Lots of Blessings

Here I am again, but Bill and Robin have already told you all the stuff i was going to. Makes no difference actually. The whole point is to tell you how blessed we are as a family. As i say my prayers each night I thank God for all my blessings, and there are many. Safe in the car on our trip, being able to be with family even though we are a lot of miles apart. Having the best friends and family that is possible. For now the good health to be able to make these trips. And being able to afford the trip considering the economy. As most "little People" in the financial world we have been hit hard in our investments. So we just have to ride it out. As the song goes "you have to know when to hold them and know when to fold them". Well we have decided not to fold them. It will work out in time. Maybe this is a wake up call to all the greedy people to think more about the world and its people. The oil people sure are getting the BIG wake up call for their greed. As are the automotive people and the loan companies that let greed get to them. Unfortunatly it has also affected the world economy at the same time. Who gets the worse of it? The hard working people that keep this economy afloat. Now they have no money to spend and everything is affected. Surprised? I'm not. ok off the soap box before this is 6 pages long. May this be a happy and healthy New Year for us all.

Party, Party, Party!

You would think we were party animals reading the title. We are, at least last night anyway. First we went to the Red Hat Ball. All those lovely ladies in their beautiful dresses and hats. Some were so decorated you would think they would break their necks. But most had more feathers than a Peacock. No kidding! I just sit there staring at them because they are so elaborate, and beautiful. Mine just has a red and purple band and a couple of feathers. Now you would have to see one to believe it. I have no idea where they get the bright Red and purple feathers. They are gigantic, some at least two foot long. That must be a heck of a bird to catch in a exotic land somewhere and pull feathers from. LOL.. Then there is the dancing. When there is a slow one the husbands, or friend, get up to dance. But when the line dancing starts there are only one or two men. One of our ladies is 86 yrs young. She is up there doing the "Boot Scooting Boogie", " Electric slide" and all the other line dances you can think of. Others are in their 60s and 70s. They are amazing and so much fun to be around. I am one of the younger ones in our group. There are 2 sides of getting older and i love this side. I am doing things i wouldn't have done when i was young. I missed a lot believe me, you will too if you don't play as i am doing. Anyway the second party was at the condo with neighbors and friends. We played games, actually quizes, like telling the end of OLD advertisements, and i do mean old. And guessing the names of people in movies by the part they played. Some were before i was born so i didn't get a lot of those. Then we played dirty Santa. It's a stealing game, you put all your gifts in a pile, everyone gets a number. The # 1 player picks a gift, after that it's a laugh fest. When it's your turn you can steal from anyone who has gone before you. Some people hide theirs because they don't want it to be taken. But it is really fun. SO I hope your holiday parties are as fun as ours were last night. Have a wonderful Christmas, celebrate the birth of our Lord, and hope that Santa brings you wonderful gifts. And your New Year is filled with blessings.

YES I DID IT!

Can you tell i am excited! I got my blood tests results back. I am so proud of myself. My cholesterol is 172, down from 240. My Triglycerides are 152, down from over 300 plus. For me that is reason to celebrate. It means i am healthier than i have been in a long time. Not that it's going to make the damage I've already done go away. I am realistic enough to know that. But it makes me happy that i set a goal and reached it. I wish i had done it sooner. All of us have wishes, but you know what they are hard to make come true. You have to actually work very hard to make wishes come true. And still very few do. But those few mean a lot to the person wishing, It can be something as simple as mine today, or it can be something really really important. At the same time you have to be careful what you wish for. Some times you realise too late maybe you don't want it to come true, sometimes it's too late and not what you really wanted. Maybe setting goals is a better way to get your wishes. Only you have control over the goals. You are allowed to go back and say maybe i set that goal too high so i will set it a little lower so i can really get there. All wishes have to be realistic as all goals. But with the goals you can adjust the way, the style, the time, you want to reach it. So now i've said my little piece for today and wish you all a happy New Year. (Set your goals) and a very Merry Christmas.

Paying attention

We had both a Joyous and semi sad Holiday. Being with family was wonderful. Having to see those you have loved so many yrs get older and infirmed is sad. But as we grow older it is guaranteed to happen. Just have to be grateful for the yrs you have with them. I have family on my fathers side i have neglected. Not because i don't care but because they are, for the most part healthy and doing well considering their age. One aunt turned 86 yesterday, she lives in Mass. Another lives in Hawaii and has for yrs. Then there is one in High Point, Then I have a uncle who lives in Fla. He is with his daughter. But that doesn't mean i should forget any of them. She reminded me i haven't been in touch for a while and they were worried i wasn't well. Here i am 20 yrs younger and they worry about me. Well I am using my calendar to remind myself from now on. Life has gotten in the way I'm afraid. you know how it is, you say to yourself "I need to call, do, go see," And then something happens and you just plain ole forget because some thing else is happening. So it doesn't get done. I think we all need to be more aware of those relatives and stay in touch. It doesn't take much time out of your life. As for me i am setting aside a day and calling all of them from now on. Just like i took time to go see my ex mother in law in the nursing home this week. i really care about her, she is a great lady. And i really enjoyed talking to her. OK I'm getting off the soap box again. But I hope you make the effort to stay in touch. You will feel better. Til' next time, God bless