Happy New Year

Well, it's been awhile. The holidays are over and the decorations have been put away for another year. The weather is sunny and brisk outside. Chessa is home, the tumor on her paw has been removed and the outlook is good. The surgery went well and now time will tell if the wound will finally heal closed and stop bleeding. It's amazing how much better she feels, even after the surgery she went through. I can't imagine the pain she must have been in but not a peep out of her. I hope I can do half as well as she does in the same type of situation. My darling girl.

This has been a very strange holiday for me, not wanting to decorate for Christmas, yet celebrating with friends. It's been a very enlightening and peaceful time. As the new year hailed in, I was wondering what new resolutions I wanted to make and what dreams I wanted to pursue when I realized, most of my dreams had either been realized or fallen by the wayside in the rush and reality of life. My biggest dream, one I never thought to obtain was my house. And thanks to Mom, here I am. I couldn't have done it without her. And through all the landscaping, bathroom remodelling, laying of new flooring, etc, that dream was realized and POP! it was gone. Oh, no! Now what? So, 2009 is the year of me finding my dreams. I'm making a list of the things I'd like to do/see and we'll see what happens from there. One of the other dreams I had was the Alaska cruise we went on in May. I couldn't have gone with a neater group of people and have all the wonderful memories. I'd like to do Juneau again and do more photography (another dream that has some goals to go with it that are tied to getting healthier). All in all, it's all about me figuring out what I want to do/be when I grow up. Not a bad challenge, eh? Sounds rather like fun.