::january 31::

Playing with my new camera on an freak warm last day of January.

old crusty windmill

origami butterfly made by my son

hints of green

random furniture at home in my garage

the dirty truth

evergreen

fences

on the edge

my three boys

homeward bound

our box in focus

whew....that was fun alpha-mom!

Hope you were able to find some magic in the mundane this 31st day of January.  

We're one-third the way thru winter!

::ways with walls::

Let me introduce you to my pretty dang awesome lil' sis Bubs.

I'm kinda jealous of her 'cause she was a gramma before me.

But this is about the wicked cool stencil treatment she did on one of her family room walls.  She doesn't blog, but posted these on her facebook page and I snagged 'em.  That's what big sisters do.  They snag things from younger siblings.

::Pinterest Post Follow-up::

Well, that was a trip.  Lots of pretty great input on my Pinterest post.  You should go read it if you haven't. Seems there are quite a few newbies still learning the ropes, and of course there's grace for you :)  I hope postings like these will help even out the learning curve without making you feel yukky.  We've all been the new guy, trying to wield this powerful tool called the internet without hurting others or making a fool of ourselves!

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::Are you a Pin-it and Run Victim?::

Let me say right up front, before I lose half my readers, that undeniably, no-doubt-about-it,

If it weren't for this extremely addicting little tool on the 'net, my daughter's wedding would have been the standard affair with very little extra shizpah (always wanted to use that word in a post).

I'm concerned about a couple things though.  You knew that.