Hi, Hello, Hiya! From the house of sleepless grown-ups and happy pups, we want to wish you...
A splendid...
Beyond delightful...
* 2011 *
Full of goodness a plenty!
Clink Clinking to you, with shirley temples and extra cherries :)
By the by,
I bet you thought I forgot about our ritual, yours and mine?
About wishes being collected on New Year's...
And then set sail in a ship of dreams?
Or by some other invented, and hopefully clever, method...
In order to ensure a positive wish to reality factor ;)
So, let's do it.
Dream for yourself
or
dream for others,
But by golly, feel free to dream up a wish (or several), won'tcha?
Because as Cinderella once said ~
A dream is a wish your heart makes...
&
If you keep on believing,
the dream that you wish,
will come true...
Let's make a list of our wishes,
and I'll set them free in a couple of days.
Deal?
Just like we have in years past.
Happy New Year!!
ps: Thank yooooou beyond oodles for the puppy love! Miles is such a joy.
What a year it's been friends. It was such a good spring, and then there was such deep loss, and us grasping at mending our broken hearts when we lost Baby. Slowly we began embracing the act of laughing and crying simultaneously. Our hearts have a little crack, all for the love we have for our blonde girl.
But then, there was huge awesome bonding with Matty, and he gave us the gift of love and light, just as his sister had.
And now, a 2nd furry child to squeeze, and adore.
Wowsa, what a year.
Life is the most curious of all adventures :)
We are sleepless and still madly in love with our new boy. Last night Mister Lovee could tell that two hour increments of sleep, for a few days, were doing me in (plus, I put on a whole New Year's eve dinner and dessert last night, making me officially zombified, in a goodish way).
So, Mister took on puppy duty for a whole night last night, and let me sleep. Can you imagine what I awoke to? All the boys in the living room, on the couch, puppy on Lovee's head, and a couple cleaned-up accidents here and there. That's the kind of fun dad's are for ;)
C'est la Vie, I say.
Oh and, puppy is a little tough guy, who loves to instigate wrestling matches with his big brother.
So cute!
Now, on with ~
Wishing away......
I'm going to do this! I love the idea and one year, didn't you put all of our wishes into a balloon & let it float away into the sky? *Scratches head* - seems like I remember that?
Anyway, that's my plan. I have several wishes I want to put out there into the Universe, and also a couple of worries that I want to release.
Posted by: Misha/DawaiOser | January 01, 2011 at 04:54 PM
With a first and new granddaughter this year, Vanessa, my wishes are mainly for her ~ I wish that she knows how loved she is. I am also wishing that we are able to downsize this year!
Posted by: Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions | January 01, 2011 at 04:59 PM
~*~*~*~*~HAPPY NEW YEAR~*~*~*~*~*
Your firework pics are awesome-there were 3 of us trying to take pics last night but they don't look like that :p
You made dinner too with a new baby in the house??? you're like wonder woman wrapped in swaddling cape-ing! :-)
We do finger foodies on NYE-weenies in blankies, spinach artichoke dip, con queso, fruit and cheese platters, wee smammies, you know like that- although there *was* key lime cake for desserts YUM
YAY for wishes! and hopes! and dreams! and new years and old years and puppies!!!
(hey what does the sail on that pretty silver ship say? I cant quite make it out...)
XOXOXVIVIVIXIXOXOXOX Roooooster....
(to be continued when i think of wishes)
;)
Posted by: Rhonda Roo | January 01, 2011 at 05:02 PM
I'm wishing for a joyful balance between my paid profession (teaching) and my off-hours joy, creating in the crafty nook!
Happy New Year to you and yours- enjoy your furry family!
Posted by: Michaele Sommerville | January 01, 2011 at 05:13 PM
Happy New Year! Wonderful post and love all the great pictures, they feel so warm and dreamy :)
Posted by: Mommyof2Girlz/Steph | January 01, 2011 at 05:50 PM
Happy New Year, Vanessa! I hope it is a magical one and that all your wishes come true. Miles is such a glorious gift. He breaks my heart when I see him, as he is such a CUTE little furry baby!!! Wishes for the year? I'd love to grow more confident in my art and my creations. Sometimes, I waiver and my goal is to grow this year - creatively and personally. Thank you for scooping up all our dreams - I hope enchantment arrives to all! xoxo Theresa
Posted by: Theresa | January 01, 2011 at 07:30 PM
that last photo is now imprinted in my head for whenever i want a reminder of what precious looks like. :)
happy happy new year to you vanessa. please know i am available, i believe along with ms. rhonda roo, for impish trouble throughout the new year.
kj
Posted by: karenjasper@comcast.net | January 01, 2011 at 08:14 PM
Happy New Year Vanessa! It's so wonderful to see your household filled with laughter and furry love again. Miles is beyond ice-cream sundae yummy and Matty is as handsome as ever. My wish for the year is for me and for everyone to keep following that little voice inside our hearts. To follow our bliss and see where it leads. Have an awesomely enchanted year!
Posted by: Anna | January 01, 2011 at 08:26 PM
Happy New Year Sweet Vanessa!! I wish you happiness for the Year to come. ;)
Posted by: debbie egizio | January 01, 2011 at 09:41 PM
Happy, happy 2011!
See you at Misty's!
Posted by: regina | January 01, 2011 at 10:18 PM
Happy Happy! Happy Ms. Vanessa, Mr. Lovee, Matty and Miles!!
My wish is for time to fill journals with honesty, explorations, and learning of all kinds.
And I wish all will learn to find the common among each other, and forget about the differences...
Posted by: Chris | January 01, 2011 at 11:06 PM
My wish is that everyone's wishes will come true. I'm just happy to be alive, and able to share dream wishes with others, and create joy when I can and be thankful for those who create inspiration wherever they go. And to be able to use my imagination to create dream vistas of peace and harmony with those who want to do the same. To spread magic around and live in the joy of the moment creating a magical environment and my wish is that I can use my creative abilities to create magical art that will arouse the senses to feel what is good in others all around the world.
Cheers to everyone!
Miss Teresa
Posted by: Teresa in California | January 02, 2011 at 12:54 AM
"Our hearts have a little crack,"
There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. (Love Leonard!) Yuppers. It's been a year. Wishes, wishes, wishes. What a lovely thing you do, Missy Vanessa. My wish is for my baby girl to find her one true love. Or I guess for him to find her. She says he's on his way, he just hasn't found her yet! And for my dear husband to find a job working DAYS!! Life is good, though. I have a feeling this year is going to be truly wonderful! I know yours will be too, dear Wishtress! - Cheers and hugs. Kathy
Posted by: Kathy | January 02, 2011 at 05:44 AM
HaPPy New Year Vanessa!!!
I stumbled across your blog this morning and wanted to tell you I absolutely love it...
Posted by: katie@Just Because Katie | January 02, 2011 at 06:13 AM
i wish me a happy calm life without stress anymore!!!
Posted by: eleni | January 02, 2011 at 06:43 AM
"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things." --Robert Brault
That is one of my wishes for this year. It rings very true to me! Life is in the moments.
Much less poetic and dreamy sounding *sigh* is my goal to whittle away at clutter and bless others with what I no longer use. Hubby has spent quite a chunk of time in the garage during his vacation, trying to tame it! Progress was made. It is slow going, but I must appreciate progress and not dwell on what is yet to be done! I tackled some of the inside, and I will continue to do so. As I do, though, I mustn't forget my opening quote. I will take time to read, talk to, and play with my son because the "little thing" of stopping to read a book is really one of the "big things."
Wish I could have seen the boys in your family all together in the living room after Mr. Lovee's unselfish night of fur baby father duty!
Love to you, Vanessa, in the new year.
Posted by: Linda Diane | January 02, 2011 at 07:26 AM
I wish to continue getting to know all these great bloggie friends:)
I wish to pay off all my debts before the end of the year (I'm well on my way to that)
I wish my daughter will get into the dental hygenist program she's trying to get into.
I wish my granddaughter a year of good health and happiness and enjoyment of childhood.
Posted by: Renee | January 02, 2011 at 08:31 AM
beautiful - as always! - post
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Posted by: Tristan Robin | January 02, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Um my main wish is for my furries because they are basically in the elderly category nowadays (for cats anyway), and though they have some minor issues (like a bit of arthritis) I wish for them to stay healthy and live lots longer. I love them so!
I also want to wish for things to work out for my parents, and for more time to create for me!
Yay, happy new year!
Posted by: Alia | January 02, 2011 at 11:12 AM
Love that Cinderella video - did you notice she had to get herself into her glittering gown & actually GO to the Ball in order to meet her Prince Charming? Those little birds & mice made sure it happened! Love fairy tales because even though the endings aren't always happy, you are on the journey & everything happens to strengthen you for the next experience in life......
Posted by: Jill James | January 02, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Vanessa...
I am so over the moon happy that Miles found you! He is one blessed fur baby...he and Matty both. If I were re-incarnated as a dog, I'd want to live with you and Mr. Lovee!
Ohh...I have so many wishes this year. I have been so hopeless over the last several years, I stopped making wishes. This year, I'm trying to find some hope. I found that, once you lose hope, there's nothing to wish for.
Above all...I wish for health and happiness for my family and friends.
My short list of wishes...
We don't lose our house.
We have food on the table.
Let go of my guilt over my mom's death.
Our financial struggles will finally end.
Bring my gardens back to life.
To be hopeful again.
Thank you Vanessa
Kim
Gerushia's New World
Posted by: Kim / Gerushia's New World | January 02, 2011 at 01:20 PM
Okay, first - I am so happy for you!! King Miles of the Santa Catalinas is beyond adorable, and such a lucky pup to have found you, Mr. Lovee, and Matty. It's such a joy to welcome a new family member, and even more special at the holidays (we welcomed a new fur baby to our family too, little Guinevere!)
Second, I had quite forgotten about the releasing of wishes, but am happy for the reminder. (Wishes are so much better than resolutions!) My own wishes are threefold:
1. That my husband's upcoming cancer treatment be successful (and the same for everyone else out there facing the same challenge).
2. For strength and patience as a caregiver, and successful enough sales to keep us afloat during the time he's off work.
3. For hope and gratitude every day.
I also wish You, Mr. Lovee, Miles and Matty a 2011 filled with magic, joy and abundance!!
♥ Carolee
Posted by: Carolee Clark | January 02, 2011 at 02:15 PM
I wish for us all to have a happy and healthy year with some nice suprises along the way x
Posted by: Dajon | January 02, 2011 at 02:58 PM
My wish is unspoken but the Univese knows better than me at this point teehee xox a little extra love :)
Posted by: Grace | January 02, 2011 at 03:28 PM
Happy New Year to you, mister and puppies! Was so happy to stop by and see your newest addition....so adorable...hugs.
Posted by: waterrose | January 02, 2011 at 06:11 PM
my wish is to get home to my family soon.xxxx
Posted by: deb jacobs | January 02, 2011 at 10:53 PM
what a sweet little face!!
Happy New Year Vanessa...
As so many here and all over the world have wished ... I wish for us all...... good health... and a little luck and lots of love....
Posted by: BumbleVee | January 02, 2011 at 11:17 PM
oh dear...last night i had a dream that i kissed gene symmons (not sure how to spell it) from KISS!! i really dont want that to come true!!! EEEWWWWW
lets hope some of my other dreams do though like completing a floristry course and starting a business with my extremely talented sister who has come home to stay....
pop those in the balloon and float them off to your special makers of wishes come true peeps.
happy new year to you and yahoo on the newest love of your life...oh so cute. my daughter mia loves his 'hairdude' (her speak for hair do)
xxrosey
Posted by: ittybittyandpretty | January 03, 2011 at 03:16 AM
I love the wish boat! I have the same one from Norway, but, my boat doesn't have the norge sail, just the boat. So... hmmm wishes... I would like to be signed to a grand, kind, happy, publishing company so my little elves and faeries can travel a bit and bring smiles to faces. Yes, that would be grand. I wish that all those who are struggling in life have more respite and less strife. I wish joy and abundance would fly through the air and sprinkle down on everyone. Yes, that would do. Thanks my wish fairy friend for making all of this possible. Congratulations on your puppy! Blessings for the New Year!
Posted by: amy sperry faldet | January 03, 2011 at 07:29 AM
Happy New Year Vanessa! One of my wishes is to beautify my Blog photos... but being Tech challenged I haven't got a clue as to how to edit them in a lovely way or what to use to do it??! I've always enjoyed how your photos have the rounded corners and those wonderful special effects overlaid on top of them (snow, stars, sparkles, textures). My 9 year old Grandson helped/tutored me in setting up my Blog in July and I'm thoroughly loving it... so my New Year's project is to learn more, and make it even better in 2011 so that those who visit will have beauty to behold and encouraging words to inspire them. Thank you for the Beauty and inspiration your Posts always give... Dawn... The Bohemian
Posted by: Bohemian Valhalla | January 03, 2011 at 04:03 PM
Love that silly looking , sweet, squoooshy MILES! GooD for you! Uh..I kinda fell off the blog wagon. BUT..I found my own Mr. Lovee!!!! A soulmate extraordinare! YES! Love you girlie!
Posted by: pam aries | January 03, 2011 at 04:27 PM
Happy New Year! Aw, Miles and Matty are the cutest brothers! I'm so glad you got another "fur baby." And, on another note, I hope all your wishes this year come true!
Posted by: Rebecca | January 03, 2011 at 05:16 PM
I do hope that I am not too late for the wishes .... this one really needs to go out into the universe...
Wishing that I can get away from the negative person in my life who is so miserable he wants everyone around him to be that way too... I need to do this without a major upheaval .... as in moving from where I am right now... as this is the happiest I have been in ages...
Need to tell you that your new little guy is beyond ADORABLE!!! how fun for all of you and what a wonderful adventure... enjoy!!
LOTS OF HUGS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!! JO
Posted by: JO | January 03, 2011 at 05:45 PM
Just wanted to pop in and wish you a very happy new year!!! Your new baby is adorable! Love him!
Posted by: Marilyn | January 03, 2011 at 07:25 PM
Ha...I wish that cute little Miles would come give me a kiss in January! From one dog lover to another...he is over the top CUTE!
My wishes are for you...
A spot of sunshine in your every day...
Warmth of friendship to surround your heart and make it glad.
Imagination to flow free and enough sparkle to last the whole year through.
Blessings and happiness to you!
Jacqueline,
Once Upon a Fairyland~
Posted by: Jacqueline | January 03, 2011 at 10:24 PM
Oh my goodness! I haven't been blogging much during the holidays and I missed your news! He is so beautiful! I am so happy for you!
Let's see what would my wish be? That all I love will have good health and be kept safe. I think I can handle other bumps that come as long as that is true.
once again, sooooo happy for your little furry ones!
Posted by: michelle | January 03, 2011 at 11:07 PM
Oh look at all the adorable furry cuteness! Congratulations! And also, happy New Year!
I wish for all I know, really and/or virtually, with or without fur - to have a safe and healthy, happy and prosperous new year! Let 2011 be gentle, kind and loving for us all! <3
Posted by: tinker | January 04, 2011 at 02:37 AM
i wish you, mr lovee, matty & miles peace and joy this year.
i wish for contentment, confidence and creativity for my self...
have you seen my "anchor your dreams..." video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ94hOkQTx0
Posted by: Laura | January 04, 2011 at 01:54 PM
Oh let's see...dreams for a new year.
1. That hearts once broken would mend and heal and that new puppy love would bring only tears of joy.
2. That life would continue to inspire you so those of us around can be awed and inspired ourselves.
3. That you, my Beloved Fanciful One, would be blessed with beautiful white puffy clouds and amazing mountain skies all year long.
& 4. That your heart would know more happiness in 2011 then it has ever known before!!!!
I heart you darling Vanessa...HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Now I must go check out this new little man in your life. Yippee for puppy kisses!!!!
Love me ;-)
Posted by: Cori G. | January 04, 2011 at 02:44 PM
I'm wishing to come into my own creatively.
I'm wishing to find a new job that is joyous and pays well, oh and has health insurance.
I'm wishing for adventure and romance.
Ahhh, oh well. Time to let them sail off into the great and see what comes sailing back to me this year.
PS: Miles is the cutest, cuddliest looking little fur baby I've seen in a long time. congratulations!
Posted by: Pixie | January 04, 2011 at 06:17 PM
Happy New Year to You,the Mister and the Fur Babies!
I am so looking forward to your Spring photos for 2011. Last year, was so magical.
I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in June. I am currently in chemo and won't be finished until June, which will have been twelve months of treatment.
My Wish is for PHYSICAL and EMOTIONAL HEALING and PERFECT HEALTH.
~elaine~
Posted by: Elaine L. | January 05, 2011 at 12:45 AM
Oh my. New Puppy Love. I have missed so much love! Beautiful shots of your fire works...ever so magical, just like you, oh Keeper of the Magic. Yes, yes to wishes!!! I wish, I wish, that dogs lived in human years and kittens never grew up, I wish for Baby Bauer a safe voyage into this world and a life always filled with magic, I wish for SPC Bauer a most blessed and safe deployment, that he return to us in a year whole in body and spirit, and for my Alice, I wish her lifetime love. And I wish, I wish for you that your spirit continues to soar and that you never, ever grow up. **blows kisses** Deb
Posted by: deborah | January 05, 2011 at 02:17 AM
Oh how I have missed my visits with you! And to be able to come back and meet Miles is such a treat! I can only imagine the joy and peace that fills your hearts and minds with this newfound treasure!! He is so adorable!
Happy New Year my dearest friend! I hope I am not forgotten.
My wishes for this year....tremendous joy and peace for myself and my family!!
Hugging you dearest one
SueAnn
Posted by: SueAnn | January 05, 2011 at 04:58 AM
Dhaling- thanks for the chance to burn a wish!
I wish for a new fur baby since we had to say good-bye and bury our beloved boy on Christmas Eve. I wish for a great big vacation to see old friends and meet new ones. And I wish for corn to grow in our garden. xo
Posted by: GG Pinkster | January 05, 2011 at 06:33 PM
Vanessa,
You are such a beautiful person who brings such colourful happy joy to my heart every single time I visit you at A Fanciful Twist. I love popping through the keyhole and I wish you and all your lovely readers a very happy new year in which all there happiest wishes for 2011 come true.
I rcvd my copy of Sommerset workshop with your magic in it all the way down here in Oz just in time for chrissie which was such a lovely gift to myself, so thankyou for spreading your magic all the way down here!!
ENJOY!! Julie xo
Posted by: Julie | January 06, 2011 at 04:28 PM
Thanks for your daily words of inspiration! I'm glad you have a new fur baby!
Hope I'm not too late to make it into the wish bowl. "I wish to not be afraid to be who I am...I wish to find true happiness and fulfillment in life."
Posted by: Erin | January 06, 2011 at 04:50 PM
As always your pictures are amazing! You've inspired me to be more creative with mine recently on my blog :-)
Your doggie is so, so, so cute. I just want to cuddle him through the screen!!!
Posted by: Angela DiGiovanni | life * poetry * art | January 06, 2011 at 11:42 PM
Rats! I was in on it last year and realized when I stopped by yesterday that I had missed it this year...Oh well, I trust that my wishes are known and have already joined up with those you've sent on their way!
Blessings in the New Year!
Posted by: LAURA | January 11, 2011 at 10:43 PM
I know I am late..but I wanted to stop by to wish you Happy New Year! sweet Vanessa!!
The puppies are so cute!!
I love your creative story telling and photos that capture each moment..so beautifully:))
Have fun cuddling with those puppies! Just precious:)
xo
K
Posted by: kayellen | January 11, 2011 at 11:43 PM
Happy New Year to you! May it be filled with magic and love. x
Your new puppy Miles is just sooooooo cute. What a little darling.:) x
Posted by: karen | January 13, 2011 at 04:04 PM