"Whew!!! - January 10, 2008"

Wow! Where did the last few months go to??? They just seemed to fly by. I had a wonderful Christmas season and most things worked out well as far as scheduling went. Did have to miss the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at Church though and that made me really sad - it was the first one I've missed in the last 12 years. Oh well, I was where I was needed most thanks to the wonderful citizens of Douglas County who keep on doing crazy stuff even though it is Christmas (I just keep reminding myself that it's job security! ).

I'm starting to get that wanderlust again and can't wait for the races to start back . . .

There's a new puppy in the house and he's really cute, but driving us all crazy - especially our inside dog, Lucky. Lucky is almost 8 now and doesn't want to play all the time - he's old and playing chase for several hours at a time at high rates of speed just doesn't seem to appeal to him anymore - he'd rather sit on his sofa and watch the world go by outside the window. A.J. (the puppy) on the other hand thinks that wearing a new rut into my carpet by running at top speed from one end of the house to the other is what he was put here on earth for and he's trying to prove to all of us that he is the absolute best dog for the job. So A.J. (the young and stupid puppy) runs like mad and drives Lucky (the older and wiser dog) crazy, making him bark - so all you hear is running, barking, running, barking, running, barking (well, I'm sure you get the picture of how my days go).

Well, have a great weekend and remember that I love you all - you make my life the joy that it is!

Happy New Year and Merry Christmas (it's never too early to say that because the Lord is so good to us all)!