Happy New Year!

Each New Years Eve for the last 12 years has brought some time for reflection---I have contemplated and meditated and prayed that New Years Day would not come so soon because that means that I have to go back to school after having 2 weeks of pure bliss. Although I really enjoy teaching first grade---AFTER the new year has begun. Something magical happens to the 21 little people that I teach, during the Christmas Vacation--they somehow, finally, "get it." It is just so hard to get back into the swing of things.

Steve had to work on New Years Eve so the boys and I decided to have a little party. Austin really didn't believe that I was going to let him go outside at 12 o'clock and bang on pots and pans. Luke truly didn't think that I would let them stay up past 8 o'clock. We rented a few movies and as soon as the movie started this is what I found.


Austin tried so so hard to stay up late. He even volunteered to clean for me so that he had something to do so he would not fall asleep. I went to my room to watch the Anderson Cooper count down and about 11:40 I went out to the family room and this is what I found:

So, Tyler and I turned on the music really loud and watch the ball drop in Times Square!

S0 here are a few of my goals for the new year:

1) Loose 24 lbs. (I have already lost 4)

2) Spend time with the boys doing boy things.

3) Go to church and be happy about it. (like when I am teaching my CTR 7 class)

4) Enjoy Steve! (I have really had a hard time realizing that he is now able to be a husband and a father---I became so depended on myself while he was in Paramedic school so now I just need to become his partner again.)