It’s All Relative!

Ok  Michele…I have a problem. I have a taste for marble cake. I could bake it and have in front of me in no time. BUT, I will end up eating most of it. Dad likes it but not that much.

So we have more is more? What to do??????

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? … Took an agility class with Miss Emma,one of my dogs.

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next
year? … No , I did not. Didn’t make any this year.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? … No

4. Did anyone close to you die? … No

5. What countries did you visit? … None

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? … more time with family.

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? … none

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? … started to quit smoking.

9. What was your biggest failure? … I didn’t do all I planned to do.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? … no

11. What was the best thing you bought? … my laptop.

14. Where did most of your money go? … god only knows

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? … my iPhone for my birthday…total shock

16. What song will always remind you of 2008? … any have no idea

21. How did you be spend Christmas? … .At Steph’s house on Christmas Eve and Michele’s after Christmas.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008? … no

24. What was your favorite TV program? … Boston Legal

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? … Hate is strong, dislike…yes.

26. What was the best book you read? … Blogging for Dummies

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? … none

28. What did you want and get? … A nice place for Steph and Gavin to live and I got it.

29. What did you want and not get? … wanted to buy a very cute property in the country but the market crashed.

30. What was your favourite film of this year? … can’t remember any that stick out.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? … I turned 62 and I don’t remember what I did.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? …If I had lost some weight.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? …  t-shirt and jeans or comfy pants.

34. What kept you sane? … my dogs

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? … Did or do. Did….Elvis Presley. Do…..none

36. What political issue stirred you the most? … the whole election

37. Who did you miss? … My parents

38. Who was the best new person you met? … Anjie

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008: … Less is More

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: … ????

41. Did you meet any online friends in person: … No

42. Did you take any vacations in 2008: … No

43. What is your blogging goal for 2009: … to blog daily or at least  more often.

Looking back……all in all it was a very uneventful year.

I do not remember where I saw this first, but I kept a copy of it in my mail. If anyone knows where it came from originally, please let me know.

Mom – You need to copy and fill this out too!

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? … Went to Miami

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next
year? … No, I didn’t keep it and yes, I made more for 2009

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? … Not that I remember

4. Did anyone close to you die? … Yes, my Father-in-Law

5. What countries did you visit? … None

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? … Energy to get rid of clutter

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? … May 27. That is the day we found out my FIL passed away

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? … Making it through the year

9. What was your biggest failure? … I didn’t do all I planned to do.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? … I had my appendix out

11. What was the best thing you bought? … my MacBook

14. Where did most of your money go? … god only knows

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? … my iPhone for my birthday…total shock

16. What song will always remind you of 2008? … any Jonas Brothers song

17. Did you keep all of last years resolutions? … Nope

19. What do you wish you’d done more of? … decluttering

20. What do you wish you’d done less of? … wasting time

21. How did you be spend Christmas? … .At home with my family

22. Did you fall in love in 2008? … I’m always in love with my dh

24. What was your favorite TV program? … House

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? … Nope

26. What was the best book you read? … oh boy…I can’t remember one book I read

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? … I loved Brittney Spears new album, but I didn’t expect to

28. What did you want and get? … I wanted an iPhone and got it for my bday

29. What did you want and not get? … can’t think of anything

30. What was your favourite film of this year? … Nothing really sticks out in my mind

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? … I turned 41 and I don’t remember what I did.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? …If I’d managed to get more bills paid off

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? … sweatshirts, t-shirt and leggings

34. What kept you sane? … talking to Shelly on yahoo and scrapping

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? … We followed all the teeny boppers this year…Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Disney crew..

36. What political issue stirred you the most? … the whole election

37. Who did you miss? … My grandparents

38. Who was the best new person you met? … Lynn, my neighbor

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008: … Less is More

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: … oh boy…I’d like to say “party like it’s 1999,” but that is soooo far off.

41. Did you meet any online friends in person: … Yes, Shelly

42. Did you take any vacations in 2008: … yep, to Virginia Beach and Miami Beach

43. What is your blogging goal for 2009: … to actually blog

Not sure why it stopped at 43 and didn’t go to 50, but that’s my year wrapped up.

I’m been eating like that all day. Cutting back.  It isn’t hard to do but not sure how hard it will be to keep up long enough to lose some weight and get that high that you feel when you’ve lost some weight. Time will tell.

I’m glad that you liked the movie “Bedtime Story“. You can take an entire family ,no matter what the ages, and everyone can enjoy it. Even grandparents. LOL

I just realized that I don’t have to do the after Christmas cleanup this year. I didn’t put up any decorations since we went to Steph’s house on Christmas eve  and Michele’s house after . We just decided it was too much work for just the 2 of us. I should get a little table top tree for years like this. I do miss Grandma and Michele in the house at Christmas  to get me into the mood. So once again ….less is  more. 

Not much else going on here. It rained this morning and made me feel dreary but then sun came out late this afternoon. My moods really depend on the weather much of the time.  I don’t know if that if very normal or not.

Michele that is probably a very good idea. I can think of a lot of “less is better ” ideas. I guess I have given up trying to do those resolutions for the new year. I know you are not calling it a  resolution  and mabye that will help.

I think that writing it down is a good idea. On a poster is great too. The kids should like that. Something to look at to remind . Maybe I should make up a poster. LOL

It was so cold today that I just sat on the couch most of the day. Was on my laptop exploring the internet.

I’m not really sure that it was all that cold it’s just that it’s been so warm any less will be felt.

I do not like the word resolution so I set an intention and pick a word for the year (idea from Ali Edwards blog).  My overall theme for 2009 is “Less is More.” Less eating out, less spending on things I don’t need, less clutter, less wasting time on the computer, you get the picture. We have adopted that theme for the family and asked each of our kids to come up with 1 or 2 things that they woud like to change or make better in 2009. We are going to write them all out on a big list and post it in the kitchen and each child will get a poster for their room to decorate however they want to portray their 2009 intention. A visual reminder each day. On the first day of each month we plan to sit down as a family and see how we are doing. We want to help each other with our intentions, work as a team.

My word for 2008 was “simplify,” however I didn’t really follow it so I am continuing the word in 2009. I think it works well with my theme of less is more. I am hoping that with the monthly check ins, we will follow through with our intentions. We also plan to write out how we will make the changes. Have a short term monthly goal also. Once we have it all written out and planned, I will post the entire family list. I will keep you updated on how we are doing after our monthly check ins. If you would like to stay accountable for your 2009 intentions, post your intention here and keep us updated each month as I update you.

It’s been entirely too long since I have blogged and I’ve made a commitment to blog every day. We had a nice evening with friends. We just got together for a few hours and now we are home and relaxing. Will probably be in bed by the time midnight comes.

Christmas was very different this year. Nice but not the same. We went to Steph’s house on Christmas Eve. She cooked for us. For some reason she was very nervous about the whole thing. The food was good and the company was just as good.

Then on Sat Dave,Steph,Gavin and I went to Michele’s house , spent the night and came home on Sunday. It was good to see her , the kids and Jason. We don’t see one another enough . ALways nice to see the kids. They grow so fast.

She was not feeling the greatest yet. She had had surgery the week before. Ended up  having an infection  but is on the road to recovery now

Missed seeing Serena and her gang. They have come from Mo the last 2 years and it was a traditon that I wish they would have kept going. Oh well.

That’s all I’m going to do for now but will keep it going into the new year.

Have a good one all.

I did it. I voted. Be sure you all get out and exercise your right to vote. Be sure you are well informed before you make that vote!

Happy Halloween