Happy New Year to one and all.

We have had a good January and for once, I haven’t minded January.  Usually, I dread it and it seems to go on forever.  A good friend of ours, who turned 99 January 2, once told me she really liked January.  It was a quiet, peaceful time to regroup and rest up after the holidays. 

We currently have our house decorated for “snowman season”.  It is an idea we stole from a friend of Kate’s and has been fun.  I haven’t told the family, but I’m considering having a “pig season”.  After all, National Pig Day is March 1.  Oh, we must do a little something for Kansas Day on January 29.

 

Tim and I are both really busy at work.  This is his busy time normally but not mine.  We are starting to roll out several new education programs.  One is a program for high school students called “Cosmo Crisis” and is based on the Cuban Missile Crisis.  It is really cool.  We do it the first time on February 11.  Another program is Mars Rescue Mission which will debut at a teacher workshop on February 12 and 13.  Chris has been working on that and in fact had me try and test part of it this last week.  I was so dense.  That was his purpose though to see if the normal person could follow.  So, in one sense I failed but in another I was a success. 

Here are a couple of pictures from Christmas.  This was one of my favorite gifts and the most unusual.  It is a “Little Free Library”.  I hope to paint it soon and get it out by the curb for people to use.  If you haven’t heard of the Little Free Libraries, check out the website  http://littlefreelibrary.org/  

This is my official Little Free Library Sign that will go on my library.  

I don’t know if Liza’s several sweaters she received were Tim’s favorite but it is a new and different gift for him to receive.  She actually likes to wear sweaters, except the pink t-shirt .  For some reason, when you put that one on her she is embarrassed and hides. 

My Ellie Mae is a sturdy built type of gal and requires no sweaters to stay warm.

Here’s hoping for a short winter and an early spring.

Love Auntie