On to a brand new year...

I've been wondering over the weekend "where did 2009 go". You know the old saying about when you are a kid, time moves slow. But when you get older, it flies right past you at a 100mph. Well, I think it was moving faster than that. And to sit and think about Dec. is mind blowing. The time before Christmas was very stress free around here. But it was here and gone faster than you could snap your finger. WOW!!!

So then over the weekend, keeping with our tradition, the tree and all the decorations came down after New Years. Even though all the wonderful decorations make the house look so great, their time had come to go back into the boxes and bins.

I always forget about how much stuff we have when it comes time to put things away for another 11 months. I didn't buy any new decorations this year, except for the girls gingerbread house kits. But some how the bins seemed to be fuller than before. How does that happen? And just to make sure that no one was left out of all the fun of putting things back into the attic, bins and boxes where left on the floor until Glenn got home. Trust me, the tree box alone has to weigh close to 80lbs. Not joking. So it sat until there was help to shove it back into the dark, dismal attic.

Now we are left with a boring room (as the girls call it). They say we need to find some kind of decorations for winter to put up. Apparently there is no color in the house. I'm not sure I'm on the bandwagon with some of the ideas they are throwing around. I think I'm going to have to downsize the list. Otherwise I'm going to need more bins just to put winter decor in. Not sure Glenn will be so excited about having more stuff taking up more space in the attic.

I had to show the beautiful pictures of the snow that we got New Year's Eve. 4 inches when all was said and done. And every bit of it gorgeous! I was great just sitting upstairs watching it fall as I was knitting. Awesome.

After a really great weekend of just being with the family, it came to me that I must change a few things around here. No resolutions. They never work for me. And when I don't stick with it, I just get really miffed. And then it just gets ugly around here. Here is what I have decided to do though:

• work out a wee bit more and watch what I eat. must get rid of a pooch that just hangs around and bugs me. I started this past weekend and since Saturday, I've lost 4 lbs.
• not to drink any more soda. the stuff kills me every time I touch it. and seeing that I have added three pounds just from drinking that over the holidays, it's done.
• knit/crochet some more
• make sure that the politicians of my state know how I feel about the direction the country is going. not liking it in the least little bit and I will keep informing them. It's the least I can do to make sure our country is not trounced all over.
• keep improving our homeschooling with the girls. I have a future astronaut and a archaeologist on my hands you know.
• see more of our state again. love that!! I almost want to get snowshoes and head up into the hills before winter is over. crazy I know.
• take more "deep breathes" when something happens around here and not freak out, except for when it comes to a crummy looking floor. sorry, I have to keep that up. can't stand dirty looking socks.
• and knit/crochet more. did I already say that? wasn't sure. gotta have the yarn time!

Well, it seems as if I'm going to be busy again this year. But at least I'll have my crew with me, enjoying all the fun.