End of Year Thoughts

So, it looks like the end of the year is here. Tomorrow night we'll be ringing in 2010 and all the challenges it will bring. I think it's going to be a big year for me - hopefully a trip to Greece, frighteningly a knee -replacement, challengingly a big weight loss. I am more than a little nervous about the year - but what can I do? I can't decide not to head into it!

This year has been full of more good-byes. Or at least, good-byes to my cats. I lost three of them this year; Mysterious Charmin, Larry Bird and Tiger Lily. At least I know Tiger Lily is OK and happy - the two boys I can only pray for. Hopefully I'll be able to hold on to Cujo, Tucker, Curly and Mo! I intend to do my best.

Well, I guess I'll log off now and go read for a bit. Here's hoping 2010 is full of good things and scarce of bad things. And that I can weather all of it.

13 years

So it was 13 years ago yesterday that I lost my Princess Leia Hunt. I miss her as much today as I did 13 years ago. I am now surrounded by cats - I wonder what she would make of that! She never had much use for cats, but I find them entertaining.

I called in sick today - and I am! I've been sick since Wednesday evening with this horrid cough that I get. Friday it came with a fever, too. I'll work tomorrow but I'm not sure how much I'll get done. I predict I'll be too busy coughing to get very many letters done. I'm sure I picked this up last week-end when Charlie and I took the girls out. Either from the concert hall or the restaurant. Remind me to use hand sanitizer!!! It is miserable to be sick the week of Christmas.

I'm going to have to make my new year resolutions soon. I failed them miserably this year. The resolutions will be the same as always - lose weight, pay down bills and plump up savings, more couple time with Shawn. And none of it will happen - well, maybe the weight because I would be insane to go into my summer surgery overweight and with high blood pressure. Just once I would like to have a new year resolution that calls for more traveling, belly laughs and indulgences. Only if I ever win a big lottery!

Christmas Ready

Ready for Christmas... almost! I think all I have left is to get the cards addressed and mailed - and the Christmas letter printed somewhere as my printer has all but died on me. THEN I should be all ready (done!) for Christmas! Today I got packages in the mail for John and Dan and cookies baked for Charlie and George. Trees are up (though Curly is trying his best to take the main one down!) and the gifts are purchased and wrapped.

Tomorrow Charlie and I are taking Fifi, Emmi and Krissy to the KC Symphony's Christmas Show - kid friendly. Then we'll dine on the Plaza and catch a Cinderella Carriage ride around the Christmas-lit Plaza. And hopefully we'll all be in our homes again by 7:00!

I'm toying with the idea of inviting Tom and his family over next week-end. He's hinted at coming but I would love to have a three-day week-end (I have that Friday off, too) all to myself. I have an email draft going but I don't know if it will ever get sent! It's a lot of work to have them over.