12/14/06: November

Well my vacation spilled into this month, and then of course it was Thanksgiving. Tried some new things for the meal this year. Well new to me as in I never made it before.



Here is some super yummy squash soup, cranberry sauce, and ginger apple slaw.



Then on to dessert. Pumpkin Cheesecake Icecream. Love that icecream maker!

12/13/06: October

Ok did a little baking again on my new counter!



Shared them with some people at Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool, where I parked next to another lovely mini owner.



Saw some pretty amazing pumpkins near Sleepy Hollow:



And then headed off to Indonesia to be with my guy.



Yeah that is a black cloud from a volcano on our way to Bali. So cool, we even saw a whale from that plane. Ok I have a few more pics of this so click below to see it all. I swear they are pretty so you really ought to click.



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12/12/06: September

Ok so there was a lot of work going on in the house over the summer. And my part of it came to an end in September. I started with this funky old 70's bar thing:



Then my uncle built me this:



and these along the back wall, serious shelving back there:



Then I went to work grouting and sanding and staining:



And Finally! So much nicer and with a marble top!



Ok so we did have a little fun too. Went to Limerock to check out some other minis and some older cars too!

12/11/06: August

Ok so in August it got hot at last! The sister and I made the most of it and continued the camera play, this time under water!



Then it was time to celebrate a 1 year anniversary, no more newlyweds here! We went to Saratoga to reminisce and relax and visit some old friends.



And well there was of course my Birthday, check out the purty cake my sister made me and my Aunt, yup we share the big day!

12/10/06: July

Ok so I took more photos starting this month, hmm could it have been the new camera that inspired this move?

There was a golf tournament:



And a family reunion full of games:



I even started bowling twice my average due to a visiting Uncle:

12/09/06: June

On a freaky date (060606) Winnie joined the family. She is still lovely.

12/08/06: May

This was the end of a trusty ol' car. Silver bullet just couldn't keep going, she was just too tired and then finally collapsed. It might be a little difficult to tell in this photo but her front wheel broke right off and she is just laying on it.

12/07/06: April

Kept the eggs simple this year. Just some crayon dunking.

12/06/06: March

Ah yes the beginning of the wall of yarn, and this website too!

12/05/06: February

There were birthdays and of course there was Valentines Day. But, who can skip the annual family trip to Orlando?

12/04/06: January

Thought I would do a little review of the year here since I have been so bad at putting up photos. So each day will be a new month.

And the year was off to a strong start with our favorite jello champagne!