HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2012

Hurricanes--School Shootings--Fiscal Cliffs 

sometimes can overwhelm. 

But God is still in control and 

Christmas is a reminder of that reality

And of His great love for each of us.

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We are thankful for our new little rescue dog, Scout--

Even Becky likes her, though you couldn't 

tell from this picture...

She can be a little exasperating at times... 

Thankful for backyards and leaves to gather...

   Then a little nap after all the hard work....

Thankful to get to introduce Zack 
to Charming Charlies...

even though it didn't rock his world...

Thankful that Sam let Nancy & I invade his Saturday...

for a little Art in the Park on Federal Hill

 And a walk around  the Inner Harbor...

  Thankful to have Abby home for awhile 
including meeting me at the Newseum 
with her friend Joanna

 I-phone blur from the sun, I guess...

Not quite ready for prime time...Christmas pictures...

This is better...

Thankful to again spend Christmas Eve at Hammann's

with boys from Nashville, Boulder and Baltimore...

And elsewhere...

 

  Thankful for wonderful friends...

 Thankful for Christmas mornings with family...

 Blankets from Pendleton...

 Dinner with family and our friends the Browns...

 A drop in visit from Patrick...

 And time with my cousin Kelcy...

   THANKFUL FOR AN AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES 

WITH MY HUSBAND AND KIDS...

LES MIZ

 

Having seen the musical on Broadway 

and twice on tour

The film nailed it!

I needed at least 2 hankies! 

Wyoming Friends---Wicked Plays--And More

My 7th Graders Mummify each other!

YIKES!!

 Like the new Panorama feature on the I-Phone

Sam gets to do batting practice with Billy Ripkin!!

Denise & I do Frederick with Kiki!!

 

Becky makes room for Scout

Sarah & Sam help us celebrate Lauren's birthday without her

 Only in Baltimore can I get Eggs Benedict with crab meat?

 What a joy to spend time with Kay & Dan

 

in Gettysburg!! 

 

 

 

 Some Duke grad students descend upon us one weekend!!

And we end up back at Porters---for more Eggs Benedict!!

 

We all celebrate Sarah's new job at PBS!! 

 

a champagne toast by Zach!!

 

 with Sara

and Nancy

followed by dinner at Daleiso's

 

 

 A WILD WICKED WONDERFUL MONTH!!!

SUMMER / FALL CATCH-UP

Miscellaneous Memories from the last few months--

The 2011-2012 School Year comes to an end!! 

 

I AM SO BLESSED TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT GROUP!!

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 Some Fun Things I Get to See Weekly

 WHAT'S THAT ON THE ROOF??

One day my friend Carol came to see me-- 

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We got to help Chris celebrate his 50th with a bellydancer!!

 

 

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A Summer of Weddings for Sam

Good friends---James, Brynn and also- Mike

And then we helped Neal and Danielle celebrate too!!

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A VISIT FROM LAUREN before she headed for Scotland

Founding Farmers For Lunch

 THEN HOME TO NAP!!

A too-brief visit from Chung Hae

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A Trip to Appomattox Courthouse 

 We hit the 50K mark on the way...

 

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I got to see my son in action again at the alumni game

 

 

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And All Summer Long I've Been Adjusting 

to the realization that I now have all this:

IN THIS:

AMAZING!!!