Wishes for 2011

As 2010 closes and 2011 begins, I wish you

Festive events once in awhile


A nap when you need one






A team to root for



Someone who can teach you a lot


Someone to talk to


Reliable transportation




Cute hats



New discoveries


Friendship










Love you can always count on



An escape route if you need it


All the fun you could want


Dependable family members



No load too big for you to handle


And no holes in your pants

Check these plates out!

I have been approached by a few different companies to take my blog(s) "commercial". I have resisted. Today's offer was intriguing though, and I checked out one of the sites connected to them. Cool stuff! I have not contacted them, and have not 'gone commercial', but I do like what I see there. Take a look at the very cool plates I found: http://www.allmodern.com/asp/show_image.asp?pr=0&sku=non1390&imgs=http%3A%2F%2Fcommon2.csnimages.com%2Flf%2F1%2Fhash%2F1215%2F3497601%2F1%2FCity%2BOn%2BA%2BPlate%2B%252D%2BGift%2BSet.jpg 12 inch porcelain plates with maps of Shanghai, Brasilia, Cairo and St. Petersburg (Russia). This is not a paid advertisement. It is just something I think is tres cool. City on a plate. Black city map backgrounds on dishes. Fun!!!! I love unusual things like this. I will be looking at more of their things...right up my alley!

: j

Christmas 2010

Thanks to Sandy for sharing the photos she took with her fancy schmancy new camera!

Aunt and niece - Janny with Celeste - a quiet minute.


Steve and Sandy!


Roger and Wanda!


Jamma and Jace.


Jamma reading Five Little Monkeys book to Jace. (Where's the wrinkle filter on that camera?)


Justin, Ray and Jenny downstairs. (Background is studio clutter...sorry!)


My cousin Ray's sweet grandson Braydon, intrigued with the bubble he has blown.


Natalie and Andrea - cousins extraordinaire!


Angie and Celeste - looking more like sisters than mom and daughter.


Angie reminding me very much of Diane Keeton - though she's much younger than DK.


Jace in his cool black leather jacket from Natalie, Marcia and Steve S.

Jace and GGMa - having a moment. So sweet!

Jace Ready for Trouble

A couple of days before his first Christmas...looks like he's ready for trouble. Look out, Santa Claus!

A puzzle for you!

Pat of Artkerfuffle shared this puzzle. It took me 23 stinking minutes to solve...average time is 9 minutes! I did have distractions, but doubt I would have been much faster without them. ; } Enjoy!

Actually, Pat's blogpost was such fun, I think you'd like to visit her blog and see it all! http://artkerfuffle.blogspot.com/

Jace About Town

Jace went shopping with Mommy and Daddy today. Daddy Steve took this photo.



A few weeks ago, Jace helped his Mommy and Daddy inaugurate the new Yum Center for U of L's first basketball game there. Cutest little Cardinal I ever saw! Can't believe how fast he's growing. (Sandy took this one.)

Catching up with Jace, and a couple of birthday photos

Thanksgiving...my brother tells me he hasn't seen enough photos of Jace on my blog lately. To rectify that, here we go! These are from October and November. On December 2nd he will be 9 months old. Amazing! Thanksgiving pix will be posted later.

Here he is all tuckered out in his bouncer.




Here he is with his Pappy at the Falls of the Ohio...where Lewis and Clark began their historic journey.


Bad Jamma let little dirty face fall asleep without washing.


The whole picture. Both boys sleeping.


Mama Sandy, Daddy Steve with their Jace Monkey at G-Gma's on Halloween.


My birthday was earlier this month. Here are pix of two gifts from my son and daughter in law and birthday cards I received...many from the wonderful calligraphy birthday exchange group I belong to online.