Hmmm....

...I wonder if this will work.  My new phone is not super compatible with blogger, hence the lack of posting, this year.  Posting from my old phone was simple!  I should have a little more free time, during this winter, though, so maybe I will try to get in the habit of posting from the good 'ol Mac. Here goes nothin'!

I have a new phone!

And I'm learning how to use it!  Updates of things that make me smile are to come, soon.  (Having a new phone makes me smile, that's for sure!)

RIP, iPhone!

I accidentally left my phone in my raincoat pocket, while at work, last Tuesday.  Which may have been fine, had it not poured buckets for hours.  I was soaked through several layers of clothes, and when I went to peel them off, I realized where my phone had spent the soggy day.  It has spent a week in a bag of rice but it's gonezo.
So my quick photo-a-day has been postponed!  On one hand, being phone-less this week has been frustrating, but on the other, it's been liberating.  No pressure to check and return texts has been nice, I admit.  :)
I will probably just wrap this portion of the, "Things that Make Me Smile" but will resume taking and sharing pics that do make me smile, as I'm able.  Even though a water-logged phone did not make me smile, there has been, and is, a lot to smile about, all around me.

After manually turning 20 eggs, 3x a day, for almost a month-

We all got to witness Duckie #1 hatch!

Logan asked to transfer it from the incubator to the brooder: "I'm so excited that I'm a little shaky!" Best.Ever.

A silly shirt that I was excited to finally wear!

First blooms on my new Mardi Gras rose

Bittersweet

Drove up the driveway to the last homeschool coop event, today- my final homeschooled kid's final, "Year-End Celebration."  This place has been a blessing to our boys, these last six years- and it will always hold a dear place in our hearts.