Team Up Thursday

This week at Team Up Thursday, Megan and I chose "all in a row" for our theme.  From the looks of Megan's picture on the bottom, basketball has started up again.  My picture is on the top.  All the piggies in a row, creepy crawlies and all.  That's what we call the little fuzzies that get stuck between the toes.  

It seems that a lot of us (meaning me) have a difficult time getting inspired and need some nudging to pick up our cameras this time of year.  I blame the rush of the holiday.  Oh, and the cold.  I won't mention how cold it's been in S. Texas lately because I know it's worse in other places.  So there are a lot of photo challenges out there to get you thinking and moving and hopefully inspired to take some more pics.  There's always the photo a day/365 challenge.  I have no idea where this started, I couldn't find it.  But basically you take a pic a day.  Shutter Sisters plays so you can contribute there.  I tried and have already given up 13 days into the year.  That's a lot of commitment.  So there are a few 52 week challenges which seems more doable.  Cara and Jessie have 52 Weeks of Me (You) which involves you taking your own portrait.  The Creative Mama is hosting a photo challenge that happens every two weeks with a prompt.  MCP Actions Project 52 is weekly with a prompt.  And of course there's Team Up Thursday.  I know there's more, so comment if you wanna.  Lots of ways to stay in the game and get out of the winter rut.  

Team Up Thursday- Happy New Year

Happy New Year!  And happy Team Up Thursday.  This week at Team Up, Megan and I chose "new" for our theme.  Megan is on the top and I'm on the bottom.  Megan's photo looks so eerily peaceful with such a great glow.  Lots of people have jumped back in and are ready to play, hope it's you!

I think I came to the conclusion that I had been just burnt out with the computer and editing and staring at a screen.  I took a much needed break and hopefully came out refreshed and ready to play again.  Every year at this time I think about resolutions and what I think I need to do to get refreshed and renewed after the holiday.  I'm not really making resolutions again because I don't think that encourages me.  I just hope that I can keep the momentum up to at least get our house to pretty.  We've been living her for almost 3 years and I find it easy to say that "I will do it at some time."  I have lots of ideas but I get overwhelmed easily.  So I guess you can say that I resolve to make our home the place that we love to live.  And that doesn't mean just to buy things to put in it.  But also to make our ritual of reading in the comfy chair more meaningful, to make our game room smell like popcorn, to make our patio an artists retreat, and to make our kitchen fill our tummies and our hearts.  As Vienne says when we enter the driveway, "There's no place like home."

On the Twenty Fifth Day of December

 Our Christmas card this year. 

 Front.

Inside spread.

Back.

Merry Christmas to you.  I wish you and your family the best holiday filled with peace, love, and joy.

On the Twenty Fourth Day of December

 

On the Twenty Third Day of December

 

Today I made peanut brittle for the first time ever.  I love peanut brittle.  I found this recipe and it is so easy to make.  It's even done with the microwave.  

(I'm sorry about the watermark.  I hate doing it.  But I just found out that someone has been using my images without my permission.  I'm a nice gal, just ask.  They never took credit but they also didn't give credit.  It urks me.  What's your opinion?)