A quick post on some of the things I have been up to in the new year. Since only two days have gone by, you would think that there is not much to blog about.... So this should be a short one. Then again, I might as well toss in a couple of the things that I missed in my last (HUGE) post... so we shall see how it goes.
Yesterday, I helped Christina take down her Christmas decorations and watched several episodes of Yellowstone. 
Nothing really epic, just a basic hangout with videos and playing with the pooch. She also game me one of her end tables that she no longer wanted. I now have a mirror downstairs! Yeah!
I spent yesterday and today working on some slightly more challenging Origami. I made a horse and have been working on a Crane today. 
Cranes take so long to fold, that I am taking a break form the process. Hopefully I will find the focus tomorrow.
I also have been reviewing some of my classes for the second semester. We finally enter the "physics" part of physical science, and I have to review a few things to get ready. I'm hoping we will be able to do a few more labs this semester and that the kids actually learn from them rather than simply goofing off or make a mess. Then again, that is probably part of the lab appeal.
I forgot to mention that when I was graving back from Michigan, I stopped into the Culver;s in Grand Haven to see if my wood elf carving was still there. She was! I posed with her and a lady was nice enough to take my picture. The Wood Elf has been out there for 14 years now! And , aside from a little weathering, I thought she looked pretty good!
It is difficult to describe the feeling of having something you worked on being appreciated by people. And those people still have it on display after a decade! If the carving would not have been oak, perhaps it would have weathered differently. But, then again, if it had been any other type of wood, it might have rotted away by now. Either way, I'm happy she was still there.... And that they Culver's people still have her on display and have not used her for firewood.
And lastly, I helped put up one of Dave's Christmas Gifts that his sister gave him. A Fruit Hammock! I guess the point is that it hangs so the fruit will last longer.
At first. I thought it was one of those hand made "Corona Masks" that were so in style back in 2020. Kind of looked like a Santa beard to me, though.
I installed it just above the normal bowl where we usually put the fruit so now the Bananas can hang out. 
Kind of an odd place to put a Banana hammock, but who am I to judge.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful 2025 so far. Any resolutions? That you have kept? I already broke the "no sugar" one... But am keeping up with the running and Yoga stuff. 
With the colder weather coming on, it will be a challenge to keep running in the arctic chill... But then again, I ran for three years in Alaska in temps that often dipped below -20F! Plus it will add to my personal grind and misery index.
May God bless you all this new year. And hopefully you will be able to make it a great year with every new day. Because every second counts!
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