Wow! What a roller coaster ride we had in 2008. While I learned a great deal about myself, my husband and my family and friends, I am certainly glad that this year is about to end. But, I also understand that just because the calendar indicates that it is a brand new year that does not mean that the slate …
Merry Christmas
Yes, I wrote “Merry Christmas”, not Happy Holidays or Season’s Greetings or whatever else is suppose to be politically correct these days. I respect all holidays throughout the year and the remembrance that each represents and Christmas is no exception. The spirit of the season is just wonderful. Of course I don’t expect everyone to embrace this spirit. There are …
Christmas Gifts
Here it is – a week plus until Christmas and I don’t have my shopping done. The decorations are done and the tree has been up for a couple of weeks. I have spent a lot of time online doing some shopping but the one person for whom I wanted to make Christmas extra special this year, I can’t find …
The Long Thanksgiving Weekend
I don’t know about you but this 4-day weekend was just what I needed. After a wonderful traditional dinner that Kirk and I shared, we kicked off the Christmas season by lighting our tree and enjoying the last of the holiday’s football games. And I knew that I could sleep in the next morning and had absolutely nothing that I …
Happy Thanksgiving
It’s my favorite day of the year. I love everything about this day – not only all of the traditions that we have created in our family but mostly because of what it stands for. I think that I am the most grateful person in the world today. Since last year, the cancer returned but is now gone and everything …
Sometimes It Is Best To Say Nothing
For the past week, I have been pondering about what I wanted to write. After all, I promised that I would make up for the blog that I missed last week when I had a bit of the flu and was not up to writing. And each evening, I would think about a new subject but rejected them all. I …
Keeping My Word
I have not been feeling well for the last several days and still am not up to par. Therefore, as I am not able to post a blog today for this week, I plan to write two blogs next week to keep me up to date. I am sorry for the fact that I am not up to posting and …
Keeping My Word
I can’t believe that it won’t be long until I have written a weekly blog for one entire year. As I sat here tonight, I pondered whether I had the energy, even if I did have an idea, to write before the end of this day. After all, who would care? Who pays attention anyway? Would anyone even notice, other …
Sharing the Love
While I personally had a pretty darn good week, a lot of people around me have not faired so well. My sister and her husband dashed off to the Netherlands as a result of the doctors finding a large tumor in his mom’s upper stomach area. They had planned to go next month for her birthday but this emergency resulted …
The Presidential Election
In a matter of days now, we will be voting for the new President of the United States. I have been following the campaigning for more than a year, trying to understand the issues in order to make an informed decision. As time passes, I become more disenchanted as each day goes by. I don’t feel any closer to making …