Here's to new beginings..

So there are a millions thoughts going through my brain. A new year has begun.  The chapter titled 2010 is closed and the page has turned.  It is both thrilling and terrifying.

I really can't find the words to express what I am feeling so I will say that I do not have any resolutions.  I am simplying resolving to try. It will be a success as long as I have tried.  The outcome will not matter.

So what I am going to try to do is 1) learn to say no, 2) not care what others think of me, 3) read the Bible all the way through, and 4) be healthy.

Christmas Eve

Oh what a fun day we had!!  Mom had to work so dinner was a group effort. I made my first batch of rolls.  They aren't as complicated as I expected them to be.  We ate on time and were so happy that Rob came this year.  Everyone gave and received lovely gifts.  I believe the kids are the most spoiled kids in the world.  Everyone was really cooperative when I was taking pictures.  Below are just some highlights. 

Each family (top left to right), The Cardarelli's, Marrs, Gullicks,
Bottom left to right: Parents Linsenmann, Me, and The Petersons.



Gpa/Gma with all the gkids
two pictures because of facial expressions

Misc pics
top: chaos in action as we begin to open presents
middle: Marlee and Me
bottom left: confusion as present opened
bottom right: 99% of the grandkids

Emma, Marlee, Wyatt in front of Christmas tree.

 

freezing at doggie park

Last Saturday TJ and I braved the FREEZING FREEZING cold morning to go to the doggie park.  When I say cold..I mean COLD!! It felt like negative 10. I was upst because I had this awesome lumberjack coat for TJ but I can't find it.  I had to squeeze him into the small cover and it was pretty funny to see.  It reminded me of Chris Farley in Tommy Boy singing "fat guy in a little coat"...

shoveling snow...

TJ was covered in snow because he was helping me shovel.

Mission accomplished

so THANKFUL for my boots!!  They saved my toesies!

Remember the snow I talked about earlier? Well living alone does have it's drawbacks that there is no one else to help shovel the snow. Each time it snows, I am out there shovel in hand moving the snow.  I have to shovel my front walk and my neighbors.  I park under the portico and that is around the corner and in front of my neighbors front door.  I really don't want to shovel their front walk abut have to if I don't want to walk through piles of snow in my business shoes.  Then I feel bad for clearing one neighbors but not the rest so I am out there even longer cleaning everyones side walk.

The one day I wasn't there and figure one of the three families would be considerate and shovel the sidewalks for me, NOBODY DOES IT!!  It is agravating!!  I was petty and spiteful because I dumped a shovel full of snow inbetween 2 neighbors cars so they have to walk through the snow to get to the drivers door.  Childish of me I know but it made me feel better.  :)

snow snow snow

It seems that Idaho is returning to the winters of my childhood were we are receiving alot of snow....and snow that sticks around for a few days.  I have really enjoyed the weather lately. 
I thought this was realy pretty with the colors and snow.  It was late November that the snow really started.  If I remember right, we even had snow on Thanksgiving.

for a 13 year old...

In November my neighbor's daughter turned 13. She was having a really crappy day according to her mom.  I ws inivited to the birthday party.  So I rush out and grab some flowers to make birthday girl feel better because how can you feel bad when you receive flowers?  It just isn't possible...
However the arrangement was so pretty that I really wanted to keep it for myself.
I did the right thing and gave it to my neighbor but
I thought my arrangment was pretty awesome so it needed to be shared..

new josh makes me want old josh

SO I was really excited that Josh (Josh Groban if you really didn't know) had a new album out. Of course I picked it up the first day....actually my supervisor is a fellow grobanite and she left work to go to hastings so she could be there when they opened. Hastings didn't even have the CD's out of box yet!!  My boss returns and I try to listen to the CD at work....but the stupid computer doesn't work!!  I finally get an oppurtunity at lunch and on the way home and.....I.........really......don't like it that much.  It is ok and he sounds great but the sounds are just weird.  I like that he can change but it is just too weird.  I will just cycle through it but it isn't something that I will go like I do with Closer, Awake, and his first cd.