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These are images from my new 2006 kitchen wall calendar by Maxfield Parrish, an early 20th century illustrator. Every year I try to pick a calendar that will increase my art knowledge and provide something beautiful to glance at. Buying late this year meant much of the selection was picked over; in the past I’d already had the Monet, Van Gogh, and black and white photography offerings the book store had remaining on thier shelves. This one caught my eye for his deep skies and gorgeous trees that seems to pulse with life right on the page. And even better, I got it for half off since the new year has already begun!

I hope the transition to a new blog home is going to be sucessful. I’m still gathering the bookmarks for my morning “blog roll”…I am a creature of habit and I’d grown very fond of visiting the same certain blogs every morning. This key board too, takes some getting used to…it’s faster, flashier, and noisier. It seems appropriate to make all these changes with the start of the start of the year, and while I beleive that every once in awhile we ought to “shake up” our comfort level, I kind of long for the relaxation being settled can bring.

We are now working on three new business ideas with aggression. 2006 is going to be a year of DELIBERATE progress and prosperity. Our goal is to double our income and continue on Dave Ramsey’s baby steps in the Total Money Makeover. Another goal is to work HARD on work we love. We can see where we want to be and we can see how we need to get there.

The sun is shinning brightly this morning; a false spring but a welcome day of warmth to be sure. While I’m anxious for snow, my body feels the absense of the sunshine. Our hill in the back is a mixure of tree shade and bright light and the birds are twittering. I’ve promised the kids a trip to the greenbelt and it’s going to be a wonderful day for it. Celia read a whole book to me this morning; her reading progress is taking flight. Wheaton is blending sounds and definately on his way. Speaking of flight, Andrew is building a model bi-plane with rapid speed and interest. He’d probably spend all day on it if it didn’t need breaks for glue to dry.

It’s a day for lace up shoes and flylady and staying on top of things. Managing six potential streams of income, plus homeschooling and mothering, is going to take diligence. We still have scads of boxes to sort and absorb. And there are the ever-present strains of thought…as we worship and learn and contemplate and create. Somewhere there will be time for it all.

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