I am sitting in my studio, working on several little projects. One – the most pressing – is framing and matting the baby photos my daughter-in-law sent me of Justin and Micah. Tomorrow, I will hang the baby photos my daughter brought me of her three. My house is quickly becoming a shrine to grandbabies, but I don’t mind. It’s rather fun to be able to turn and see the little blessings every where.
It seems like it was just yesterday that we turned over the leaf from 2009 to 2010. Is this what age does to you? Speeds up time? What happened to being 10 years old?
I’m not going to take up a lot of space reflecting on the entire year – I figure that reflecting on the past couple weeks is enough.
For one thing, there was Tripod’s accident.
I guess he is Biped now. I’ll deal with it when the weather warms up and I can wrap my brain around recreating the original missing limb. Then I will have to solder the front legs on and put him on a sturdier base. Poor Tripod – er, Biped.
My bird bath had an accident when we had our first good freeze. I’ll use the remnants in my garden somehow come Spring 2011.
My Beloved bought me a new one-piece bird bath out of sturdier material. This was my Christmas present. The birds will be quite pleased when we finally haul it off the steps and onto the lawn, don’t you think?
Speaking of Christmas gifts, this is what my youngest gave me for Christmas. I’ve been home sick so much that I haven’t even had a chance to wear it!
2010 brought me two new grandsons and an adoptee. I never was much of a dog person but I am quickly discovering what it is to be loved by a dog. He’s pretending to be an escapee in the photo, but he was paying a lot of attention to where I was and what I was doing. Every day brings me that much closer to being a true dog person as Harvey unleashes his unconditional love (pun intended).
Tomorrow, I will start posting about Resolutions: those I made and kept and those I made but did not achieve. Yes, I make Resolutions nearly every year. And I keep about half of them. 2010 proved to be a lot different as I kept – or achieved – nearly all of the ones I made.
In closing, I leave you with one of my favorite Christmas decorations, a gift from my father long, long ago. It’s my Tuna-Fish Can Tree (or cat food can).
No one can tell if the year will be a blessing or a cursing – but you hold the key in how you handle the challenges. May 2011 be a blessing, then, and the challenges few. Happy New Year!
Jaci Dawn 
So glad you have the puppy love too. I mostly had to comment because I LOVE the Christmas tree! Hope you have a Happy New Year!
My grandmother had one of these trees. I’m trying to make one this year. Yours is the only one I could find on the internet. Thanks for the inspiriation.
Tracey – it is difficult to find the right sort of cans nowadays. Just a “head’s up” – you have to be able to remove both the top and bottom. My dad just soldered it together and spray-painted it. Bobby pins work (the rubber ends taken off & spray painted the same color as the tree) to hold the ornaments in. Have fun!