{Virtual Coffee}

Good morning.

It's that time again. And it is the first Virtual Coffee of  the new year. 

Of  2011. That still seems kinda crazy to me...2011.

Oh---but first off,  I want to apologize for totally forgetting about coffee last week.

It was kinda like your flaky, real-life friend that no-shows on you when you

 have a coffee date, huh? Sorry about that one.

So if we were really meeting for coffee today...

I would tell you that I am kind of glad that the holidays and all of the festivities are over and things have quieted down now. I know I said before that I felt a little down when they are all over, and I did briefly, but it is so nice to not be super-busy now. And the house is back to normal, toys are put away
 and things aren't as chaotic around here. I am by no means a neat freak but man, all of that 

STUFF out and around really gets to me after a while. That physical clutter quickly leads
 to  too much mental clutter for this mama.

We are still on Christmas break here and we are all loving it. School does not start back until January 10.
 Yay! So we have the rest of this week just to hang out and do whatever we want....and let me tell ya, there is not much planned at all. Eric did go back to work yesterday and we are missing him though.
It was so nice for him to be home with us for so long.
Well, at least one more week free of school drop-off/pick-up, making lunches and getting up early.
So bring on the army men, paper airplanes, cookie baking, staying in our pajamas, princesses,
paper and crayons. We are taking full advantage of this week.


If we were really meeting for coffee today I would tell you that I went back to my favorite old, creepy cemetery over the weekend to try out my new lens. I haven't used it much yet because of the weather, we are inside so much in the Winter and I just haven't had much opportunity. Oh, but I can't wait for nice, warm weather when we are outside again all the time...something else to really look forward to.

If we were really meeting for coffee today I would tell you that we are having my two little
nieces spend the night tonight. The kids are so excited and are already planning the snacks, movies, where the blow-up bed will go and what I will be fixing for breakfast the next day. So today we are heading down to our little popcorn shop to get popcorn and treats for tonight.
Ahhh...I do love Christmas break.

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Well, thanks for joining me for coffee this morning.
This link is open for a week and everyone is welcome to link up. Please do!
 I look forward to catching up with you all this week. Happy Tuesday Y'all.