These faux-Oreo kind of cookies (fauxreos?) that my Mom got at Costco and assures me are all natural and no-preseratives. That means they're good for me, right? Because they definitely are tasty.


These preschool Christmas decorations that Beth made and I decorated our window with. They've somehow become such a part of the landscape of the house that I didn't think to take them down with the rest of the decorations after Christmas. Now it's February, and they're still up. How long should I leave them there, do you think? Does having Christmas pictures on my window in February make me officially tacky?



These pretty violets that pop up all by themselves each year in a clump right by my front door.



And, last but not least, dishes so clean and shiny you can see your reflection in them, thanks to my now-functioning dishwasher! Dishes that you do not have to wash by hand are a thing of beauty and a joy forever. I'm happy to have my dishwasher back, and happy to have a husband who was able to put it back together for me.