Here we are in a brand new year, thank goodness! Last was, well, not what I expected it to be. I have high hopes for this year. I do not have any resolutions, usually I do. I always say I'll quit smoking and lose some weight, neither of which I ever do so why bother making the resolutions. This year I have written something that I will read outloud with Craig, hopefully, the universe will hear us. Basically, I will longer hold on to the past but go forward with the present and the future. I never really thought that I was holding on to the past but rather passing on tradition. My son, Dan, pointed out to me that there is a big difference. He said "Mom", "every year I come home for Christmas and all you talk about is the past and the memories. We look at pictures and you tell me about things around the house". "The past is the past, we need to make new memories". Now, I know that and I do that, every day is a new memory. I take pictures, I do new things, I didn't understand what he meant. I told him that I show him the pictures and tell him about the things around the house so when I'm gone at least somebody knows how special the things are and who are in the pictures. I didn't think that I was stuck but I guess I was wrong. I asked him, should I get rid of all the old stuff or what? No, keep the stuff but focus on the new. I'm still a little confused but will make an effort. At what, I'm not sure but I'll figure it out as I go. I do think it's important for someone to know who's in the pictures though, I don't want them thrown out because nobody knows who they are! Anyway, when he left, evidently I did do what he said cause he told me that this was the best Christmas he's had here since he left home. Go figure. So, this year will be lots of new memories as is every year but I will focus on the importance of the new instead. I will make the present and the future a memory that my kids will talk about when I am gone, not that I am going anywhere, I plan on living til I'm 100 or more! I have lots to do and lots of grandkids and great grandkids to play with!
Tomorrow the tree will come down and we will be on our way through the next wonderful year. 2008 flew by so fast, I hope to savor 2009 daily so at least I have something to remember. I go into 2009 without my real estate license. Weird. I haven't not had my license since 1993, I will get it back very soon, as soon as I get somemore money coming in. Gotta get a job, bummer! I've been looking and putting in my applications everywhere, haven't heard anything yet but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I'm having black-eyed peas and cabbage tonight for dinner, I'll have double luck coming my way, 2009 will be a stellar full of lots of great things including financial prosperity for me and my family. Might go to the fireworks tonight in Aspen, they were cancelled last night so they are supposed to have a double show tonight! It should be great! I wanted to build a snowman today but the snow was too dry. Craig asked how snow could be too dry, I told him it won't stick together so I can't make a snowball. We need a couple feet of new snow so I can build my snowman. Well, gotta go and finish dinner now. Talk later