this was a good week

This was a good week!  Here's why:

•  Alex turns 14 tomorrow!  And after a week of caring for a sleepless "baby," I suspect that sleeping until noon tomorrow is high on her birthday wish list this year.

•  These winter wonderland photographs are insanely beautiful.  (I always love photographs like these, but no way would I be willing to wait for hours in that weather for the perfect conditions like that photographer does!)

•  This baby chimp being rescued from poachers is the sweetest thing I've seen all year.

•  A pastor wanted to a host a breakfast for kids and their dads -- and it turned out that many of the kids didn't have dads or father figures who could show up. So he asked for volunteers.  Here's what happened.

•   Ludacris freestyling the classic children's book Llama Llama, Red Pajama made my day. 

•  Finally, for today's soundtrack:  my friend Heather shared this video of James Blake covering Don McClean's classic song Vincent.  It's a sad song, but this version is so haunting and beautiful I wanted to share it.  Click here or the image below to listen.

Cover of Don McLean's 'Vincent'. Filmed and recorded live at Conway Studios, Los Angeles, December 2017. Director Andrew Douglas Producer Kathleen Heffernan Director of photography Flor Collins Editor Biff Butler Color Brandon Chavez

Have a great weekend, friends.  See you next week.

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