Madagascar...the market...part 2

Isn't the calves head appetizing?

Madagascar...the market...part one

Undeserved surprise

This morning I was feeling pretty low for a variety of reasons. I came upstairs after I had packed the girls lunches and sent them off to school and found this on my computer keyboard. My youngest daughter had put it there with a sweet message inside. It turned my day around. Funny how something like that can make such a big difference.

Madagascar...the people

My living conditions Janurary 19

My views of Paris January 18

Sometimes my kids surprise me.

First, I want to apologize to all the other 365ers. I haven't been able to post any comments lately. I can't wait to catch up with everyone. It's been all I can do to snap a picture of my own.

I'm running around in circles. I can't get focused. I ran downstairs and there was Tori, studying for one of her exams with her snack. Wow. Maybe I didn't ruin their eating habits. How often do you see kids choosing veggies (even if she did add ranch dip) for their after school hunger buster? Made me proud! Now, if only I could always make such wise choices!

And then this is the other picture I was going to post. Since I'll be silent for the next few days, I figured I could go ahead and post more than one today. I love candles. For a long time I was too economical to burn them...if I burned them I'd use them up. What kind of logic is that? I guess I'm a grandchild of the depression! I'm finally over it though, and I love the sight the smell, the feeling.