Happy New Year!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

For all of you who read this regularly,

I want to apologize because I wanted to wish you 

Merry Christmas

and post a gorgeous family portrait.

However, as Murphy's Law would have it,

I forgot my password (yet again),

which I took as a sign from the heavens

that maybe I needed a little tiny break

from blogging to holiday it up

with my family.

And,

you didn't get a gorgeous family portrait,

because,

1) I was using the self timer on my camera which I've only in the past used by accident 

and needed to get familiar with, and determine which spot to run quickly too and 

act normal and fabulous (that didn't happen).

I had to make sure my big boots cleared the tripod and that I didn't 

trip on the Christmas lights I wrapped everyone up with.

Which is hilarious because you can barely see them in this last pic.

2) I was still figuring out where Jake needed to go so his melon would hide the security gadget on the wall.

3) Jon had to hold the dog who sleeps all day long perfectly still,

until I round up the family for a picture.

(Had to crop the dog out-he looked like a blurry version of the alien pug in Men in Black).

4) By the time I figured it all out so that we didn't look entirely like dorks tied up in 

Christmas lights- the battery on my camera died.

And with it, 

went my window of opportunity to 

make that stellar photo.

After that is was like herding cats.

This was the very last shot.

We were almost there.

It was supposed to be our Christmas card,

then it was going to be our New Years card,

but we never reattempted the session.

So you get this awkward photo

but the wishes and warmth

are the real deal!

I wish you the best,

very best 

for 2012!

And a special warm thanks again for 

visiting me here and

giving ear to my thoughts,

silliness, randomness, and 

hopefully once in a while cleverness,

but usually, most often,

nonsense.

I will resume regular postings after the new year!

We'll talk soon.