Hiya!
Wow...have I really been gone since the 17th of December?
I guess I have.
1st of all, let me say this. Happy New Year to everyone. I hope that this year brings you all the happiness that you deserve. I hope that all your dreams (or at least some of them) come true and that you find a smile in every day.
That's what I'm trying to do here. Find something to smile about everyday. And so far....I've been able to do that. Let's hope I can keep it up.
So, how was your Christmas?
Mine was wonderful. No, really. I mean it. It was wonderful. I had the best 15 days I have had in quite some time. I spent time with my husband, my kids, my family, his family and just all around felt like this holiday was a very good holiday.
Yeah sure, there were a few moments that weren't so great. Like the drive to my parents house the day after Christmas. But that's over and done with and I don't even want to talk about it.
The kids loved their Christmas. It was so wonderful to see my youngest get excited about Santa coming. I know that my time with having these moments is almost over. But with threats to my oldest son and my nieces and nephews, I hope I can at least have 2 or 3 more years of Santa enjoyment. My oldest son was even excited about helping "be Santa". He and his daddy put together my youngest son's "Orange County Chopper Bike" that he got from Santa Claus.
I guess the best part of my holiday/vacation was when me, the kids and my husband went to the camper this past week. We took off on Wednesday afternoon, went to my husband's Aunt's house for Wednesday night to exchange gifts and then the next day headed to the camper. On the spur of the moment, we decided to go to the zoo. The kids loved it and so did we. It was just so nice to not have to be somewhere right away and to just enjoy being together. We finally got to the camper late that afternoon, then went to have dinner and then get groceries for out stay and that was the end of that day. The next day, my husband and I spent most of the day painting walls in the hotels rooms my husband is redoing at the campground. And actually, although it was work, it was kinda fun too.
The kids got along so great. And although I'm not inclined to let my oldest son babysit the youngest son yet. There was a while that afternoon that we let them stand on the bank and fish while we were painting. I was so proud of my oldest son for not only taking on the responsiliby of keeping his brother out of trouble, but actually wanting too! And, not only that, he taught his brother how to cast the fishing pole he got for Christmas.
And it was so much fun to watch them fishing together. To see them smiling and laughing everytime they caught a fish. To see my oldest son bait the hooks and take the fish off the hooks and then hand the fish to his brother so his brother could throw it back in the water (the ones that weren't "keepers").
Yes, I'm smiling. For the 1st time in a very long time, I'm smiling and it feels good.
I'll tell about my possible upcoming surgery later on. For now, i'm just gonna smile.
Who wants to smile with me??? Anyone??
2:15 p.m. - January 03, 2005
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