OK folks… here is what you have been waiting for… an update from little ol’ me!
It has been quite a while, so here we go!
The remainder of Septemeber 2008 must have went swimmingly, because, at this time… I can’t remember much more!
I turned the big 3-0 in October! I got to go see the New Kids on the Block live in concert, something I did not get to go do when I was younger, when the boy band was first popular. It was a blast, I went with my sister and two sisters-in-law. We all had a great time. Then, my family threw me a surprise funeral birthday party… I say funeral, because the cake was casket and it was carried into the house from the back of my brother in laws black suburban by a group of shorts-wearing, suit jacket toting, flowers on label having guys… it was hilarious!
Novmeber 1st would have been Dad’s 64 birthday. I do miss him so. What would he think of the kids… well, I can say this… he’d still think the world of all of them… he was always so proud of them! I take time, on purpose, to sit and remember times with him, I want it to stay fresh in my memory bank. I read the journal I kept his last few months, from time to time… I want to remember it… not to lose the feeling. Remembering his life and the pain we all went through makes me want to be stronger, makes me want to not let life pass by… makes me want to be with my children and make as many memories as possible…
… miss you Daddy.
For Thanksgiving, we went to the cabin in Arkansas. It was a neat time because it was the first time we had Thanksgiving dinner in any other way but our “normal”. Pops fried turkeys and the dressing was done in an electric roaster. Cool.
December was a blur… as ususal. There are so many family activities to do during December. One of which sure has dwendled in the last few years… matter of fact… in the last four years… makes me wonder if it will last… I hope so. Christmas with our new family, since Mom remarriage, was fun. We went to my brother’s house and all had a good time.
Then… it was on to Colorado! Stunning… we did all the “S” stuff… ski… snowboard… sledding… shopping… snowmobiling… it was an absolute blast. We stayed in a cabin on the side of a hill overlooking the Rockies / Continental Divide. You could see Winter Park in the distance. I injured my knee significantly skiing on the third day there… and had a bumb leg the rest of the trip… turned out to be a very severe bone contusion that I am still trying to get all the way healed. My husband snowboarded for the first time and liked it a lot… so did our son. My daughter skiied and skiied and skiied. We had a blast. We went snowmobiling to the continential divide… wow… magnificent view… -14°F up there! Did I mention we had a blast?
January was back to the grind… for us… back to school… back to work! New Year… new President. Now, I do not back the views of our new president, but I am all for his enthusiasm… something this country needs to get us back in the game. I am not a supporter, per say, but I do support his hope for our future!
February has brought ups and downs. Please keep those suffering from illnesses in your thoughts and prayers. Valentines day would have been my parent’s anniversary… sad thought… we went over to the cemetary to put out new flowers for Dad, they looked great. This Hallmark Holiday is an excellent time to reflect on not only the love I have for my husband and children… but the love for my dad as well. I am saddened that my kids do not remember much about him, I wish he were around for them… for me… for us. Enough of the sad… let’s speed up to a different mood…
I know… how about angry! I was in a fender bender today! Yes that is right. I now have a bent in fender on my car. SUCKS! But everyone in the four car incident was ok, my car was the worst off and really it is not too bad.
These eyes of blue say “Life is grand!”
