1. Watermelon Red – a simply scrumptious color, warm and cool at the same time
2. Evergreen – Christmas trees, piney woods, plaid blankets and parkas
3. Spring Green – warmth, new life, a blinding yellow-green that makes me stare
4. Periwinkle – reminds me of twilight, my favorite time of the day
5. Orange – the color of pumpkins and sunsets
6. Turquoise – the ocean in the sunlight in an exotic locale (i.e. not Galveston)
7. Teal blue/green – the sexy cousin of turquoise…deeper, darker, more mysterious
8. Cerulean blue – the color of the sky…on a good day
9. Tomato Red – a kitchen color: pizza, pasta, nectarines
10. Lemon Yellow – just yummy, makes me think of lemon merengue pie and lemon ice
11. Chocolate Brown – obviously, the color of chocolate; my staple, instead of black
12. Rosy Pink – the inside of seashells, the color of ‘apple cheeks’, a happy color
13. Chartreuse – an otherworldly color, found under the ocean or deep in the forest

…and once again, Blogger is not letting me post images…if I knew how to do colored type, I’d do that, but alas…

It’s getting to be about that time of year when I start thinking about Christmas cards. I know, I know, I disgust some of you, but I’m one of those pre-pre-planners, and because I always send out photo cards of the boys, some planning is necessary. I have to start thinking, come up with some ideas, decide on one, figure out all the details, actually take the pictures, narrow it down to one where they’re both smiling, looking, have their eyes open, etc. Then the picture must be printed, enveloped, addressed, mailed…you get it. There’s work to be done.

We always try for a slightly humorous tone…This was our card (pre Christmas greeting) when our oldest son was one year old. It eventually read, “Merry Christmas from a real polar bear club” The photo taking was promptly followed by a clean-up effort. We’d decided to go crazy (a.k.a. sans diaper), and there was an incident.

So this year, my mom took some pictures at a sporting goods/hunting/fishing superstore sort of place in Phoenix and wondered if we could Photoshop the boys in… Maybe I could get a couple of toddler sized red and black plaid flannel shirts… Or a Tarzan theme with just little loin clothes…’raised by deer’.

I’ve put my writing off long enough…I should really get to it…

While I was relaxing in Tucson, my boys (and mother-in-law) were hard at work at home, coating a pair of store-bought gingerbread houses with every piece of candy they could get their hands on…

I think they look extremely festive, and although the yellow and blue icing was an afterthought (after they ran out of the provided frosting!), I think it adds a nice touch.