Pine sol

If one has a sensitivity to pine and everygreens, one should not use Pine Sol as their kitchen cleanser.
Unless, of course, one wants their eyes to water and their throat to get all scratchy and icky.

Just sayin’

There’s always room for Jello

Starting the new year right, or at least differently. We’re slowly shifting our eating over to less crap and more healthy foods.

But, when you’re craving chocolate, and the only thing in the house that qualifies is jello pudding, you make do.

Today was a decent day. Grocery shopping and errands and then family time this evening. Things are getting back into the routine of life, and it’s a nice return to normalcy.

Santa was very cheeky

He brought each boy one of these reindeer.

But they have a secret.

When you push on them, out pops a jelly bean poop.

They spent a bunch of time Christmas morning making them poo, refilling them, and making them poo again.

Ahhh, to be 7 (and 12) again.

Molly and her cow

Molly and her cow, originally uploaded by Miss Xombie.

Okay, so today, I’m phoning it in. Literally. I’ve been so relaxed and just loving life, that I haven’t even gotten out of my pajamas.
So, you get Molly and her cow. Her cow that actually moos. And when it moos, she freaks out and looks apologetic.
This cow has survived since Christmas morning, much longer than any other animal she has had.
I think that’s because it moos instead of squeaks or grunts. Less motivation to kill it, I suppose.

003/365

Mike basketball game, originally uploaded by Miss Xombie.

This was taken with my blackberry, and I took photos with the nikon, but Matthew has absconded with the laptop to play spore, so I’m just going to use this one for today, so I can get it posted on the correct day and get everything back on track.

Jar of dreams

Jar of dreams, originally uploaded by Miss Xombie.

Second one in the 365 series. This is a jar of sand and shells brought back from Jacksonville. This is on a shelf with my unity candle and several family photos. Just another wonderful memory to keep and to cherish.

Happy new year!

Happy new year!, originally uploaded by Miss Xombie.

I was going to start a photo a day project, yesterday. I took the photos, but didn’t get around to posting anything, so here is yesterday’s and I will take todays and show it off later today.

A look back, glancing forward at the same time

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?

Set foot in the ocean.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
My 2008 resolution was to survive. I’m here, so yeah. I believe I will carry that one over until next year, then maybe 2010 we’ll look into something different.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
nope.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

2 family friends passed. One in May, one last week.

5. What countries did you visit?
Just the US of A

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
2008 was pretty good, so we’ll just say more of the same

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
June 23nd, met Lexi in person for the first time, after having known her online for years.

Dec 17th, the first moment I saw the ocean

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
surviving?

9. What was your biggest failure?
I started biting my nails on the plane ride.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really. Basic colds

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My car

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Most of my family and friends

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Next…

14. Where did most of your money go?
groceries

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Florida, Florida, Florida, Florida, Florida, Florida, Florida, Florida…

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Psycho, Puddle Of Mudd

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier

b) thinner or fatter? fatter

c) richer or poorer? same

8. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Listening

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Fighting with the kids

20. How did you spend Christmas?
Christmas Eve with my family, day at home and then later with Steve’s

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?

Stayed in love

22. What was your favorite TV program?
NCIS followed very closely behind by Criminal Minds

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Nah – let it go

24. What was the best book you read?

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Um, that I still can’t stand country music?

26. What did you want and get?
Florida

27. What did you want and not get?
Nothing much

28. What was your favorite movie of this year?
Iron Man

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 32, and nothing special, spent it with the family

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
more patience

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?

It’s clean and fits, we have a winner

32. What kept you sane?
Steve

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

I dunno.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Hard to get me riled up about politics

35. Who did you miss?

Dad

36. Who was the best new person you met?
Haven’t met her yet, but I connected with Jenn in a way that makes me incredibly happy. I can’t wait to meet her in person.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
It will probably work out, just give it some time to suss itself out.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Not a lyric from a song, and only one person will get it, but

Move those chains, Move those chains, Move those chains, Ugh!

Molly needs to be very afraid

mattnerfblast, originally uploaded by Miss Xombie.

3 shots per second, up to 25 shots. Oh yeah

Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier

This is one of the final shots from Jacksonville. It was so gorgeous, and I loved every single second of our trip.