Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

Unconscious Mutterings #257

1. Mist :: Ireland 
2. Eating :: Fat
   
3. Beacon :: Eggs - Oh bEacon, um light (must have been the eating that threw me off!)
   
4. Speaker :: of the House
   
5. Episodes :: Shows / Attacks
   
6. Conference :: Dull
7. Sneak attack :: Ninja
   
8. Medic :: Sick
9. Web :: Spider
   
10. 2008 ::  GREAT!
    

Delicious

Submitted for Photo Hunters.

Passage of Time

Submitted for Photo Friday.

Kitschy

Bowling Ball Yard Art.

Submitted for Moody Monday.

Messy

Submitted for Photo Hunters. (Pathetic, huh?)

Santa Came!

Submitted for Wordless Wednesday.

Fresh

Submitted for Moody Monday.

Unconscious Mutterings #255

1. Health :: Wealth 
2. Tacky :: Pink Flamingo
   
3. Heels :: Toes 
4. Yay! :: Bay 
5. Model :: Grin (?!?!) 
6. Gather :: Seeds 
7. Best gift ever :: Peace 
8. Clients :: Sell 
9. Stomp :: Broadway
   
10. Clothing :: Need

I think my brain is mush!

Light

Taken this past summer solstice in Munich, Germany.

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13 Things I'm Enjoying About These Holidays

Edition #8

1. The smell of the Christmas tree.
2. The houses all decorated with their lights at night.
3. T.V. commercials. I miss the Maxwell House commercials a lot, and while there is a new Publix commercial that makes me cry just as much, this AT&T commercial just cracks me up!(If this doesn't come up immediately, just hit play)
4. Seeing white bearded men who look so much like Santa Claus this time of year and just regular guys the other 11 months. I really like the ones who play up that fact.
5. Christmas music. I'm loving it at home, in the supermarket and in my car.
6. The idea of making a really cool gingerbread house. I won't actually get this done, but I enjoy thinking about it.
7. Planning my Christmas dinner. It's a favorite that I didn't get to make last year.
8. My son's excitement about the holiday and his counting down of the days. I miss that feeling!
9. I didn't get my wreath redone this year and that's okay.
10. We are "greening up" our Christmas with LED lights and compostable wrapping paper (aka newspaper and brown paper bags.)
11. My blog. I'm updating it daily with holiday tidbits. There's something about this daily process that has been making me very happy.
12. Local holiday activities. We've been to two local parades, a craft fair and a tree lighting. It's been wonderful doing these things as a family.
13. Letting go. I'm not stressing about what hasn't gotten done (which is a lot) and I'm not feeling guilty that I haven't made an ornament or gift all season.

These are gifts I've given myself because, for the first time in many years, I've stopped moaning and groaning about all the work and saying, "I can hardly wait for this to be over. I just need to get through the holidays and I'll be fine."

Happy Holidays!