January 3

You thought I forgot, right?

I've been taking pictures every day. I just haven't been posting them.

So, ha! You were wrong.

We did the laundry on Wednesday. The kids get baskets and sort their own, then tote the baskets back to the laundry room. I love having minions.

This is Caramel, Quinn's new puppy. He wants a real dog so very badly, but I hate dogs so very much. My parents gave Quinn a puppy for Christmas. For now, it's just going to have to do. I don't do dogs.

Our back porch fountain froze over during the night. The pigeons loved the small amount of water gurgling out of the top. The kitties (Ellie, left and Sadie, middle) loved the pigeons.

The kiddos thought they had to go back to school on Tuesday. Our program, K12.com, didn't actually start back until Wednesday. I surprised them with that information on Tuesday morning. They were so excited!

I made cinnamon rolls to celebrate. Trying to get rid of all the unhealthy stuff in the freezer (these were from Schwan's home delivery. They were nummy, dadgummit.)

This is my morning perch. It's where I'm sitting right now. I get up, I might do a load of dishes if the sink is full, make sure that the children have breakfast, and then I make myself a glass of water and a cup of coffee. I might have a piece of fruit or a yogurt and take my multivitamin before I forget. I check email, Facebook and K12 to see what's up for the day. Today's Saturday so I'm blogging my pictures. I try not to spend more than an hour at the computer every morning.

Last one for the 3rd. Since we had no school, I took Quinn & Lillian to Target to spend their Christmas bucks. Quinn chose (shock!) Legos and a Nerf gun. Lillian went with a Rosetta (Tinkerbell Fairy) doll, a plush Princess Tiana and a pair of roller skates. Her friend K had gotten skates for Christmas and Lillo just had to have a pair. I supplied a new set of knee and elbow pads.