Lying in bed Friday night, I decided that I was taking the week off from blogging. This is winter break here in our little neck of the woods, and it exquisitely wonderful that Rich's college always has winter break matching up with the local school districts. Equally as wonderful is the fact that my birthday always falls during winter break, and it has become somewhat of a tradition for my parents to watch the monkeys for a few days during the week as part of my birthday present. Anyway, I have these somewhat ridiculous ideas about all I can get accomplished during this week (finish up at least 3 books, make at least 10 scrapbook layouts, finish up a lot of lesson plans, etc.)...but figure that I've got a much better shot at reaching these goals if I just make myself stay off the computer. Doesn't look like I'm doing so well, huh? It's not quite as bad as it seems though...it's just that I remembered that I'd already had this draft started for this week's good stuff, so I decided that I ought to just go ahead and post it.
*the return of Jericho (yes, I am slightly obsessed)
*Gray's beautiful Valentine art (though my photographic skills don't do it justice)
*conversation hearts (yes, I know I've said that before, but I just love those little nuggets of flavored sugar)
*and while I'm on the subject of Valentines, there's
Dawn's post on love that I thought was quite beautiful (unfortunately I couldn't post to the exact post, but it's entitled "the greatest contradiction" if you decide to pop on over to read it)
*and while I'm on the subject of posts by fellow bloggers, there's
this one by Jean about working the polls on election day*fairy tales
*Uno winning the Westminster Dog Show...go beagles!
*and while I'm on the subject of beagles, there's this photo of my favorite one along with my favorite guy
*the start of winter break
Can't wait to catch up with everyone next Sunday!
