Well, this year is almost over and as we can see a lot can happen in 365 days.
I've been so blessed to have such a fantastic family which has supported me
through the last year. Blessed to be able to reduce my hours to part time
at the hospital. Celebrated my 25th anniversary with them this year!
Blessed to have Dennis at my side for the last 42 years (and they said it
would not last ha ha)! Blessed to have such great understanding
sisters for moral support through this year. I am very blessed!!!

Happy New Year to everyone and may it be as GREAT as this last year..
I know it will be!

Love to all of you from your sister.....Margi

Christmas Wishes for You!

It's that time of the year again - hurried, worried, blurried. Can you say "there's just not enough hours in the day, or money in the bank"?

I was stressing because Big Guy's mom, daughter and grand kids are joining us for Christmas Eve. But I forced myself to take a deep breath and remember what the true meaning of Christmas is....not just friends and family, but the birth of Christ.

Here's my Wish List for YOU in the coming year:

I. HEALTH. I wish for us all to be healthy, watch our diets, exercise, and be pain-free this year.

II. PEACE FOR A RESTLESS HEART. If that is your ailment, you know what I mean.

III. GOOD MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS PAST. Maybe you will or won't remember those who are now gone, but it doesn't hurt to say a prayer for them. Mom, Dad and Pat - that is half our family! Friends, co-workers and the little old lady down the street - say a little prayer for them.

IV. LIVE IN THE NOW. Tomorrow may or may not come. Who knows - maybe I'll fall over using my latest exercise video.... haha.

V. BE HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE. So may have so much less! Too much food - jeesh ,think of those who go to sleep hungry. Too many parties - think of those with no friends. We do live in a TOO MUCH society, but we don't have to live our lives answering that call.

VI. REMEMBER THE REASON FOR THE SEASON. We celebrate the birth of the son of God.

So to my dear sisters, living and passed, and our friends in blogger land - Merry Christmas! Love to all - Mo

Glad for you!!! Hope it's the wedding of your dreams, Mo'!
I have been baking cookies and stuff, wrapping presents to send to Yakima with the boys. This will be the first Christmas that I haven't had the kids and grand kids around me! But, I hope that they have a merry Christmas where ever they are, always...
Anyone who knows me will find this tidbit funny, but I think I am becoming a bird watcher. Birds are high on my fear meter, have never liked being close to them, but now I have a pane of glass between me and them, it's o-k. I wait until they leave before I fill the bird feeder! But, holy cow, there are so many types of different birds out here! Wrens, sparrows, gnat catchers, finch, the list is endless. I tried to identify them all yesterday, but I had to give up. It's kind of fun to watch them, they way they sort of roll in like waves. There's the brave ones' who will not be scared off for anything...one's that want to eat off of the bird feeder, and others who are content to scratch up the scatter left on the ground. I think it will be hopeless for me ever to get closer than this to a bird! And, Kizzy likes all the action, and is ever alert for a cat. (You can't say that word out loud around her---she goes nuts!)
Am slowly getting ready for the holidays. Have my sisters in my thoughts, am hoping you are all well! Take care, and more later. t

The Big Guy & I

It is really official - after 22 years of (my) being single, I'm gonna try it again! Big Guy asked me to marry him after the NYC trip. We had tossed the idea around, but in deference to his stepdaughter's wedding, I asked him to can the idea for awhile.

On the way home from the wedding, I thought, this is really real! Big Guy has been an anchor against my storms, and vice-versa. Life is short, so we are trying hard to make the last chapters of our live's warm and fuzzy. Hope you agree - the boys are happy, so is his family.There's all sorts of responsibilities and issues to be sorted out, but we are hoping for a June wedding.....

It is, of course, a big change for me - me to we, mine to ours, but we slowly work through these issues every day. Please join us in our celebration of love and life - Love ya' lots - Mo