Plugging the Hole

Up early this morning to watch the littlest monkey while his big brother had ear tube surgery. Yucky reason for Thing 2 time, but fun nonetheless. Keep Thing 1 in your thoughts today!

Rhyming & Scheming

The above shows how I spent much of my work day today. January in my museums is all about planning. We're too small to be able to plan 2012 much in 2011. So once the calendar turns over, it's go time!

Eyes Front

Loooong day back to work today - was on the road by 8:45am and didn't pull into the driveway until just after 11pm.  All in all, I drove just over 143 miles today.  Very glad to be home and out from behind the wheel.

2011 in Review

Well, thank goodness, 2011 was a little calmer around here than 2010 was.  I've pulled together a sampling of the first posts of each month & it really reminded me of that. If you have a little time to kill, read through them & see what I mean.  

• January:  2010 in Review
• February:  "Maybe Bed, Bath & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time."
• March:  Hipster Company
• April:  April Fools
• May:   Where I've Been
• June:  Reversal of Stereotypes
• July:  Canada Day, Eh?
• August:  "Living the Content"
• September:  Extreme Family Cuteness
• October:  365 Days of 30!
• November:  Ridiculous Dog
• December:  Silly

I'm thankful that here in January 2012, I'm still settled in a lovely house, with a beloved husband finally home.  2012 - we're coming at ya!

Snuggled In

We've been puppy-less parents for almost a week now, but little Miss Sadie was delivered by my mother this morning!  My parents kindly watched her while we were in New York.  We're so glad she's home!  And I think she is, too.

Two-fer

Another two-for-the-price-of-one post!  Here are my photos for the first two days of 2012.

After sharing the living room with two of my best friend's friends over the weekend, it was nice to have the space all to ourselves on New Year's Day.  Not a bad air mattress set-up, no?

We got home from NYC around 7:30 tonight, after a stop at the IKEA in New Haven, CT.  I've liked this table for about a year now, and saw a bunch on "final sale" for $25.  So we picked up two and we're testing them as living room end tables.  They're a bit lighter and more open than my grandparents' old ones, and so might work better for us.  We shall see!