Happy New Year 2009!

weird huh...rick said he heard the jets coach might become the browns coach...go figure....lol think switching coaches is gonna help them??? not sure...do you know what is happening with the LIONS coach?? bet they keep him...rofl

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Good morning Debbie and all the rest of my friends,

Happy New Year!!!! My poor Gary had to go do drug testing on his clients at 5:00 a.m., so he was up early, which meant I was up early too. Dang...sure would have liked to sleep in, but I've already done a load of laundry, emptied the dw and paid the bills. So...it's time to check in here, have a latte and then go clean. Hopefully I'll have all my chores done by the time he gets home so we can enjoy the rest of the day. Believe it or not, there is an antique auction going on today, so he want to go do that. Then, later on, I'm cutting Tess' hair to prepare for our photo shoot on Sunday for our press release packages. OHHHH   guess I'd better throw some color on my hair this morning too!

My hopes and dreams for 2009?  Been thinking about that one. First of all, isn't it a blessing to not say "go on a diet"?  Of course I'll always be mindfull of what's going on with my weight, but it's so liberating to not say that once again on Jan 1.

I think the biggest thing I'd like for myself is to try to be more patient and find at least ONE positive thing every day. I tend to be a "glass half empty" kind of gal, and I know my glass is really more than half full, it's nearly overflowing. So...why can't I see that?  That's my personal goal for this year.

My dream is for our Saint Bella to be successful, even in these tough economic times. Of course I pray that all my friends find health and happiness, and that my two dear ones who are fighting cancer will find the strength to fight, and fight it hard.

And for our country?  PLEASE let's hope and pray that as a nation things will get better sooner, rather than later!

I'm sure I'll think of more through out the day, so maybe I'll pop back in and edit.

Hope everyone has a wonderful, healthy new year


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Happy New Year Ya'll (southern for all of you).

We DID NOT stay up til midnight!  I always say we celebrate New Years on Australian Time.

Yesterday I got my new wireless all-in-one printer.  HP C7280.  I LOVE it!!!  It was a breeze to set up, and it makes beautiful pictures. 

Since my DH was so nice and went with me (he HATES shopping), we got him a new coffee pot.  Lucky man!  I don't drink coffee and don't really care what it looks like, or does, but he is happy with his new one!

After shopping, lunch at Logan's and printer and coffee pot set up, the boys came over to watch "Eagle Eye" and get out of their Mom's way while she cleaned the house for the NYE party.  I made a few things for the party to make DIL's life easier.  We didn't go to it.

Dreams for the new year.  I'd love to lose that extra 10 pounds.  I want my DH to be as successful with his WLS as I have been.  I want all of my family and friends to be happy and healthy.  I hope the economy gets back on track and my finances improve.

I hope all of you have a fantabulous day!

Happy New Year, Debbie, and Everyone else!

What a great thought today to travel the country and meet everyone!  That would be such fun I'm sure. 

Up early this morning to watch the Rose Parade - tradition and all.  I also will put our pork and sauerkraut together to let it cook most of the day.  Also tradition from my mother and our early days in Ohio growing up.  Not sure how the sauerkraut will sit after WLS but eat a bite I will!

Hope and dreams - hard to decide because I am so grateful for all we have and success thus far with my surgery.  Still have a ways to go and I'll "hope" to continue my downward spiral.  I hope my children and grandchildren continue to be happy and healthy.  I hope hubby's health will not degrade any further than it is but won't dwell on that.  I hope the country and the world..... well, don't we all?  I dream of winning the lottery but they say it's easier to win if you buy a ticket and I never remember to do that.  I dream of worrying about loose skin and people telling me I'm too thin. 

Like Susan, I'm sure I'll think of many other hopes and dreams as this new year goes forward.  Enjoy this day everyone!

Hugs,

Kathi

Hi Debbie
Happy New Year to you and every wonderful person here on the Over 50 forum.
I am afraid I have to say I went to bed at 10:00 last night but did get woke up at 12:00 when the neighbors shot off fireworks.  Luckily, I fell back to sleep.  I guess my sleep is more important to me than staying up late to celebrate another New Year. It is going to come whether I stay awake or sleep. HA
I don't usually make resolutions but I do need to get back on the right track with my eating. This holiday season it was hard to stay away from the sweets. I have not had any problem the other 3 years.  Sometimes when I eat something sweet it makes me feel really bad, not really a total dump, and other times my body really enjoyed having that sweet stuff.
I put on about 5 lbs the past couple months, so I need to work at getting that off and maybe a few more for good measure.  And I know I need to eat more protein.
I need to get on the 50 forum more often and keep up with everything and everybody.

Have a good day today and hope 2009 is the best year for everybody.

Mickey

Good morning.

I think I was seeing the back of my eyelids by 7:30 last night.  Sure was nice just relaxing on my sofa.  I'm so not into partying anymore. 

Son is on his way over to go to breakfast with me.  Hoping I can eat it with success...:)  I want Eggs Benedict and this place by my house will let me do a half order.

Supposed to be up into the 70's today so will find a carwash that I can just drive-thru. Terribly embarrased this morning when one of my $4 guys told me he had never seen a car that dirty.  Just haven't felt like doing anything with it in two weeks.

My friend that had invited me to the W last night got her table FREE.  It appears that it was a gift from Neiman Marcus as she spends over $100k there a year.... ain't that a kick?... who knew??  She's absolutely a lovely gal... and hangs with us poor gals. 

Well, son here. 

Later.

Well it is now about 10:45 am and another night of goofy sleep.  I have fallen asleep propped up on pillows, the light still on an no machine.  today my neck and shoulders are sore and I'm tired.  Tonight will be machine slapped on at 10pm and lights out laying down to sleep! 
I plan on putzing around the house getting it ready for the family get together Saturday. 
Personal goals/hopes and dreams are above. 
Goals/hopes and dreams in general:
I pray to God Barack Obama is as good as we all hope he is. We are pinning our hopes and dreams on him to lead us thru these next 4 years. I don't envy his job. 
I hope our nation can overcome this abyss we are currently in.  I know he cannot turn this country around in a short time and I know it will take sacrifice and work on all of our parts.  I pray we are all up to the task and no matter how bad things get we have that hope of the future down the road to encourage us.
I dream of a day all of us can have good, competetant, complete health care no matter what age or income we have, that is the same consistent for all. 
I dream that our elected officials listen to their constituents instead of lobbyists and that they begin to see being honest and forthright and "doing the right thing" is good in the long run instead of doing what is best for their pocket books. 
I hope for the best for all of my friends and family - immediate and extended and friends that are like family to me - to be healthy and happy.  We are the only ones that can make us happy.  No one else can. 
My love and best wishes to all of OFF actually, to everyone in the world.  we need to learn to work together worldwide to resolve these many problems that face us now. 
As hard as it is to do since we are all human, we need to remember the past but not let it play an important part in our futures.  The here and now is here.  Have you ever thought about God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost?  all 3 are separate but one.  Our lives are like that too, Past life, Present life and Future life.  all rolled into one yet separate.  WE CAN change, we can live with our past and overcome it, we can learn to live in all three phases of life at the same time. 
Yeah, well there I go again, rambling on about something I don;t even know what!  anyway, I've OD'd on Scrooge/Christmas Carol movies I guess. 
As Tiny Tim said "God Bless us, everyone!"  And as the Ghost of Christmas Present said in Scrooge with Albert Finney as Scrooge "there is never enough time to do and say all that you would like to do and say.  The goal is to do and say all that you want to do and say while you have the time."  May not be exact, but that's my take on it. 
Again, Peace, Love, Joy, Happiness and unbounding health come to you and yours this New Year. 
(climbing down now......)

Happy 2009 to all my OFF family~brothers and sisters alike. I am very fortunate to have all of you in my life. Through all the good, the bad and the ugly we are hooked to each other with Velcro whether or not we can see each other. I consider myself very blessed for having all of you. I may not have met all of you but you are in my heart always.

First my one wish for this new year is that all of my friends and family have a healthy, happy and blessed year. Oh heck! I want the same for Bill and I too!

I want to lose that extra 20 pounds~and will too! I am in awe of the fact that in another 20 pounds I will be below my original goal weight and that has NEVER happened in my whole life. Just think~20 pounds and not that dreaded 200 that it could have easily been without this blessing of wls.

I want to be a more tolerant person. I am not always to good at that. I love seeing those that are and have always wanted to be like that. This is the year that I am going to work on it.

All in all I want to be a better person. I think that is something that can happen no matter how good of a person you are. I consider myself an alright person but there is always room for improvement. And believe me I have plenty of room for that! ha ha

Bill and I are seriously thinking of moving this year. Jeez, does that sound strange~this year. The complex just isn't doing it's fair share of anything around here. The don't fix things in a timely manner~like in a year or two and we are getting tired of paying them so much rent and getting nothing from them but problems. They aren't even shoveling the snow from the sidewalks anymore and I can't afford a fall since the doctor's told me that if I fall I would probably break my back. That is something that I DO NOT want to do for sure. So that is going to be a job since we haven't done this since selling 6 years ago. I am not sure how we are suppose to do this so I must do some catching up on this subject.

Today is just a day that is going to be spent here at home. We went last night to our nephews house and brought in new years. We were home by 12;30 since we were all tired. I got home from Eileen's house last night about 5:15 and then was out the door about 7. Like the old song goes~oh what a night. I was so glad to unpack and trust me I still have things to put away~I bought a lot of stuff in Michigan. Bad me! I had to make 3 trips in with everything. You should have seen Bill when he walked in and saw it all. What a face! It was a Kodak moment here in the Russell household for sure. I was so tired when we got home from David's house that I just now remembered that I have no idea who came in the door first~Bill or me. There is a tradition in my household that the first person through the front door has to be a man. I am not sure why but that is something that has gone on for generations and I don't want to break it. I think it was Bill but I need to ask him for sure. I am going to break again the old tradition in the family of not eating meat beef on new year's. According to my family if you eat beef on new year's you will not be rich. Well, like I told Eileen the other day when we were talking, my dad always said he didn't know how a piece of meat was going to make him rich. And trust me when he died he was NOT a rich man~at least in money. He was in friends, family and love though and that is the most important. Maybe the rich my grandma talked about was in that~who knows. hmmm.....things to ponder.

I am going so I am sending a lot of love and plenty of big hugs to go with it. I am keeping us all in special prayers. I am so grateful that my God knows who needs what and when. I couldn't keep up with it. Let us all be grateful that I am in job of doing this for all. Have a special and blessed day no matter where you are or what you do.

hey brenda!! happy new year!! good to sdee you back home again...hope eileen is doing better!!!

anyhow have to answer you on the apartment complex issue...seems we both are getting squat for our buck with them!!!! our place doesn't clean up either!!!! all they do is throw some salt out infront of doors and maybe one swipe with the snowplow!!! no walks cleaned at all either....the leaves are still out on the grass which could have been cleaned up several times!!! from talking with another renter in my building she said her carpet is ripping up terrible and they won't replace it for her yet they increase her rent....so can't wait to see how much ours goes up in october!!! we just can't win can we??

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  is here and i hope it will be a happy and joyous one for all!!!!

well yesterday at work i about flipped out!! the woman that worked before me left me such a mess it was unbelievable!!! she left the water on with the soap in the sink and it was sooooo overflowing!!!! i also found the freezer door open and food thawing!!! the counters were filthy and so were all the tables!!!! people kept coming for food and i had hardly a chance to clean up the mess let alone get food cooked!!!! so by the end of my shift i had everything ship shape again and let me tell you i was one tired woman!!!!!!!!

last night i got home from work and diane was here with the baby...seems rick caved in and let her take the gifts to his daughter so we didn't get to see them open our gifts...grrrrr she was suppposed to call us last night but she never did...another GRRRRR

also last night we got a pizza and then ate then went over to bob's to see our friends. stayed til about 11:30 and came home to be alone to ring in the new year...was awesome!!! people below us had a party going on and finally got quiet about 2:30!!! feel like making alot of noise right now...LOL but we won't.

looking forward to the 5 day pouch test to get my pouch back on track if thats possible after being over 2 years out...

watching the parade and have to get the baby back ribs cooking for supper tonight. have enough to last us all weekend...lol

was going to reply to others that posted but once again CRS ha****GRRRRRRR might have to work on that getting better this new year!!!

so not much else happening right now so will say TTFN and might stop back later and see what else is happening with you all...."HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!"

LOVE AND HUGS