{pretty, happy, funny, real}

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life~

{pretty}

Mr. Cardinal has been coming around more and more.

 He sings his cheerful song and seems to follow us as we walk about the yard.

I love seeing the cardinal flying about or sitting on a branch during the winter months. When all the trees are bare and there are no colorful flowers filling the garden, his bright red feathers have a way of bringing cheer to a gray, dreary winter.

{happy}

Lego Man and Princess P's prayers were finally answered! 

Snow, snow and more snow!

We got 20 inches of snow. 

I am so thankful that the kids prayers were answered. They have been praying and hoping for snow all winter. We have had a dusting here and there, but nothing worth playing in. 

This was REAL snow.

They were so excited and so eager to go out to play. We had to wait until the high winds died down, but once they did out they went.

The snow was up to Princess P's knees but she didn't mind out all.

Lego Man commando crawling through the snow trenches they had made.

Even Baby ventured into the snow.

{funny} 
The kids enjoyed the snow, but mama and daddy cat did not.

Mama hiding under the roof ledge.

We must not step in the white stuff....

Now how do I get down.

All kitties were eager to get back inside and curl up by the wood stove.

They even stole the dog's bed.

{real}
We took two black trash bags of clothes, two small trash bags of clothes, and 2 boxes of books and children's videos to our local thrift store. We donate our outgrown clothes and items to a local thrift store uses the money to help the elderly in our area. Unfortunately  the are not taking toys. So we have to find a local donation center that will take toys. The rest of the books we are going to donate to our local library for their upcoming used book sale. The hold a used book sale twice a year. We always go and walk out with a box full of books we need for school.



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