Thinking of the year that went...

My grandmother turned 97, she continues to outlive many, including my cousin Alberto, Heath Ledger, and maybe the playboy Heffner if she keeps going the way she is!

We had a long winter, it just felt longer for some reason.

I turned 40 this year. That was a big deal to me, and my husband. Not so for my family whom I continue to have little involvement with.

Found out I have Lupus - far out. Explains alot about why I'd been so unwell. Unfortunantly the journey only begin on another level.

The house has been rendered and concrete slab laid. Garden beds and soil and veggies growing!

Did the cook off this year!

Worked teaching Spanish and researching.

Now that I think about it.... not a bad year I spose!

No one I know even knows what Boxing day is. Some think its a day to box up the christmas wrappings, others think its the day to put on boxing gloves.

It should be called vegetation day. We can "veg" which means to do NOTHING at all. Nothing except recover from Christmas.

For some it's recover from too much drinking and celebration. For others, its recover from the depression of listening to endless carols, and getting e-mails from everone sending a powerpoint presentation of Mother Theressa...and guilt tripping them into thinking they are saving the environment by not sending you a real card this year.

ME? Boxing day is a day to look at the boxes of stuff I have accumulated, notes, pictures from kids, photos, and ideas floating on my desk.

I've started to scan them and chuck. I'm trying to become a chucker, and not keep so much stuff. It's hard to keep up...a life time of notes!