1 January 2013

 

The holidays are winding down.

Kenny, Dad, and Carly are spending their

New Year's week in the woods.

They love spending time together

away from the watchful eyes of Mom and MamMam!



2012: week 52

The story of Santa as the hero, again.

Several years ago, Carly got something from Santa-

I can't remember what it was now.

When she opened it,

she said,

"I KNOW this is from Santa,

because mama would NEVER

buy me this".

 

This year "Santa" brought a phone.

It might be the best purchase ever

or possibly the worst -

a little time will tell.

2012: week 51

 

We had a good Christmas at the Lake House.

The whole crew was there.

We took a good group picture but

what fun is that.

So here is the "be silly" one.



2012: week 50

 

MamMam and G'Daddy got to come to Hattiesburg

and see 2 more basketball games.

Carly had a couple of good games.
I think they are starting to play together better

and they won their first game.



2012: week 49

Basketball season started.

Carly played her first game on Saturday.

She is #31 again.

Sports have really helped Carly settle into school.

Teammates make good friends.

Basketball teammates were some of her best friends at SBEC

and I can see that happening again at PCS.

It will just take time.

 



2012: week 48

 

The picture was taken.

The card was chosen.

The order placed.

Address labels were ordered.

Envelopes were addressed.

Notes were written.

Stamps were added.

They were dropped in the mailbox,

and now are on their way to you.

 

(IF I could find your address

because my Christmas binder

with the address list

is packed in the mini storage 

and I CAN NOT GET TO IT-

that is all I have to say about that!)



2012: week 47

 

Hard to believe that it is Thanksgiving.

We had a week full of family fun.

We went to the Lake House and

then Carly got to spend a few days in Silver City.

 

We didn't return to Silver City on Thanksgiving Day

because Kenny and I were both sick.

I spent Thanksgiving on the couch with a blanket

watching the parade by myself.

It is the first time that Carly and I have not watched the parade together.

And now that I think about it, it might be the first time

that I haven't watched it in Silver City.

 

This year seems to be upside down.

I am ready for things to settle down and

return to some mundane normalcy.

I kinda like tradition.



2012: week 46

 

 

I started working on Carly's Christmas presents

for the family - the family calendar.

I spent lots of time looking through a years worth of pictures

to find the best ones to choose from.

Sometimes there are too many to choose from

and sometimes there are not enough.

There are always plenty of Carly

(imagine that)

but some of the adults in the family

must hide when they see my camera!

 

Here is one of my favorites

that somehow didn't make the blog??

 



2012: Week 45

I had a birthday a few weeks ago.

I told my mom and Celeste that I wanted food for the freezer.

Mom showed up on my birthday with ground deer meat, pecans,

and the most awesome pan of meatloaf and gravy

(my traditional birthday meal).

 

This week Celeste passed through Hattiesburg.

It was the first time I had seen her since my birthday.

She filled the freezer with

 red sauce, meatballs and homemade ravioli.

 

What better presents could you ask for?

 



2012: week 44

Carly showing Nonna one of her new favorite activities

surfing on Pinterest.

There was lots of talk about braided hair,

painted nails, and even some recipes.