The year in review

1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?  Went to Hawaii....that was fun 

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't do resolutions because I would just break them and then feel bad.  I just try to start with a clean slate and hope I can improve myself.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope

4. Did anyone close to you die? Yes, D (Bossman's 36 year old sister) died on June 27th and we miss her so much!

5. What countries did you visit? America

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010? To be healthier

7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Jan 15, the day I found out I had cancer and June 27, the day D passed away

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? surviving cancer

9. What was your biggest failure? Not sticking to a budget

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Um, does breast cancer count?

11. What was the best thing you bought? I don't really know for sure.  I guess I'll say my kindle.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Bossman.  I couldn't have survived this year without him.  He's been my rock!

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? My sister-in-law, M.  Tried to kill herself

14. Where did most of your money go? mortgage

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Christmas

16. What song will always remind you of 2010? Live like you were dying by Tim Mcgraw.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? Sadder because D is not with us, but happier because she taught be to live life to the fullest and not be sad. 
  b) thinner or fatter? same
 c) richer or poorer? same

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Laugh

19. What do you wish you’d done less of? worrying about family drama

20. How did you spend Christmas? Christmas eve with my family, Christmas day with the kids and ice skating.

21. Did you fall in love in 2010? Every year I fall in love with Bossman a little bit more.

22. What was your favorite TV program? I admit, I'm a TV junkie!  I love Grey's, Private Practice, Parenthood.  I also love Amazing Race, Survivor.  There are others, but I don't want you all to think all I do is watch TV.

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? No hate in this house. 

24. What was the best book you read? "The Art of Racing in the Rain".  It's by Garth Stein.  It's written by the dogs point of view.  Great book.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery? Wow, that's a tough one.  I just love music!

26. What did you want and get? I wanted to survive cancer...and I did.

27. What did you want and not get? I wanted D to live.

28. What was your favorite film of this year? Harry Potter

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 42 and I was in the middle of radiation treatments.  We went to dinner and had cake and it was nice.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?  Hmmmm, I don't know how to answer that. 

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?  Jeans and tee's.  Not very fashionable, I'm afraid. 

32. What kept you sane? Bossman

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?   The guy on the Old Spice commercial.  I just LOVE that guy.

34. What political issue stirred you the most? Health care. 

35. Who did you miss? My sis-in-law D.

36. Who was the best new person you met? I met some of D's in-laws at her funeral and I was touched by everything they did for her.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010. Life is short.  Too short.  We should live, laugh and love as much as possible.  Tell the people you love that you love them for you never know when it's the end.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. "Livin on a prayer" by Bon Jovi.  I feel like this whole year has been one big prayer.

I hope you all have a wonderful New Year!  Thank you all for reading my blog and being my friends.  Whether I know you in "real" life or whether I just know you from this blog, my life has been richer for knowing each and every one of you!

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Christmas

Feeling much better, thank you very much!  But...I gave it to the kids.  Bossman didn't get it.  I'm thinking it's because he's the only one in the house that got a flu shot.  I meant to get one...really, I did!  But procrastination is one of my strong suits....so of course I never got one.

Since it's almost Christmas, I thought I'd do a Christmas meme.  I hope you all have a very merry Christmas.  Enjoy your families and friends....eat too much....and love a lot!


1.Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate....with marshmallows and whipped cream!

2.Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Oh the Santa presents have to be wrapped!!

3.Colored lights on tree/house or white? White and colored.  Our house is a little Griswoldish...we have lots of lights...colored on the roof, white icicles.  Santa and snowman in the yard with some reindeer.  Colored lights on our tree, but white lights around my mangers scenes...I have 12 of them.

4.Do you hang mistletoe? no

5.When do you put your decorations up? The goal is the first weekend of December.

6.What is your favorite holiday dish? Yams with marshmallows and brown sugar...YUM

7.Favorite Holiday memory as a child? coming home from church on Christmas eve and all the presents are under the tree and there is a note from Santa.  He left the window open because we didn't have a chimney.  I was worried that year about whether he would come if we didn't have a chimney.

8.When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? What truth?  I still believe!

9.Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We have my family over on Christmas eve and we open all the gifts and then in the morning we open the gifts from Santa.

10.How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Every year we buy an ornament with the year on it.  We also have tons of ornaments from the kids.  Home made ones are the best!

11.Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it! But it doesn't snow here.  :(

12.Can you ice skate? I think so, but it's been awhile!

13.Do you remember your favorite gift? The Barbie Dream house!

14.What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with family.

15.What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Pumpkin pie and sugar cookies

16.What tops your tree? An angel

17.Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving, without question.

18.What is your favorite Christmas Song? I love them all and I'm known for spontaneously dancing in the kitchen.

19.Candy Canes: Yuck or Yum? I can take them or leave them.

20. Favorite Christmas Show? Charlie Brown Christmas.

21.Saddest Christmas Song? Grandma got run over by a reindeer.  Now that song is SAD!  LOL


Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Thankful

 Things I'm thankful for today:

Tissue
Health insurance
laptop
netflix
old Christmas movies
advil

Most importantly I'm thankful for Bossman.  He has been a complete angel.  He's slept on the couch with me at 5 in the morning, he's gotten all my medicines and made sure I take them.  He's run all my errands, cooked all the meals and done dishes and laundry.

Well that's all I've got for today...I think I need a nap!


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Monday fill in.....the very sick addition

 Not really a Monday fill in but boy am I sick!

I just came from the doc and it seems that I have 2 ear infections, a sinus infection and bronchitis.  All I need now is a partridge in a pear tree and I'll be all set for Christmas.  This is what happens when you procrastinate and don't get a flu shot.  Seriously, I haven't felt this sick since....well since that Thanksgiving 4 years ago when I got so sick.  But even then...I could breathe! 

I think you should all stop right now and take a huge breath.  Go ahead, inhale through your nose with your mouth closed.  Do it....I'll wait.

Was that good for you?  Because at the moment I can't do that at all.  As a matter of fact, my nose is so plugged up that I can't even taste.  Being sick is one thing but I can't even enjoy all the junk food that Bossman has been buying me!

Well, you all know that I'm a big baby anyway, so why should now be any different? 

I will say.....I am very, very grateful for my laptop!

Stay healthy people....and if you see Santa could you tell him that all I want for Christmas is to breathe?  Thanks!


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Friday fill ins....the sick addition

So...here we go!

1. I wish I was feeling better.

2. Being sick is not fun...that's what I'm thinking.

3. Please bring the tissues and the thermometer.

4. Bossman is taking care of me and is so amazing.

5. One of my fondest hopes is that my family stays healthy.

6. Bossman is my hero and I just wanted to say thank you.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to sleeping, tomorrow my plans include sitting on the couch and Sunday, I want to feel better!
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Butt massage

Not much is happening here in grace-land.  Life is humming along at a nice pace.  I'm getting excited for Christmas.  Family will be coming over and I'm looking forward to all the neices and nephews coming over.

So.....Friday between 10am and 12pm, Bossman and I will be home alone.

Bossman told me last night that a spanking would be happening.  I'll keep you posted on that.

If a spanking does happen, I'll probably be needing some of this:

I better head to the store.....


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Friday Fill-ins, the NON spanking edition

I'm failing as a blog writer.  I know this.  I will try harder. Who am I kidding???  I probably won't.  Or I will and then not.  Whatever....  I totally blame this on Bossman.  There has been no spankings around here and it's driving me NUTS!  If he doesn't give me things to write about...how am I suppose to write???

Oh well, enjoy the fill-ins!


1. The best thing about a birthday celebration is the cake.
2. Memories become more precious with the passage of time.

3. I went shopping recently and the most interesting thing I bought was helecoptor.

4. Talking behinds someones back is a child's game I don't like to play.

5. The reason is drama is too stressful.

6. I feel sorry for those in the  snow and cold.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to Christmas shopping with Bossman, tomorrow my plans include watching the Christmas parade and Sunday, I want to get the Christmas tree!


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