Almost a New Year...

Ahhhhh, Christmas is over! Actually, I enjoyed my Christmas holiday more than I thought I would, and that includes the visit to see my sister. While we're not close by any means, we are able to just 'be', and for two days, it wasn't bad. It wasn't great, but it wasn't bad. But, seeing my beautiful 9-month-old niece, Catherine, was a delight and it was worth driving up to WI for that. My sister let me babysit her and she's a doll. I love that child!!

The rest of my Christmas back here at home passed uneventful, though we did go see my grandfather, who is in an assisted living home. He was in very good spirits, and was very talkative, so that was nice. However, he has a broken rib, so every time he coughed, he winced, and that in turn made me want to cry. He looks so small and frail - not the intimidating figure that I remember when I was growing up. Seeing that made me decide on one of my New Year's resolutions. I will see him at least once a month - and will try to get stories or questions that I have for him answered so I can pass on his memory to my own children (when/if I have them).

So, onto the rest of my New Year's resolutions. My DH and I have a tradition to make 5 resolutions a year, and this year, we are doing something different: I will create one resolution for him and he will do the same for me. He hasn't told me mine yet, so here are mine so far:

1) See my Grandfather at least once a month (if not every week) to get stories, questions answered, visit, etc.

2) Maintain my weight between 115-125. (It's not there yet, so first we have to bring it down to that level! Oh, and that doesn't count pregnancy weight.)

3) End the year with no credit card debt, while saving money throughout the year.

4) To have a healthy baby.

Obvioulsy, these may change in the next week, but that's what I've come up with so far. I invite you to come up with your own list of resolutions to try to stick with throughout the year. Just remember to try to make them attainable so you are not discouraged!!

Happy Day!