I’ve been putting in the hours like crazy and finally have caught up. Sorta …
That means I haven’t taken any time off lately. So now I am.
We all get too busy and it’s amazing how things sometimes never seem to get done (why doesn’t anybody else care?). I’m reminded of Covey’s book about “important/urgent” “not important/not urgent” etc. So the other day I noticed this incredible sunset (we get them often cuz we live so close to God’s country) and went out back to snap a shot. And there was our little richard. Oblivious to the sunset, the price of tea and anything else that we humans find so critical. I set up the shot, put my camera on AUTO everything and just snapped. He suddenly decided I was interesting and stood up and stretched … snap!
Hm … I think I’ll go and take a nap.
snap!

I had a great afternoon with this fun family. Kids are so easy to shoot ‘cuz they IS so cute.
Enjoy these and don’t forget us next time the family get’s together.

We are so thankful for our family. Those who live here in California, those in Ohio and those who are in England and Scotland. We also have a brother overseas serving our country in Kosevo. It’s such a blessing to have my mum nearby but wish all our extended family could be all together. Maybe someday both the Sawyer and Tonsky clans could have a reunion. That would be amazing.
We kept the Tonsky tradition of making Pizelle’s, jellies and peanut butter chocolate kiss cookies. It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. We love our family and miss all those we don’t get to see. Have a very happy Christmas!

Whatever you do – don’t watch the news … It’s bad!
We may not always agree on “things” but I think our collective consensus is that this has been a tough year. I like the sign in my friends store, “We’ve laid off DOOM and GLOOM”. In spite of the forcast, looking back I see there is much to be thankful for. And here are the pictures to prove it. I thank God for my family, for the roof over my head and the food on my table. There IS always much more to be thankful for than to be bummed about. If you don’t agree, I suggest you rethink that. Try this …
Give up your burden and give thanks.