It's Over...

As I write this, 2012 has less that 24 hours left in it. It's 12:15 am, on December 31st, 2012.  I'm not sure why it seems that time goes by so much faster when we are adults. I never remember it flying by so fast when I was younger. As with every year, 2012 brought its own set of challenges and changes. Not all bad, not all good. But I can say, that for the most part, I am content with where I am at. There are things that I want to do differently in 2013, and I will work on that, but change happens one step at a time. Then, before you know it, you've made many small steps that have led you to your destination.

The great thing is, every day we can wake up and decide who it is that we want to be that day. One of my favorite novels is "Anne of Green Gables" by L.M. Montgomery. In the novel, Anne has a saying, "Tomorrow is a new day, with no mistakes in it yet." I love that quote. But I believe that we can change things even minute by minute. Every breath that God gives us is a chance that we have to live and to change things if we need to. There once was a pirate, who may have been smarter than we have given him credit for, who told someone, "The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem." Thanks Captain Jack. Who knew a pirate was so wise.

So the bigger question is, have you really had a bad year, or have you just had a bad attitude about the year? Either way, 2012 is over (In about 23 and 1/2 more hours..). Tomorrow, if the Good Lord  wakes us up, we have a chance to make life better. For ourselves and for others.

What could you do to make the difference in 2013?

Time well spent

Today was a perfect day. B had spent the night last night, and we planned a full day. This morning started off with breakfast and a few games of Uno. B loves to play card games. And she hates to lose. So we had to keep playing until she won. We spent a little while just playing with her new toys. Her Hello Kitty CD and Karaoke machine is one of her new favorite toys.

Here is her singing debut of "Jingle Bells."

Pretty special.

We then went and got haircuts. She is so precious.

Then we ended the day with a movie. We went to see Monsters Inc 3-D. She feel asleep as soon as the opening credits began and slept through almost to the end. Bless her heart.

We had went shopping last night to Old N@vy, because they were having an awesome sale. She picked out the most darling fleece pea coat. She wore that coat all day today. Bless her. She loves it. I didn't get a picture of her in it today, we were just too busy.

Now its sleeting/snowing outside. Perfect. I love winter weather. As long as I don't have to be out driving in it.....

Christmas Round Up

Well, I suppose Christmas is over. =( Makes me sad. However, I chose to celebrate Christmas until New Year's Day. And then its the sadness of when it's time to pack up the decorations....Not my favorite time of the year. The weather today is finally "winter" like. We had sleet, freezing rain and some snow. I like it. I don't like to drive in it. But I like to be at home while its' falling.

Christmas was fabulous. I am so blessed. I have more than I deserve. My family is blessed. It couldn't have been any better. I hope that your holiday was as Blessed as mine.

I'm sitting here in bed on Christmas night, listening to the rain that has moved in to our area tonight, and I'm just feeling incredibly blessed. Christmas was great this year, and not stressful at all, so that made it even better. Usually, I am stressed to the max about making sure that everything is just "perfect", but this year, I just chose to enjoy the season. Doesn't it go by so fast? I feel like we just had Thanksgiving. Now, here we are at the end of the year.....

I'm always reflective this time of the year. What has the year brought? What do I want to do different? What am I glad to move past, and what am I looking forward to? I am so thankful for the love and the support I have received this year. I'm looking forward to all the new things that come with the new year. It's always a fresh start. Every year at Christmas, I take the week off from work. When I return, I do feel like its a fresh start at the office as well.

I hope everyone has joy and peace....this day and every day....

Merry Christmas!