Turning the Page on Another Chapter

You know, I love my new cat. I've never met a cat that loved people like Willow does. She has changed my sleeping pattern, that's for sure. Her whiskars up my nose at 1 a.m. are annoying, but this just means that she's in my face looking for my attention. Her cold nose on my lips in the wee hours of the morning are a sure-fire way of getting my attention. That rough cat tongue on my cheek...yep, sure-fire. The way she drapes her body over my head, yep, that gets my attention too. Ok, so now that I'm awake...I figure I might as well do something productive...like check Facebook or email. How pathetic.

Oh, before I forget, I started this post to talk a little bit about the close of another chapter in this story of life. Our 22 year old son, Justin will be moving back home with us over the next couple of days. I've been working this last week on cleaning out his bedroom which had become more of a "climate controlled" storage closet which has worked out rather nice for some of those things we didn't want to keep in the barn storage room. Things stay cleaner inside somehow. Oh well, it needed to be cleaned out, that's for sure. Justin will live here until he can find another job and get some of his bills paid. This last year and a half, maybe 2 years has been interesting. Disappointingly interesting, but I suppose it was meant to be. Things happen for a reason and everything that happens shapes us into who we are today. We're all in a process of growth and discovery, no matter our age. We'll make the best of these days as well. Hopefully, we can be supportive and use this time together again to reconnect and I see it as another opportunity to help him set and reach for goals he had set for himself before "she" came around. It's amazing to me how the female species can flip the male species topsy turvy then walk away like nothing ever happened, leaving him standing there shaking his head and wondering what just hit him. I think, in the end, this move will be good for Justin and I'm looking forward to having him around again.

Now, I'm going to go find Willow and give her a big fat kiss on the nose! Maybe I'll find something to stick up her nose while she sleeps?

Until next time...

Happy New Year 2009

Boy, it may take a while before I'm comfortable typing or writing 2009, but isn't that always the case? Even though, we knew it was coming and now, here it is. Like it or not. Why is it, as we grow older, the passage of time seems more like a death threat than another passing year? I will never understand it.

Another year just means more experience, more knowledge, more maturity & more friends to share it all with! Why do we fear the coming of a new year? I think about the possibilities of starting fresh, setting new goals and making plans for better'ing ourselves. I face 2009 with a fresh outlook, a new hope, a fresh outlook and high hopes. Come with me?

I sit here tonight with a fire in the fireplace, Jon on the other couch, Abby & Scruffy & Willow (2 dogs & a cat) resting in my presence, considering my day tomorrow...it's time to go back to work. Ugh. Although, it's only a 1/2 day, it could turn out to be more hours than that ut I would love to not have to go in. I love my job but I also love my home, my farm, my life.

I wish all of my friends, family, aquaintances, and anyone who reads my blog regularly ( I consider you a friend!) a very Happy New Year, a prosporous 2009 and may all your dreams come true. May God bless you and shed his mercies on you day after day. We love you and expect the best for you in 2009.

Until next time...