JANUARY 7: FIRST SNOW

Today was our first snow of the year, and yes school let out early for the whopping 1-3 inches we were expecting. Those of us in the south apparently have no idea how to drive in such extreme weather conditions (are you laughing yet my northern friends?).

Not only does the falling white stuff make us drive like extreme idiots, the impending doom has as running to the grocery store to empty the shelves of bread, milk, and toilet paper. You wouldn't want to be stuck in your house for twenty-four hours without such things now, would you?

I hope all of those who have had some real snow this year can appreciate the gentle flakes on the holly bushes outside of my home. I know I saw much more of this flaky white substance when I was in Colorado for T+L back in October!

JANUARY 6: UNINSPIRED

I had difficulty finding something inspiring to take a photo of today. I spent all day entering data on excel sheets, and tomorrow will be more of the same. It needs to get done, but it is part of my job that I dread. I really need to relax once I got home, and this just felt right tonight. Besides that, I think this has taken over as my favorite wine.

JANUARY 3: SEEKING SOLITUDE

So, our house has been quite a noisy place for the past two days. Our cats have been hiding wherever they can. Lucky found a spot under the six-year-old's tree. I just had to snap a picture. I think it is the only place that was quiet in our entire house.

JANUARY 1: S-T-R-E-T-C-H

The first photo of the challenge is very fitting for me, this is a stretch. I have been absolutely horrible about keeping my professional blog updated. In fact I think I have a total of ten posts. This is Scruffy, named by my six-year-old, stretching--exactly what I will be doing with this blog. Posting daily will be a challenge, but I'm up for it!