intentions

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You know what they say about the road to hell and good intentions don’t you?  Not sure if these would count as intentions, resolutions or goals but either way I do make such things so I thought I might share.

This year I intend to:

: :  kiss my babies much more than I did in 2013

: :  be a better ear for my husband when he needs one

: :  say many more rosaries than last year (we try to say a daily rosary but this falls to the wayside far too often)

: :  do more for others in the community

: :  eat less meat and more greens

: :  make more and buy less

: :  start an emergency fund

: : be more organized

: :  learn to cable

: :  start selling my patterns, dolls and crafts again

: :  start a 365 Grateful Project (more on this tomorrow)

 

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days of celebrations

Happy New Year!!   We are back home in Florida for a few days and oh so busy catching up, seeing friends and family, kissing babies and a last minute surprise visit from my brother and parents which has kept me completely away from the computer.  So, for now, I will let our pictures tell the story of the past few days (with perhaps a few notes)

IMG_0992 IMG_0996IMG_0986 IMG_0987 IMG_0990 IMG_0991IMG_0950 IMG_0952 IMG_0954the girl’s decorated their room one day while I was out, I love their amazing snowflakes and Livie wakes every morning to open the windows of the 12 days of Christmas calendar which Erica made for her

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remembering how many hours I spent as a child staring into this Christmas village and pretending that I lived in that world.  My momma finally gifted me with the set a few years ago and it is one of my prized possession… Christmas through the eyes of a child
IMG_0977 IMG_0979 IMG_0981 IMG_0984IMG_5536 IMG_5541 IMG_5542 IMG_5548 IMG_5549 IMG_5550 IMG_5553my first ever attempt at Cuban pastries… these got good reviews though I never got to try one

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the two women I love the most in this world, three generations of us

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