January 7, 2017

Day 7 of 365. Yesterday it rained, then sleeted, then snowed, then sleeted, and then snowed again. We wound up without about 2 inches over all at my house. Of course I had to go outside and noticed my beautiful camellias were blooming. My favorite are the red ones, they are so pretty when everything else is dull and grey. Here is a picture of one not quite in full bloom.

January 6, 2017

Day 6 of 365. All day long I have waited for snow. The forecast said it would start raining around 4 and snowing around 5. As soon as I got off work at 4, by golly it was raining! Donald and I had to make a run to Salisbury, and it actually started snowing while we were there. You have to look carefully, but there are teeny tiny flakes in this picture. 

January 5, 2017

Day 5 of 365. I can't help but wonder if these clouds will bring snow.

January 4, 2017

Day 4 of 365. Around these parts you can guess the weather forecast when you go to the grocery store. 

January 3, 2017

Day 3 of 365. Alas, today my long winter break came to an end and I went back to work. It was much easier than I thought it would be to get going as soon as I woke up, and I even looked forward to getting back in the swing of things. We got started this morning with a visit from our Instructional Coach. I am not required to attend these meetings, but I do like to be there so I can better support my teachers. Here is a quick snapshot of the morning. 

January 2, 2017

Day 2 of (hopefully) 365. Since January 1 fell on a Sunday this year, that means the school system recognizes Jan. 2 as the holiday, so no work for me today. We woke up this morning to heavy rain, and I slept until 7:45. Unreal! Most of you know I help my aunt and go out to her house several times a week. Today was no exception. She has a bad cold and needed some things from the grocery store. I made the Wal-Mart run, then headed to Salisbury to check on her. I knew she didn't want to let Gypsy the horse out since it was so bad. On the way in, I stopped at the barn to feed her and make sure she had fresh water and hay to last through the day. She was NOT happy that I didn't let her out, but to make it up I gave her plenty of her favorite treats, which she gobbled up.

January 1, 2017

As it turns out, I have missed taking photos. I can't promise I will keep this up, but for now I'm going to give it the old college try. Going back through past years, this photo a day project turned out to be a pretty cool way to document our every day lives.

So today, Donald and I woke up in Raleigh, packed our things and headed back to Concord after a week long visit. Coming home, I took a detour through Salisbury to buy Aunt Frankie some medicine, then we went to my mother's for the traditional New Year's meal. We are both now relaxing on the sofa, with Jolly Mon between us. Happy New Year!