Ode to Joni

My sister left an amazing little message in my comment section (the Merry Christmas post with the beautiful rendering of our Christmas morning). Being a Severe girl means that you NEED validation for everything, so of course she had to call me and wait on the phone while I read her comment so she could make sure she was as funny as she thought she was!



Well, the comment is INDEED hilarious, and I feel it would be unfortunate for anyone to miss out on this. For that reason, I present to you Joni's comments, which I am going to title



"THIS ISN'T JUST A STICK FIGURE DRAWING"

Wow, thank you all for you compliments. I must admit that it's quite a beautiful peace of artwork. the colors compliment each other well, the composition is amazing, and the piece as a whole is, well, uncomparable! It was a risk in my career to take such a bold project on, but I think it will definately improve my portfolio and prove me worthy to be Head Designer anywhere I choose. Thank you all for your support. Mom, Dad, and yes, even you. Thank you. But especially, thank you Tawnya for allowing me, and trusting me in this piece, to be able to portray your family in such a way we all wish to see you. All happy, and cooperative. Such a lovely sight to see. Unfortunately, such a sight only exists in my beautiful artwork. And that, my friends, and family, is why I continue to work in this field I love so much, to show what a happy world could look like, if we didn't have screaming children running around, hitting innocent bystanders, cutting their own hair, eyelashes, drawing on the walls. A world of simplicity. And here, I present it to you. So take a moment, and enjoy serenity, tranquility, beauty, and peace this masterpiece holds.


I had tears streaming down my cheeks when I was reading this! I couldn't even read the screen by the end! Ahhhh..... Joni. Joni, Joni, Joni...........

Well done.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Ha ha ha... Sooooooooooo......... What happened to the time?

I've been putting off doing our Christmas post because I'm the worst mom EVER and got NO PICTURES of the kids opening presents! Or the Christmas tree. Or the stockings, which were actually hung on our mantle (yes.... we have a mantle now!) It was Drew's first Christmas and I don't have a picture of it!

So, I had my art department (ahem... Thanks, Jo) work on a little something to represent our day. It's pretty accurate, though we didn't have Jentry thanks to schedule changes and bad weather. But, she was here in spirit, which is accurately portrayed in the fine art work. So, without further ado, I present The Dillinger Family Christmas!

Wahoo! Aren't we cute? I was a little tired, so I was sitting on the chair. And yes, I've lost some weight, thank you for noticing! Notice how good our family is at pictures? All looking at the camera, smiling perfectly, no hitting or crying, or silly smiles. Awwww..... WE'RE AMAZING!!!!

Seriously, though, we did have a really great Christmas. We went to Mom and Dad's for Christmas Eve festivities. Then we stayed at the new house, and woke up to Christmas Day in our christmas present (the house). We had kind of a sparce Christmas, and the boys got a few toys and some clothes. Jentry got the same, but she didn't get hers until a couple weeks after Christmas when we finally got together. It was so fun (obviously not fun enough to get pictures of... ugh), and I'm so glad we have a great drawing to remember it by!!!