Welcome to the first Sunday Salon in January. By now, most of you have already joined some reading challenges and written posts to wrap up 2012.
You may have also made some resolutions for the New Year.
Most of my blogging activity this week has been about those very topics.
But before we get started on that, I want to share my celebration of my youngest grandson Noah’s tenth birthday today (Jan. 5).
Here he is having a pancake breakfast with his mom. She’s not in the photo, as she’s behind the camera.
I feel happy just looking at his face. I shared more photos of him over at today’s Saturday Snapshot post.
On the Blogs:
Monday Potpourri: The New Year’s Eve Edition
Happy New Year! Ignite Your Connections
Welcome to 2013: A New Look & New Adventures
The Month & Year in Review: Wrapping Up
Come Visit My Reading Room: December Bookshelf Clearing
Serendipitous Resolutions: Booking Through Thursday
I Have a Story to Tell (An excerpt)
Reading/Reviews – Click Titles/Covers:
Potboiler, by Jesse Kellerman
Ragdoll Redeemed, by Dawn Novotny
Deep Connections, by Rebecca Graf (Review will be posted during blog tour on 2/6/13 @ Rainy Days & Mondays)
And today I started reading this book:
There Was an Old Woman, by Hattie Ephron
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What was your week like? How are you spending your Sunday?
SERENDIPITY 
Happy Birthday Noah! what a awesome photo!
Im planning on going to church, making a crockpot recipe, and doing some reading on Sunday. =)
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Thanks, Melissa, and I must get a crockpot again! I once had one and enjoyed it.
Have a great Sunday!
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Happy New Year Laurel-Rain. I like your grandson’s hat. This week we had a quiet new year celebration then struggled with going back to work after 10 days off. Is it always this hard? I’d forgotten. Or maybe I needed a rest more this year. Hope you have a great January.
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Thanks, Nose in a book….I remember how hard it was to get back into the routine after the holidays. It’s not the same when you’re living a “free lance” life. Enjoy the feeling of renewal, and I’m glad you could stop by.
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I like the new design here. Very nice.
As always, I enjoy the photos of your grandchildren, especially to see how happy they make you. 🙂
Today, no reading as I’m at my parents, but maybe tonight when I get home. Tomorrow, as you already know from stopping by my blog, I’l be continuing with A Tale of Two Cities.
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Thanks for the visit, Bryan, and I’m glad you like the design. I definitely see it as fitting for the tone and retro feel of the site.
I’ve already finished the book I’m reading for the day (There Was an Old Woman); I couldn’t put it down.
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Hey Laurel – it is nice to reconnect after so many months!
Noah’s smile is most definitely contagious 🙂
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I agree, Molly; I still think about that NaNoWriMo we both did in 2010. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long!
Thanks for stopping by, and yes, I love Noah’s smile.
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Happy birthday to your grandson! Your site is so fantastic to look at! Have a good week.
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Thanks, Vasilly, for the birthday wishes and I am glad you like my site. I happened upon this particular design, and I think it presents the tone I’m looking for. Glad you could stop by.
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I feel happy just looking at his face, too! Happy birthday!
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Thanks, Deb….there is nothing quite like a happy child who is enjoying something fun and/or productive. Glad you could stop by.
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Happy Birthday to Noah! Hope you have a great week, Laurel!
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He had a lot of fun, Yvonne….a skating party for his friends. Thanks for visiting, and enjoy your week. I’m already loving the first book I picked up for this coming week.
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Happy Birthday Noah! Great Picture!!
and I have signed up for a bunch of challenges and need to stop!!!
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I have always had trouble saying “no” to enticing challenges. Good luck with that, Lori…lol
Thanks for stopping by and for the well wishes for Noah. Enjoy your week.
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