GOOD NEWS!

In no particular order. Well, if you are a regular reader, you will remember that I gave myself a little trim in the bangs department a couple of weeks ago. I am happy to report that they are now almost long enough to blow dry in a way that I don't look like I am in the mid 1990's. Piper would surely recognize me in my current state. I have really curly hair, so these short little bangs have been shooting off every which way.
More good news....my parents are coming for a visit! Woo Hoo! Way excited to have them here. I am in a funk, need a change. Can't wait to see you guys!
And lastly, but not leastly, we took Sammy's door down so now she can't try to smash my arms and feet in there when she is mad at me. Which has been quite a lot this week. If that isn't good news, then I don't know what is! :) Now if only I could temporarily take her teeth out so she couldn't bite me.....

Will our pets make it to Heaven?

I wonder if our beloved pets will make it to the Pearly Gates with us. I have a dog that I just adore. She is pretty cute, (that is up for debate) and loving and submissive. This dog would do just about anything for me. She loves to snuggle and burrow down under the blankets. Even in summer. She barks for me when the doorbell is broken and I don't know someone is at the door. She eats all the crumbs of the floor so they won't drive me mad.
It is kind of a funny story how I got Sadie. About 5 years ago, I decided I wanted to get a little dog. I did a lot of research and decided to get a dachshund. Well my neighbor across the street had a grown son that had one and he would bring it over to her house on the weekends. The kids and I would go over and play with him. The day before Easter, we get home from the grocery store and I notice her grandson and a friend are sitting on her lawn with a dog. They start heading my way. I guess her grandson's friend found Sadie up in the canyon, in the rain and starving. Someone had left her up there! He was going to take her to the pound, but my friend's grandson knew that I was looking for a dog. She isn't exactly a dachshund. I think she is dachshund/beagle. A wiener dog on stilts, my mother in law calls her. But she is lovely and I love her so much.
Well, I really think Sadie may be the laziest creature on Earth. I took this picture of her last Sunday. This is exactly how I found her. If there is an unmade bed in this house, this is how you will find her. I did not set this picture up at all. I think this would be Sadie's idea of Heaven. If she makes it there....
And don't you love the way her fur matches the bedding?

American Idol/Biggest Loser night

I love Tuesday night! And I love that we can record Biggest Loser and American Idol at the same time and switch back and forth. Now, I need to start off by saying, I really don't want this to come out in a bad way, but Nate and I were discussing some of the singing techniques we saw tonight. They had a girl on (the arm wrestler) and she could really sing! But they chastised her for breaking into a quick little yodel. But they never say anything to the people that try to be Whitney Houston and drag out a note for 5 minutes. You all know what I am talking about. Anyway, they need to lay off the country singers! We all know they are the best ones! :)
Still loving this season of Biggest Loser. Even if they deserve it, I really don't want to see two brothers win this thing again. I wanted BettieSue! And I live in fear of running into Jillian in a dark alley. Man! That is one tough cookie! I love her though. Especially when she shows her soft side and cries.

Memory Lane Monday

When Megan was 3 years old and in preschool, they were learning about Jesus Christ being resurrected. (It was Easter time.) She came home all excited and was telling me all about how Jesus came back to life. "And no one even had to kiss him!" Too much Sleeping Beauty and Snow White in our house I guess:)

President Gordon B. Hinckley

While last night I was saddened, today all I can feel is such a gratitude that we were able to have such an inspirational, good-hearted prophet to lead us for so long. We are all truly blessed to have lived in this time to learn from him and to feel of his spirit and warm heart. I'm so grateful for all that he taught us over the years, and I feel so happy that he is now with his sweetheart. I was impressed to see my kids reactions to the news. Little Megan cried and cried. I was happy to see the love that they have for their dear Prophet. He was truly a prophet of God. Every time I see a picture of Gordon and Marjorie together, you can feel the love they have for each other leap out and hit you in the heart. I can only imagine what a beautiful homecoming it must of been. There is an excellent article in the Salt Lake Tribune if you want to click here.

Heavy Heart

My heart feels heavy right now. My dad just called from Salt Lake. President Hinckley died about an hour ago. That's all for now.

Week 4

One thing I love about this project is the fact that I go all week trying to decide what to list for the week. I'm finding that I am so appreciative all week long! I hope I don't embarrass this person, but I would like to give thanks for a great friend. All week she has been in my mind as I contemplated what to post.
My friend Sara S. is an absolutely wonderful woman. I love that we get to go visiting teaching together. She always has great insight and after we are done, I am always left pondering what she had to say. She always manages to say something that is helpful to me. I feel like I am the one benefiting the most from our visits! Sara, you have no idea what a great influence you have on me! She is funny and cute. She has a pure heart. She is welcoming and understanding. She always knows what to say. She lives the gospel to the fullest and has such a beautiful love for the Savior and conveys that to everyone around her. So Sara, thank you for being such a great person!

AIRHEAD!

So, Saturday will not go down in history as my brightest day. To say the least. About noon, after a trying time with my youngest, I insisted that she take a nap. One problem. We could hear a cat meowing and it wouldn't stop! Weird. We searched the whole house, opening closets and cupboards, I checked the garage, I even checked the dryer! No luck. We laid down again. Still hear the meowing. I go outside and look all around, check the roof in case one got up there and was stuck. Nope. Whatever. I get Sam to sleep and I go in and use the restroom. As I flush, the water pipes start making all these weird sounds! The light bulb comes on. Earlier in the day, Sam and her friend Sarah were playing with the hose and the turned the nozzle so the water would stop flowing, but didn't turn the water off. Hence, the little squeaks that we heard. But Sam will testify, it did sound just like a cat! I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but I eventually get the job done. Even if it takes me two hours to figure it out.
Later that day I needed to go to Michaels to get supplies for a project I am doing for my friend. Nate agrees to go with me and we spend about 40 minutes picking out what I need. When we left the house I went to grab my purse, but realized I didn't need it, I would just have Nate pay. So we get to the register, she rings everything up and......Nate realizes he forgot his wallet. Yeah. We are good. So we ran home to get money and had to go back.
I am happy to report that I did much better today. Of course, all I had to do was go to church. I made it there and back safely, thank you very much!

Remorse?

Today Sammy has been a little on edge. She just keeps picking and picking at Megan until I told her she couldn't talk to Megan anymore. Then she wouldn't stay in bed. As I was going around the house picking up her stuff to put in her room I found this basket outside her bedroom door.



From: Sammy
To: Mom
Of course my heart melts a little. How could it not? And there is a note inside! Here is what she wrote.


Dear Mom
I am sorry I have bin mean. And I hope you will forgive me.
Love, Sammy
P.S. I want a yoyo for $6

Honestly, what am I going to do with this kid?!? She's too cute and cunning for her own good.

Monday

More randomness. I think I am getting better at this journal keeping thing. I want to record more and more of my life. So, bear with me!
We had plans yesterday to go out with my friend Samantha and her kids. Maybe the science museum. But Nico was sick, so we had Sarah over for the day. All was not lost. I had Sammy clean the toilet in her bathroom and I could hear her squirting the cleaner all over the place. I asked what she was doing and she announced that she was going to shine up the bathroom until my eyes popped out! Okay with me! I'll always let them do chores when I haven't even asked them too. Then later as I was lazing around in my room putting laundry away and enjoying a Worlds Best Cops Moments show :) on t.v. Megan comes in and asks me if she can mop the kitchen because she already cleaned the rest of it. Suuuurrre....but tell me: Who are you and where are my children? The kitchen and bathroom looked terrific!
Later I took the three kids to Costco. First I had to fill up my car with gas. I have to say, I haven't put gas in my car for 4 weeks! Not bad eh? Unfortunately, it cost more to fill up my car than it did for the four of us to eat at Olive Garden the other night. The kids were so good at Costco! And when we got back, they carried everything in for me. Later on Samantha invited my kids over for dinner, so Nate and I got to go out on a hot date. Don't be jealous. We went to the grocery store by ourselves! I've learned to really enjoy those times. Sad but true. And we save so much money not having the kids with us! The night almost ended in tragedy when we were crashing our carts into each other in the parking lot. My 24 pack of Dr. Pepper tumbled off the cart! But don't worry, they were all okay. After the store, I went with Samantha to her classroom and we got everything ready for the week. What a great day! And I have to say this, sorry to all you Utahns, the weather was fantastic yesterday. Played outside all day!

Randomness

Is that a word? With last week being kind of crazy, I feel like maybe I got caught up in a funk. I didn't want to forget all the fun we had too! Last Monday, after the girls got home from school, we hopped on our bikes, leashed up the dog and went and grabbed Caroline. We went on a nice long bike ride. As we were riding along, I couldn't help but notice how lovely it was outside! The temps were just right, the "fall" leaves have almost all come down, and it smelled so good! I realized that it smells like Utah in October. Just that fresh, leafy, crisp smell. You know what I mean. We stopped at the park at the girls played a game of "hot lava" and then we all headed home for a nice hot dinner and games of Ticket to Ride and Apples to Apples. One of those perfect days!
I was happy to go spend a few hours volunteering at the girls school on Friday. I always have fun spending time in their classrooms. And of course that night we had the Suns game. But something else happened that night. Sammy was officially off her crutches. Yay! She learned that being injured is really not that much fun. Megan spent the night at her friends on Friday, and ended up staying over there until Saturday night. So we had Sarah and Nico over for most of the day and they all played so good! Once Nate got home from work, we headed outside to get some yard work done. It looks really good! AND, I was out there in my shorts! (That is for the Utahns) So if you are up there freezing, come and visit! Then we sat out front on lawn chairs and watched the little ones play.
On Sunday, Tina (R.S. president) came over and asked me if I would like to be part of the Enrichment Committee. Of course! She said it is a good way for me to still serve in primary, but be involved in R.S. I couldn't agree more. I'm looking forward to it. Lizzy, it looks like we will be partners in crime! And also, Nate was called to be part of the Elders Quorm Presidency. I'm excited for this new opportunity for him. When they set him apart, Jared gave him a blessing, and it hit on some of the concerns that we have been having lately. I was so thankful to know of the Lords care and love for us. That being said.....I am now flying solo with my primary class. I teach 9 "spunky" and "excited" six year olds. When I told the kids that Brother Woodard wouldn't be in our class anymore, one little boy said, "now no one can take us out in the hall when we are loud!" Umm, yeah. That's right. So wish me luck! I do love my class, I just hope I can cope.
So this has been a long drawn out blog. Thanks for sticking with me!

Funny kids

Today in Sacrament Meeting, they served up some whole grain wheat bread. Sammy wasn't too sure about the whole grain thing, so she picked them all off before she partook. Nate turned to me with a hand full of grain and he didn't quite know what to do with it. Picky picky!
Tonight I read the girls the Princess and the Pea for the bedtime story. At the end it talks about how it is a true story, so they were asking me if I thought it was real. Then Megan pops off with if something was under her mattress, she would feel it for sure. If it was shoe or something.
Yep, pretty sure she would feel a shoe!

Week Three

This week I would like to give thanks for HEALTH INSURANCE! I sure would hate to think how much this week would have cost without it. Between a visit to a specialist, x-rays, crutches, a doctor and 2 prescriptions, I have many reasons to be thankful. There have been times when we didn't have insurance, so I try to never take it for granted. I know there are millions of people that don't have access or it is out of reach for them. So I am very grateful that Nate has a great job that provides reasonable insurance. :)

A trip to the Dr. = a pain in the....

On Thursday, Sammy had her appointment with the gastroenterologist. (I don't know if that is how you spell it.) So she had to miss another half day of school. By the time I checked her out at 1:00, she was exhausted. It was her first day at school with the crutches, and her foot was killing her. Our appointment was at 2:00, but they ask you to be there 15 minutes early. Well, I get to the hospital 15 minutes early, and Sam isn't exactly feeling nimble, so I decide to carry her and her crutches. I am beat by the time I make it inside after dragging her across the hospital parking lot. Disclaimer: I am not in great physical condition. So we get there and check in and they weigh her and all that and show us to the little room and we wait and wait and wait. Let me tell you, for being pediatric specialists, the toy and book selection were not very good. I am starting to get worried about making it home in time for Megan, because the house is all locked up, so I call Nate and tell him he might need to leave work to go get her. Finally at 3:05 the doctor shows up. Remember, my appointment was at 2:00. SIGH! Nate is always saying the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Well, the doctor wants to keep Sammy on the same plan we are on. I won't go into details, because it is private to Sam. But for the grandma's information I will say that Sam has gained a little weight:). I understand why we are doing the treatment we are doing, and I understand the results they are trying to get, I just get frustrated sometimes. I can't wait until she is compleletly healthy again. In the same respect, I saw a little girl there that looked so fragile, and she had a tube coming out of her belly. It just broke my heart. Then I realize how lucky we really are.
So it is now 3:18, I call Nate and tell him he doesn't need to get Megan. Sam by this time is wiped out with her foot killing her. So I schlep her back to the car. I have scoliosis, so it really doesn't take much to spazz out my back. So now it is Saturday and my back hurts so bad it has gone up into a headache that I can't get rid of. Fun week huh. Kids home sick on Tuesday, Sam injured on Wednesday, Belly Dr. on Thursday. BUT, on Friday, I had a date with my sweetie, and that made it all go away. Another Suns game. We kicked the Timberwolves butts and we got free combs! That's right, I took 5. You know why? The girls are always stealing the combs and we can never find one. And they were free. And they are neon orange, so they will be easy to find. And I am cheap and love free things!

Better than crutches

What could possible top crutches? (crunches) A key to the school elevator, that's what! I think Sammy has hit the jackpot on the ultimate attention getting injury. I think the novelty will wear off soon. Even though I made padding for the armpits, she is pretty sore. Her crutches are "not as easy as they look," in her words. I took her to school this morning, and couldn't find a close parking spot. She was worn out by the time we got to class.
It's funny, I was talking to Sara at school this morning, and I was telling her that while I was getting ready for the mall yesterday, (before it was cancelled obviously) I just felt weird. I had a really strong feeling that I shouldn't ride with Sara and Erin, I felt like I needed to have my own car available in case Sammy needed me. I'm very grateful for mother's intuition. But I like to think that "intuition" is a little whisper from Heaven. I will take all the help I can get! It worked out okay, since we didn't go, but like I said in my previous post, I'm glad I was close by even if it wasn't a serious injury.

Dreaded phone call

Today I was going to head off to Arizona Mills to do some shopping with Sara and Erin. We had to cancel because Erin had a sick kid. Probably a good thing. I got a call from the school nurse today. Sammy fell off the monkey bars and hurt her foot really bad. So off we go to Urgent Care. Luckily it isn't broken, just sprained. We had fun going through the x-rays, and now she is trying to master crutches. (She calls them crunches.) Ha ha. I'm very grateful that I was close by and that she wasn't seriously hurt. In fact, I think she is pretty happy to be on crutches. Extra attention and all that!
So here we are just getting home after two hours at Urgent Care. Looks pretty happy for an injured kid!
Trying to master the crutches. Thank Heaven we don't have stairs at our house!

Calling the grandmas to tell them her big news!

Confession

I have to make a confession. I cut my own bangs. Every time I do this, I swear that it will never happen again. Guess what they look like? They look like I cut my own bangs. With a dull knife. Wearing a blindfold. Why oh why do I do this to myself? I guess the good thing is that they aren't hanging in my eyes. And they won't be for about two months.

Weekend

I have to say, it was an enjoyable weekend! Like I said previously, I got to talk to an old friend on Friday night. On Saturday, I had Alice's baby shower that I was really looking forward to. Nate originally had the day off, but they asked him to come in and oversee a project. We decided to leave the girls here since it was the middle of the day. Thought it would be good practice. Sam was none too happy. She wanted to go with me to the shower, but I told her it was my time to go spend with my friends. She told me I have 6 hours every day while they are at school to spend with my friends. Then she pounded on my door while I was in the shower. That didn't work. Then she announced that I must only love Megan and I don't love her anymore. I'm just ignoring her at this point. I am not going to add fuel to the fire! THEN, she comes in and announces that she is tired, (really?) and can she take a nap? Um...Yeah! I usually don't let her take a nap because she is up until midnight, but I thought I would make life easier for Megan. Needless to say, I went to the shower, the girls were just fine. I had a great time. I love seeing all the little clothes! That night Megan asked me if I would play Scrabble on her WebKinz. I had never played before. Next thing I know, two hours have passed! Then Nate came in and he got hooked too! When I woke up on Sunday, he was in here feeding Sam's horse. Cute huh.
On Sunday we were able to do Sharing Time. And now we are off the hook for the rest of the year! WooHoo! I thought it went well. They kids were so reverent, and they actually were listening. Can't ask for more than that.
On a sad note, the Cowboys lost yesterday. That is it for them! Such a sad day in our house.
Last night I watched Top Gun. Too funny. I was giggling through the love scene. As a kid, it was the first time I had seen anyone french kiss and I remember how revolting it was. Do any of you remember that? Anyway, it was nice and relaxing, plus the girls cleaned their rooms! What more could a mom ask for?

Your true color is....

What's Your True Color?

My Result: Green

You're green, the color of growth and vigor. Good-hearted and giving, you have a knack for finding and bringing out the best in people. Green is the most down-to-earth color in the spectrum — reliable and trustworthy. People know they can count on you to be around in times of need, since your concern for people is genuine and sincere. You take pride in being a good friend. For you, success is measured in terms of personal achievement and growth, not by status or position. Rare as emeralds, greens are wonderful, natural people. It truly is your color!

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Week Two!

I am so grateful for books! I love to read and I do it constantly. I will read a cereal box if it is the only thing available! I am also grateful for my mom who always encouraged me to read and kept me in a steady supply of books. I am constantly adding to my collection and I love how it opens my eyes and allows me to explore the world.
I am grateful that my kids have learned to love to read. You always have a good friend when you have a book in hand!

Ozzie and Harriett

For the last week, due to my cold, I have been sleeping in the guest room. You know how it is trying to sleep when you can't breathe through your nose, and you are coughing and making all sorts of disgusting noises. So I moved out of our room so that Nate wouldn't have to suffer. By the way, he DID NOT ask me to do this. I think the problem now is, we are getting used to having our own queen size bed. Nate says that he is sleeping so great at night. It is so funny, when I go in our room in the morning, the bed looks the same, just his little corner is folded down. The bed where I am sleeping however, looks like a tornado hit it. I'm staring to realize how awful it must be to sleep with me! So even though it has been a while, I think I will move back in tonight and see how we do. Hey, maybe we should get two beds for our room! Then Nate wouldn't have to put up with me, a dog, and a cat. And sometimes a kid. No wonder he has been sleeping so good!

Friendship

Tonight I received a very wonderful phone call! My best friend from high school, Sarah, gave me a call. It was so great to talk to her, we haven't talked in 2 years at least, because I am lame. But like she said, we just picked up like it was the old times. Sarah, it was so great to hear from you! I feel very fortunate to have great friends in my life. Sarah and Alicia were my best friends in high school. We all married within 2 years of each other, but they both moved out of state. Guess what? The summer we moved to Arizona, they both moved back to Salt Lake. How about that?!? And Piper. We have been friends for 19 years now! Can you believe it? We were friends through those horrible awkward junior high years. I just wish you would stop pulling out all those pictures of me with my big bangs and pegged pants. (You had too much fun showing those to Nate!) We used to iron each others hair! Talk about trust! I want the three of you to know how much I have valued our friendship throughout all these years! Love you guys!

Hindsight is 20/20

Last year Megan came to me complaining that she couldn't see the board in school and she couldn't see anything, and she had headaches. This was immediately following her friend getting new glasses and a cute little case to carry them in. I was skeptical and didn't want to pay all this money to get her checked out, so I called to school nurse to have her give Meg an eye test. Well, the nurse calls me in shock, telling me that Megan completely failed the eye test. Like, really, really failed. So I make her an appointment and take her in. You guessed it. 20/20 vision. SIGH..... Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled her eyes are perfect, just frustrated that she faked her way through one test and tried to fake her way through another.
So over Christmas break, I notice that Sam is squinting. And at night she says that she has a headache. BUT, she never mentions her eyes. So once again, I call the school nurse for a test, and guess what?!? She failed. I take her in to get tested and.....drumroll......she is fine. She is a little bit off, but not enough to have a prescription written.
I am very, very grateful that my kids have great eye sight. There are times when I wish they weren't so dramatic!

Week One

Here I go on my 52 Blessings project! I'm excited, and of course I am way over thinking this. I left it until 10:30 at night, because all week I've been trying to think of what to post about and I kept changing my mind. But I want to focus on the little things that I always take for granted. Of course I am so blessed to have such a great family. I love them all so much.

I want to give thanks for hot showers every morning. Not feeling good, and getting a little chilled when I finally woke up today, my shower felt sooooo heavenly. I love that every day I have hot water available and I can take my time and enjoy it. It instantly made me feel a little better!

Food for thought

We were at Frys today doing our grocery shopping when I came across this interesting offer. If you buy 12 of these





then you get two of these for free!



Couple of thoughts. If you are buying Lean Cuisine, do you really want gallon jugs of Breyers in your freezer? And Lean Cuisine isn't cheap. Wouldn't you be better off just buying the ice cream?

New class

This morning we had a primary breakfast so the kids and teachers could get to know each other before the new year starts tomorrow. I thought it was a lot of fun. I have to hand it to our Primary presidency, they do such a great job! We were able to keep the same age group as last year, so we are still teaching the 6/7 year old kids. I just love this age group. We have some cute kids and I think this will be a fun year. I'm excited to get to know them! We have 9 in our class this year. Good thing both of us are teaching! We have Sharing Time next week, so it will be nice to get it over with and not worry about it the rest of the year.
Tonight we are going to a Suns game. Thank you Cara for taking our girls! I appreciate it! I'm looking forward to it. I haven't gone to one this season. I've always liked Grant Hill, so I look forward to seeing him play.
I came down with a cold this week. I always start out being strong, but then I just melt into the man cold. Take a look!

Well, I am pretty sure I shall survive. I just won't scream too much tonight at the game.

52 Blessings

Okay, I am so in on this! I got this from Cara, and I think it is such a fabulous idea! I am of the opinion that everyone could benefit from participating. Whether you are posting, or just reading. I copied and pasted this from her website to give you an idea.

About 52 Blessings
Once a week post a photo of something you are most grateful for. This gives us a chance to reflect on the good things we have learned from or that have made us better in our everyday lives or things we just enjoy! I think everyone needs to be more grateful for what they have now days instead of always thinking about what we want! This is one of the things we can do to be more gracious people. It will be like a photo gratitude journal.

I'm excited to express my gratitude on "paper" at least once a week. I can't wait to feel all of your joy as I read your blog entries. So, if you're in, let me know! I would love to swing by and read! I will start this Sunday and do it every Sunday this year.

Day at the Zoo

Today we headed over to the zoo with my friend Samantha and her kids. It was really nice weather, and a lot of school districts headed back to school today, so it wasn't too busy. Of course I forgot my camera, but thinking Samantha would have hers, I didn't run home to get it. She also forgot hers. But I'm pretty sure that you've all been to a zoo. You'll get the idea. I think my favorite part of the zoo, apart from being there with my kids:), would be the monkey village. For those of you that don't live in Phoenix, they have a squirrel monkey exhibit outside and you can acutally go into it. There are ropes and trees everywhere, so they are constantly climbing over your head. They are so much fun to watch. They wrestle each other off their perches or out of trees and they reach out and find something new to grab. We saw a mama carrying her baby on her back. Too precious.I always thought that it would be nice to be reincarnated as a cat that belongs to an old lady. Now I think I would like to come back as a squirrel monkey. They seem to have the good life!
Anywho, we had a great, fun day. The kids were all fabulous!

The New Year

We had a good time on New Years Eve. Our friends Samantha and John invited us over to celebrate with some of their friends. Everyone brought their kids, which was nice. My kids had a blast! We played darts and poker, ate a ton of food, and they had a fire going in the backyard, so we sat out there and talked and roasted marshmallows. And we ate. There was so much food!
The next day we all slept in at our house, then my kids headed back to Samantha's house. They came back to our house about 4:00. I was cracking up, because this is what they did at our house....







So it is a whole new year. Resolutions and all that. I am not a big resolution setter. Probably because I am so perfect. Ha ha. No, I've been thinking about it. I loved Cara's word of the year last year. THINK. I've been trying to come up with a good word to wrap my year around. I think I have it. DO. I really want to DO more this year. I want to do more to be a better wife and mother and everything that comes with those labels. I want to do more to be a better friend and neighbor. I want to do more to be a better primary teacher and latter day saint. I want to break out of my comfort zone and DO more! I feel like I have been in a really comfortable place, and I need to do more to experience life. So, I will cut out the excuses and just DO. Kind of vague, but I think it will have a big impact on my life. I've always played it safe. And that is just who I am, but I need expand.
I hope you all had a great holiday. I hope we all have a wonderful year filled with great expectations, but not unreasonable ones. We all deserve to have happiness. How is that for a resoultion? Pick happiness!