Happy New Year!

Today is half over. I haven't gotten near what I intended to do finished. It has been one of those days.

Emily is back at BSU for a few days anyway, to enjoy ringing in the New Year with her friends. Ms Annie is primping to meet up with her girlfriends to go to a High School New Years Eve party this evening. She will spend the night there in New Palestine tonight. Sergio & I are actually going to meet up with a few friends for dinner, then I am sure we will fall asleep watching television later tonight. We have gotten boring over the years. Really only invited to one party, and this is a recently divorced friend who will be partying it up more than we can handle. Such is the life of old married fuddy duddies! We graciously declined.

I am looking forward to the new year.

2008 has had it's ups and downs. I am ready to move on and seen what the good Lord has in store for us in 2009. So many exciting events. A new President of our USA. Also, our Annie will graduate in the Spring and start college soon after.

I have new year goals. Basically, I plan to be better organized, healthier, more proficient, more spiritual, and happier. Then, I can work on being a better person.

To all I wish you a Blessed New Year.

Be the Change you wish to see in the world.

Mohandas Gandhi

Guardian Angels

Do you believe in Angels?
Do you believe in Guardian Angels?
I do.
There have been too many times in my past were I have actually met someone and later realize that that person was an angel. People that are sent to me for a specific reason of protecting me or helping me to make a wiser choice.

Many of my loved ones know that I had a real guardian Angel that turned my world around 12 years ago teaching me how to eat and changed my habits. "Carol" was introduced to me by my Doctor (he swears he does not remember giving me her name nor knows of her. This was just six months after I had started going to her.) I would meet with her at a medical office. I never had to sign in, just waited for her to come and get me. Then we would go down to her office and she took care of me. I thought she was a Dietitian. But, after our sessions, and me seeing her for six months, we parted ways. I was concerned about my insurance never paying her. I tried to call her, but the number that I had used for six months, no longer was the right number. I went to the Medical office, and they too acted as though she never worked there or that they had even heard of her. They didn't remember me and I went there every week, then down to every other, till we were finished and I had meet my weight goals. I was dumbfounded. Then I realized she was an Angel.

Last night, Annie went to her boyfriends after work. He lives kindof out there. Deer country. Country roads. I had an uneasy feeling all evening. I texted her, and she didn't text me back. Sometimes the reception is bad there and the wind was really blowing. She finally texted us at midnight to tell us she was on her way home. I was completely restless and anxious. I had been praying all evening for her. I sat up waiting for her in the living room. I continued to pray. I started to relax although she was taking much longer than usual. She finally pulled in the driveway. I thanked God. She told me this "stupid slow old Man, was driving in front of her all the way home. He wasn't going more than 40 mph and she couldn't pass him. He was going the same route she goes, all the way home!" I told her I had such an uneasy feeling and that I that I thought maybe that guy was put there in front of her for a reason. She sat down and totally agreed. She said that made sense to her because he came from no where then turned every turn she had to make.
He watched over my Baby and kept her from driving too fast.

Yeah, I believe.

Christmas with the Meyer Side

I have been trying to post this for three days now. I am having trouble with posting the Christmas pictures. I can post pictures from other sources but for some reason, these photos my Sis sent me, will not post. So I will go without the pictures for now.

We had a lovely time @ Julie & Brent's. It was kindof sad not having Michelle there. She is still in Germany and will be for about 7 more months. I miss her. We all do. If you are reading this, Chelle why have you deserted you blog? I have a link to it on mine (at the bottom of this page) and I check daily for postings from you. I know you follow mine, so please email, comment or put a posting up. Love you Girlie!

Dinner was wonderful. Jules made what I call a very traditional meal of Ham, Brisket, sweet potato casserole, Mom's Au Gratin Potatoes, and many other goodies.

We started a new tradition a couple of years ago with recipe cards. All the girls got cool Cook Books and we yearly exchange favorite recipes. Emily & Annie both made their dishes as well so they could be sampled (Em~ Broccoli Cauliflower Salad, Annie~ Dirt Dessert). I submitted my Sheri's Chicken Tortilla Soup, and a Asparagus recipe from the Indiana Heart Hospital. I love this tradition. My girls do too. Julie, Michelle, Katie & Mom seem to enjoy it but not as much as we. They didn't contribute this year but understandable as much was on their tables. I am hoping Chelle will bring home a recipe or two from Germany though.

We also started a White Elephant gift exchange and got my folks to join us with it this year. The object is to "re gift" or find something useful and not too used up to exchange. We draw numbers to who goes first, then we can pick a wrapped present or "steal" another persons gift. This year there were some good gifts. Miles loved his M & M candy dispenser from Sergio & Emily loved her remote kitty toy, or should I say, Isabella loves it! It was perfect for them as Emily's kitten is so young & playful. I "stole" my dads Smoothie Maker & he ended up with women's perfume set. It was funny. Best part about it is we have fun & we forgo spending money on it. We are trying to get back to the basics and remember the reason for the season is not about spending money but spending time with the ones you love.

I will try again to post a picture. I guess it had too many pixels or something like that. Oh well, it was a Merry Christmas to all!

Daddy's Little Burritos

This was taken of the girls when Emily was 9 and Annie was 7 years old. This was a favorite past time for them. They would drag a blanket out and beg Daddy to wrap them like a burrito. It started when they were very little. They would giggle and giggle. Then try to wiggle out of the tight roll.

We called them Daddy's little burritos.

It's so hard to believe this was taken over ten years ago. I can't remember the last time Sergio rolled them up. How hilarious to see them rolled today!

Doubt that is gonna happen!