January 30

It's Girl Scout cookie time!  These are the best. cookies. ever.

January 31

So long winter, I see spring blooming in my patio.

Can't wait to enjoy some peaches this summer!!

January 26

I would love to get to these sooner rather than later:

January 27

Fun Friday in Coronado usually ends with a trip to Tartine. . . and I don't mind it one bit ;)

January 28

I got to spend a little bit of time with two of my nephews today:

January 29

It was fun to be at the 18th hole for some excitement at the golf tournament today!

January 24

Fun day at Sea World with my first graders...

January 25

Loving the color & print on the latest addition to my growing collection of scarves:

January 22

Finally got around to playing with some ink, stamps and paper...fun!

January 23

This is my attempt at growing my own herbs. . .

It's turning out to be more of an experiment to see which ones can last the longest without water!  

(p.s. I've kept Mike and Roxy alive for 10+ years. Unlike dogs, plants just don't do a very good job of telling you what they need!)

January 17

Um, yeah I deserve it! I finished a 30-day workout routine (circuit training) and have been keeping up with 50 first graders after 3 weeks off.  I'm feeling good about work and my new fitness routine.  Bring on the next 30 days!!! :)

January 18

It hasn't even been a month since I got my new Kindle fire and we're already pretty much inseparable...WORDS with friends is addicting!

January 19

Enjoyed a nice fire at Bible study...

January 20

I picked up my race packet today.  This is definitely the nicest race t-shirt I've ever gotten.  I guess they don't call it the 'diva' dash for nothin'!

January 21

My running shoes after the race: sandy and wet.  The obstacle course + rain = a fun and interesting workout...

January 15
The nice part of having a 3-day weekend is having extra time to do chores, like folding laundry...

clean towels :)

January 16
Joe and I had to break out some winter gear for golf today!

January 11

This mermaid makes me happy:

January 12

It's getting chilly (finally) so Mike's sporting his winter coat before going out for an evening walk:

January 13

Date night ended with a slice of cake and a Mexican hot chocolate from Heaven Sent Desserts.

January 14

I got a chance to play with paper, stamps, ink, ribbon and bling today at a workshop.  Must get more of this kind of therapy!!!

January 9

So winter break has come to an end and it's time to get back to the routine.  It felt more like summer vacation, though, thanks to the warm weather.  At least I have 50 snow globes in my classroom to remind me that it really is winter!

(I love teachers who freely share ideas and resources...this one is from: http://firstgradeblueskies.blogspot.com/2011/12/label-it-space-and-snowglobe-writing.html)

January 10

Seeing my first graders' smiling faces today made me smile.  We all missed each other and were happy to be back, at least for today.  Since I can't post a picture of their cute little faces, I decided to take a picture of something else that makes me smile in my classroom: our word wall.  It's coming along nicely and I really like the cute owls, trees and tree stumps.  I've gotta find more reasons to use my Cricut!

January 7

A perfect day to golf: not too hot, not too cold, not too rushed, not too slow...just right!

January 8

I picked up a new furniture piece today that required assembling.  Thanks, Dad, for making having me build bookshelves for you when I was younger.  I felt pretty handy today.  I even had to use a real screwdriver :)

January 5

I've been eyeing this trio for my dining area going on several months now.  I check them out every chance I get when I go to Cost Plus World Market.  I'm thinking I'll work on something similar and use up some of my craft supplies instead.  Stay tuned...

January 6

HURRY UP SPRING BREAK, I've got tickets booked to go visit my sister and her family in Hawaii!!!  You know I'll be counting down the days until I can go swimming, snorkeling, hiking and paddleboarding in paradise ;)

January 3

Who knew dogs love sunbathing?  Roxy sure does, even when it's so bright outside that she has to squint so hard she can't see.  She looks so cute...she could definitely use some sunglasses!

 January 4

FISH TACOS ARE MY FAVORITE!!!  Especially when enjoyed with a great friend. I love getting together with my girlfriends and am looking forward to more of this in 2012...and definitely more fish tacos ;)

It's 2012!! Back in October 2011, I decided to participate in a 30-day photography challenge and posted the pictures on my Facebook wall.  This year, I heard about the Hope in Action 365 project through my good friend Drina (fellow teacher and a Creative Memories consultant) and decided to have a separate place to share my daily pictures.  This is the reason for this blog.  Thanks for stopping by!

January 1

I haven't quite decided on resolutions for the New Year, but I do intend on eating out less this year.  I was happy to start the year with homemade meals, including this BLT sandwich, my favorite jalapeño chips and soft drink.  The chips and Coke zero weren't homemade, but they were already at home so that counts, right?  It's a start... 

January 2

I'm finally getting around to putting away Christmas stuff, but not without taking some pictures first.  Here's a cute snowman, which makes me think of winter despite it being in the mid-70's in San Diego.  So much for wearing coats, boots, scarves and gloves this winter!