New Year's Resolution

So....is anyone going to make some New Year's resolutions this year? I have been thinking about what mine should be. I could always go with the resolution to lose weight again. I have tried it before and it never really works. Or maybe I should spend more time with family. It's a good resolution, however, I should be doing that anyway. I guess I should make a resolution to visit with my friends more. How long has it been since I visited with you? I know...way to long. I think I will also resolve to become involved in an event to raise money and awareness for cancer research or programs for cancer patients. I thought about starting something new in the Martinsville area to raise money for programs at the cancer center there. I think my last resolution should be to get back to work on my master's degree. I had to drop my classes last semester and I still have not registered for the spring semester - I should really get on that! If any of you have more suggestion of resolutions I should make, please let me know (be nice!!!).

Christmas

Well Christmas has come and gone and it is now time to get ready for the new year. There were a few sad moments this year, but overall it was very nice. On Christmas eve I went to dad's house and spent some time with Dallas, Leslie, and their families. I had created a dvd of all the slides that I had scanned into the computer. It was great looking through all the old pictures. I did discover that mom loved taking pictures of Dallas. And the sad part is I still have about 30 more slides of Dallas that I didn't get scanned in. The slide show dvd was such a hit that Leslie took it with her to Uncle Phil's house so the rest of the family could see it on Christmas. Christmas day we spent the morning opening gifts at home and then went off to spend some time with Mark's family. We went to his nephew's house - he has a pool table right as you walk in the door (I'm sure that was supposed to be the formal living room, but a pool table is much better). Mark and Jared enjoyed playing pool and spending time with everyone. Last night we got together with Lesli, Bryan, and Lauren. What a fun evening of pizza and games!!! Only one more Christmas get together left (this weekend).

Thank you to everyone for a wonderful Christmas!!!

Christmas Time is Here Again

Well it is Christmas time again and Mark and I are trying to get into the festive spirit. We even went looking at Christmas lights the other night - of course the mood was ruined as we got flipped off by a little old lady!! And she put some attitude into it. Ok, so I might have swerved a little into her lane as I looked over to see the nice display, but I had at least 4 car lengths between us and she didn't even have to change her path. Apparently she thought I was wanting to play a game of chicken. Merry Christmas!!!


It is always agonizing for us to do Christmas cards. One year we addressed them all but then never made it to the post office. Then there have been the years where we have tried to take a family photo for the card. As you can see by last year's photo, that doesn't always work.

So this year we were still creative with our cards (you'll see them soon) but have spared everyone from our latest family photo. I'm sure Mark, Jared, and the beagles are all thrilled I didn't make them pose for yet another picture. We have even mailed out about 6 cards. I have another 6 that I need to mail tonight. Some I am in search of zip codes for.

You can see the pain that the whole Christmas card issue causes you can only imagine what it is like for us to go shopping. I actually love buying gifts for everyone and often find myself going a little overboard. This year is not as much fun because we are buying a lot of gift cards. It just doesn't seem as much fun. However, for those that have or have been around 15 year old boys you will know this is the best possible gift for them. At least I got to buy a few stocking stuffers. I am really looking forward to Christmas this year - It should be fun!