another christmas over.

Christmas is over!

Doing the Happy Dance!

Does that make me a scrooge? I'm really not...not this year. I just had probably, one of the Best Christmases I've ever had. It was full of all the people that I love the most....it was chaotic and crazy...working 45 hours a week at the mall on top of everything else. But it was great. But Im glad it's over. I wanna take down the tree today! I'm always like, "Day after Christmas? TAKE THAT TREE DOWN!"



And I finally got a Kindle! I say "finally" cuz I've been wanting one for a while now, but Im such a purist when it comes to my books. I love the smell of a book, especially an old book...I love turning the pages...shoving the book in my purse...love the whole experience. Well, I can shove the Kindle in my purse, I guess. ;) So Im looking in The Kindle Store, to buy some books to start my collection...and I accidentally bought a book. It';s called The List. and its dumb. But Im reading it. It's about prominent figures in history being cloned. YES. Jack The Ripper...Abraham Lincoln...Thomas Jefferson...Joan of Arc. HEY IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!!! But I paid $2.99 for that thing so Im reading it!



I sit here trying to upload pics to this blog...why does it take so long? Sheesh. Maybe it;s my computer, eh?



No big plans for New Year's Eve. Not a big NYE person...never have been. And I have to close down the kiosk the next day and get everything packed up, so no hangover for me. Then on to The New Year. What are you hoping for/striving for this New Year?

My list:

lose the 12 pounds I've gained. HEIFER!!

open new photography business and get it rolling

TRAVEL!!!!!

Love the people I love even more this year. Never let a day go by without telling them what they mean to me.

and that's about it. Pretty simple. I think I can accomplish those few things.

Maybe. I HAVE been eating alot of sweet potato pie lately. :/

Goodbye

Baby Girl is gone.

I've been without her for 30 hours now. The house is quiet and....... empty somehow. Oh, she didn't do much while she was here, especially at the end. The tumor in her lung was just too big and she couldn't get around very good. she also couldn't breathe. and she looked at me like she was .....tired. she was just tired.

So, we took her to the vet yesterday morning at 9:30. Now, she has never liked riding in the car...would whine the whole time. But this time, she was quiet. I sat in the back with her and pet her head and she just rested her head on my leg...she knew where she was going.

We get to the vet, and lift her out of the car. I didn't want to carry her in..I wanted her to have her dignity about her and be able to walk one last time. To smell the different smells around her...to lay on the cold stone in front of the door.

She walked into the exam room and lay down on the floor. The vet came in and tried to give her the shot in her hind leg, but her veins were bad...blood pressure was low. So she had to move to a front leg. Maddie looked me in my eyes....straight in my eyes. Her brown eyes to my blue ones and laid her head in my hands. and she closed her eyes. I put my mouth right to her ear and told her how much we loved her and what a good girl she had always been.And I felt the life go out of her. Just like that. her head felt heavy in my hands. And I kissed her head.

Baby Girl is gone.

29 candles...er...48

Soooooooo..............

I had my birthday yesterday.

ya ya ya....I don't normally celebrate my birthdays. I HATE to, actually. It's something that I dread every year.

But I've done some thinking on this subject and this is the conclusion that I've come to.

I AM going to celebrate from now on!

There was a time in my life when I thought I wouldn't make it to age 20, so to make it to age 29...cough cough...is a pretty big accomplishment! No, to be 48 is a big deal.

I remember being a teenager and thinking, (God! 48 is OLD as dirt!) well, it really isn't! I still feel young...I try to keep up on my appearance so I don't look like an old hag...at least not all the time!! I can still get around, I still have my health, despite some scares the past few years. so, why shouldn't I celebrate??

When my mom died, that first birthday after her death was a rough one, to say the least. Each year, it gets just a little bit easier. My mom and I didn't have the best relationship, but it was ok at the end. I could hug her and tell her that I loved her and she could do the same to me.

So from now on, I will be celebrating my birthday...and I expect to get cards and lots and lots of gifts!!! ha!

So, the husband took me away for the weekend!! It was sorta for my birthday and sorta not, but I pretended it was all about me! We went to a fund raiser for a fellow trooper with stage 4 brain cancer. Now, y'all know how much I LOVE to go to trooper functions, right? well, this one wasn't too bad. We had a really good time together and with 2 other couples. And we might actually be taking ballroom dancing lessons because of this! Crazy, I know!

So then we stayed in a sweet hotel and the next day did some Christmas shopping at a big huge mall. It was fun having him all to myself and we laughed and had a great time together. Nice, huh? :)))

So, in a couple years, when I turn the big FIVE OH, I want to have a HUGE blowout Blogger party!!! Wouldn't it be a blast to all get together in a central location and party our butts off? Can I get an AMEN?????!