Welcome New Year, Thanks for the Cold!

Obviously, I did not make a new year's resolution to keep this blog updated more regularly!  On the last day of my December holiday stay-cation, I came down with a bad cold.  The next day at work, everyone around me talked with an echo and I felt sleepy the entire day.  Thankfully by now, the cold has moved onto the coughing and blowing nose stage.  While I generally feel okay, the people around me look at me with eyes full of fear. Stay away indeed, don't catch my plague!

It is as middle of the winter as it gets.  With the holidays in the rear view mirror and the Vikings one and done, the wait for spring will be long and arduous. I dug out some photos from warmer times to scrap right before I was knocked out by the cold.  

This is a true story: the kids and I walked 1.6 miles to a Dairy Queen in 80 degree weather back in September. They were relatively enthusiastic on the way there, but the sun came out when we were on route home and the adventure turned sour quickly.  Thankfully daddy came and picked us up half a mile away from home, lol.  I doubt I could convince them to go on foot ever again, but I will surely try again :)

I used the Love Notes collection by Fancy Pants in this layout.  Fancy Pants now make glittered paper and I cut this title out using my Cricut and Create a Critter cartridge.  Again, I employed the technique I recently discovered.  I flipped the design and the paper I wanted to cut.  The result was a winner!

Now it's time to make dinner and get ready for the evening of watching TV.  I am really excited that the Biggest Loser is returning tonight.  It is one of my favorite shows and completely inspirational! Apparently Jillian returns!