favorite irreverent cornball Christmas movie moments:

Bill Nighy is the best



(apologies to anyone these offend)

I don't know this girl but I think we'd get along :)

wow Sufjan! especially like the second half of this

smile, it's Friday!!!!!

5 things that made me happy this week:

1. no matter how bleak the day, this little guy is out there gettin' it done (he lives out back behind the barn)


2. the gall of him to smile at me!
(could be an elf's jack-o-lantern?)


3. being reminded of Grandma's artwork


4. squash car holiday decoration
(look where you're going Mr. Pilgrim, you're running into a wall!)


5. discovering this part of my mom's legacy intact: this "Friday Free Lunch" program was one of the last things she initiated at her church in Waterloo before she retired 3 years ago

this table full of faces greeted us outside the door to yoga class - bright smiles even in the pouring rain:

tree with a wry smile:

smiling pots & polka dots!

feel better about all the stinkin' yellow walnut leaves filling the yard by imagining each one wears one of those silly smiley faces

pizza dough made in the bread machine

smiling garbage

makes dirty dishes more fun
(coffee grounds & sink scraps)

one of Tim's current projects in progress

I love it!

cold & quiet

fun advertising

The Mini Cooper car company made it look as if their small cars were delivered to local shops (in the Netherlands) in a cardboard box, like a fridge or tv. After the holidays, the boxes were put out on curbs to get picked up by garbage men (and hopefully recycled!)

Tim's mom recently gave me some drawings he had done as a little boy - these are some of my favorites: