I'll post more pics later, but I wanted to show you this lovely one of Blaine and his cousin Ethnie.  They've been having a great time together~

confessions...

I just ate an ice cream cone for breakfast....and I waited to do so until I had dropped Blaine off at school.  I'm a MONSTER!!!!

my DIY....

the beginning:  I've been searching for a piano lamp for AGES!  They are rather expensive so I've been making my way to thrift shops.  I finally found one at my local Goodwill for $4.00.

the middle:  The lamp I purchased was dull and pretty rusty.  I purchased some fine sandpaper and rubbed bronze spray paint.  The total for that was $7.00.

the end:  Yeah, I'm not a great photographer, but anyway...this is the end result.  It doesn't look too shabby if I do say so myself.  And I only spent $11.00.  It was well worth it and I had fun too!

yup, that's ma' kid...

I sometimes wonder if my child can take a "normal" picture.  He's like me that way actually, we get so awkward in front of the camera.  But being such a cutie, I think he can get away with it :).

P.S.  The first picture is of him using this apparatus (a nose guard and balloon) to relieve ear pain.  It works but looks soooo silly!  The second picture is just Blaine being Blaine.

2013, here we come....

blaine at the park being all cute...

2012 wasn't a bad year, in fact, I thought it was pretty good.  I only hope that this New Year will be just as awesome, if not better.  I'm guessing you all made new year resolutions?  It's become a kind of tradition where we all sit down as a family and write our new goals for the year.  We each made five.  You know the usual, get healthy, more scripture reading, world domination... pretty average stuff.  What are your own resolutions for 2013?