Happy 2010, everyone! It's been a busy couple of days around here, filled with company and lots of food and fun!
Aimee - I'm so sorry that you are having to make this decision, but really, I think the surgery might buy you some time!
Kathy - Sorry about Kyle. You know you are a good mother, we know you are a good mother, and deep down, Kyle knows you are a good mother. Give yourself a big hug from me, ok?
Maria - I'm so sorry that your "friends" treated you so poorly! You guys deserve better. Your NYE feast looked yummy, and I'm not so fond of lobster and clams.
Ellen - Hugs to you at this tough time. My mom picked her day to die, as well. I had just spent a week with her, and watched her decline, but she hung on until Alan came and brought me home. That was on a Sunday, and by Tuesday night, she was gone. She and I said our good byes that Sunday, and as I was kissing her, I knew that it was for the last time, and as I looked in her eyes, I could see that she knew it, too. At first, I was angry that I wasn't with her at the end, but deep down, I knew that she didn't want me there. She wanted me to remember her as she was when I was with her, not as she was the night she died. Mom's always try to take care of us, don't they?
For everyone with the Toy Story Wii game, my kids just unlocked all the 3D games, and they are having a ball with it! Even the twins have mastered the game, and love it! It's been fun to sit and watch them!
NYE was a great day for us! We met up with our friends at Hill Air Force Base, and toured their museum. The volunteers even let us go in some of the aircraft. It was really cool, but of course, I forgot to bring the camera in. Oh well. It was still fun! After that, we went to Wendy's for lunch, and then to the Olympic skating rink for an afternoon of ice skating. I didn't skate, but the rest of the bunch did, and they had a great time.
Last evening, we all gathered at my house for our traditional NYE dinner of fondue. We had cheese fondue, pizza fondue and chocolate fondue. It was yummy!!! There were also cheese balls with crackers, Chex mix, candy and all kinds of munchies! Jacob, Leslie and Mary conked out before midnight, but the rest of us went into the backyard and banged pots and pans, and lit sparklers. It was a lot of fun!
This morning, I was awake by 6:00 and got breakfast made for everyone. I made a hash brown/scrambled egg casserole, brown sugar coated bacon, and cinnamon rolls. We had hot chocolate and cider to go along with things. People finally started waking up around 10:00, so it was really more of a brunch when all was said and done. We then spent the rest of the day playing games and watching movies. Great fun!!!
Dinner tonight was leftover fondue. Guess I have to go back to the real world starting tomorrow, and start planning meals again. Wish me luck on that! My New Year's resolution is to cook more healthy meals this year. Alan wants to lose quite a bit of weight, so I'm planning on helping him out. If I start asking for your weight watcher's recipe favorites, help a gal out, ok???