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| The resident alligator |
If you are like me, (and hopefully you are) you are still enjoying some down time for the holidays. We are down in Florida visiting my parents for Christmas! The weather has been gorgeous. Probably the nicest it’s ever been during Christmas since we have been coming down. I think my opinion may also be bolstered by the fact that the weather back home in Cleveland has been in the single digits with wind chills in the negative numbers. The snow they are getting wouldn’t bother me as I love the way the world looks covered in snow (when it has to be cold). However, the white Christmas I’m enjoying involves white sand between my toes and sunscreen on my face.
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| Boy, I wish I had pretty feet! |
It may seem that the thing I’m enjoying the most is the weather. It is not. The relaxing time spent with my husband, my boys, my parents, and my sister and her family is what matters most! We have had lots of laughs (a great many due to a new game my sister introduced us to- Telestrations). The moments we shared have given us time, precious time in a busy world to share dreams and happenings, to get to know each other even better! We learn about the things that matter most to us and the things that drive us all crazy! Like who keeps leaving socks around the floor and who doesn’t put the seat down on the toilet! We know who is extremely afraid of the the alligator that suns himself on the bank of the pond just outside my parents’ lanai (no names will be mentioned here!). And we know who the bird geek is that doesn’t to tire of taking pictures of any flying creature!
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| Visiting bird! |
Okay- I’ll admit that one is me! These times are special to me for many reasons. I am definitely one who needs down time. I need to kick back and have time where there is no schedule and I can do what I want. That can only last so long before a) I get bored and b) the world comes tumbling down because there is no food or clean clothes! That unscheduled down time can be sustained even longer when I am at home because my stamping tends to be a go-to activity when nothing is on my agenda. Here in Florida I don’t have access to stamps or to any crafty thing and I am missing it! I can’t wait to get back home (sort-of). I am NOT looking forward to having to bundle up and fight off colds and cold weather but I am looking forward to my craft room and getting back to being crafty. And I even have a new toy to play with that I want to get my hands on (the wonderful Stampin’ Blends). It is the best way I know how to relax (aside from toes in the sand). Now, if I could only find a way to combine the two! That ‘s my next project!!!
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Happy Stampin’ in the New Year! May your fingers be covered in ink!
