. Check out those amaryllis.  They just might win this race.

Ice Cream in a Mug

'cause I like it better that way.

Sunday Baking

This week's breakfast treat is King Arthur's Cinnamon Pecan Scones.  These rival their Double Dutch Chocolate Muffins as my favorite mix.  YUM!

7 Random Things About Me

A little explanation about this post...

I see these lists on the blogs I frequent and really enJOY reading them.  I've always wondered if I could come up with one of my own.  Since I'm really slacking in the blog posting lately (blame it on the end of pregnancy scatter brain I seem to have), I thought that this was the perfect time to try.  So without further ado, here are my 7 random things:

I can't go to bed at night unless the living room is neat and tidy...dog toys in their bucket, blankets folded, pillows propped at their proper angle in the corners of the chair and couch.

Before beginning a new book, I always read the last sentence.  Usually it makes absolutely no sense to me then, but I love the satisfaction of reading it again at the end because I feel as if I've come full-circle with the story. 

I love some combination of these for lunch...cheese, popcorn or nuts, an apple or grapes, and whole grain bread.

My favorite pens are separated into 3 different pouches...one for waterproof letter-writing pens, one for art markers, and one for fine-tipped journaling pens.

I have a hard time concentrating in waiting rooms and restaurants because I very often find myself interested in other people's conversations.  I guess that makes me nosey.

My Amazon wish list is 3 pages long.  I use it as my "to be read" shelf.  It's much cheaper that way.

When I buy postage stamps, I always ask to see everything they have available.  I go for colorful and interesting, in other words, the opposite of the Forever stamp.

Snow Day!

Our first in 5 years, and Penny's first EVER!

The day started out like this.

Penny wasn't too sure about the cold, white stuff.

It felt a bit strange on her paws.

She finally got comfortable with it, though.

Here's how it looks tonight, and it's still coming down.

Almost Ready

The title of this post is a bit tongue-in-cheek, as if she's timing her arrival according to the completeness of our to-do list.  Ha!

Nevertheless, we've been busy and the list is dwindling.

The glider arrived, and we've set up my corner of the bedroom to welcome her home.

 

 

All of her stuff has been washed, folded, and put away...tiny socks and hats, footed sleepers, blankets, towels, and sheets.

Today, we'll install the car seat in the Jeep and hang pictures on her walls.

I'm hoping to finish two last craft projects in the next week.  The first is a knitted hat for a friend's new little guy.  Also, I'd like to decorate my new journal inside and out, so it'll be all ready for the scribblings of this new mama.