Slices of Life

You guys this is one of my favorites posts to write.. mostly because that means winter is ending and spring is on its way!!   1. Celebrate Christmas with the family -- Check!  2. Have the best time in the Caribbean with my husband on our cruise! Check!  Roatan, Honduras Cozumel, Mexico Caulker Caye, Belize Grand Cayman 3. Try to get out snowshoeing a time or two --- Nope! We never had enough snow at one time so this is totally mother nature's fault!  4. Put together a new puzzle or two - Check!  5. Read some books by the fire or the woodstove (or the pool on the ship!)-- check!  6. Celebrate Alec's 18th birthday! - Check! It was nearly a full month late but we finally celebrated with the grandparents. 7. Repaint the 1/2 bath - Nope! I talked myself right out of this since I want to replace the pedestal sink first and that's not a job that I can do.  8. Try at least 2 new cardmaking techniques-- Check! Dry emboss and sanding wi

We were supposed to have a huge snowstorm come through last Tuesday and luckily, most of it passed us by. We only ended up with around 6 or so inches of snow and with bright, sunny skies the very next day it began to melt in earnest.  However, I couldn't help but grab my camera and take a few photos throughout the day.  Taken before the sun even came up!   We got another smaller storm over the weekend and Evan and I went hiking while the snow was falling.  It was so pretty! Linking up with: Spread the Kindness, 

 In honor of the first day of winter I thought I'd share my winter bucket list. We have big plans for the season but I'm honestly not sure how it will go.  We've had a very stressful and unpredictable end to our fall that has really brought home to me just how much is out of our control... but I am still going to to plan (and hope!) for the best.   So here it goes...  1. Celebrate Christmas with the family 2. Have the best time in the Caribbean with my husband on our cruise! 3. Try to get out snowshoeing a time or two 4. Put together a new puzzle or two 5. Read some books by the fire or the woodstove (or the pool on the ship!) 6. Celebrate Alec's 18th birthday! 7. Repaint the 1/2 bath 8. Try at least 2 new cardmaking techniques 9. Start a new book challenge with the New Year 10. Throw a fabulous 70th birthday party for my mom Linking up with: Thinking Out Loud, Spread the Kindness,