River

 

Green

 

Painting

Kaelyn joined us in painting. 

Dumpling

 

Snow-topped

 

Christmas Eve dinner

 

Dinner was breakfast this Christmas Eve. 

Fire

 

Christmas Eve morning was a perfect time to sit in front of a fire. 

Painting

 

Decorations

 

TSC had poinsettias for $1 and Norfolk Island Pines for $2, which were deals too good to pass up. 

Bedtime stories

 

Photo credit Julie

Painting

 

Tenacity

 

Dishwasher

 

Last week Dad helped me install a shiny, new dishwasher. 

In September my dishwasher gave out. I can't really blame it. It was the only appliance left from when we purchased the house 13 years ago (and it was nowhere new then). Parts of the rack were rusted through and I had to prop the door up using a stool so that it didn't crash to the floor. Despite it's quirks, it kept on washing dishes up until a few months ago. 

Dumplings

 

Puzzle

 

Freezing

 

Breakfast

 

Texture

 

Titus

 

Dinner

 

Regular life

 

Baby

 

This baby's getting big. 

Painting

 

We've been working on a custom paint-by-number project. 

Snowflakes

 

There were tears as I got out these quilled snowflakes that Naomi made last year.  

View

 

I enjoyed the view from my desk Thursday morning. 

Chilled

 

There wasn't snow yet, but it was cold when Libby, Kathryn and I went to Tawas Point last week. 

Sadness

 

Sharing a story

 

Birches

 

Dramatic

Tawas Point State Park

Naomi