Wow,
was that the holidays just flying by? What an amazing couple of
weeks, both for me personally and the world at large. It
seems like I blinked and now it is 2007. It was a nice Christmas,
especially nice for Brian. I took two weeks off, like I always do
and fully enjoyed every busy day.
Now we are at the New Year and
the question of resolutions abounds. I rather look at resolutions
as "adding" instead of "removing". So what kind of resolutions do
I have for 2007? I think they should go something like...
Resolution
number one: For Christmas, my mother gave me the softest,
puffiest, like-a-cloud blue robe and matching blue Ugg slippers.
I resolve to spend more time enjoying being wrapped in the comfort of
all things soft. I resolve to wear my Uggs wherever I feel.
Christmas day, I wore them to see the movie, The Pursuit of Happiness
with Brian. He wore his slippers ... there is nothing like seeing
a movie in your slippers. There is nothing like eating and
drinking in a robe... just ask Hugh Hefner...
Resolution number
two: I resolve to walk Boonie more. We have a great time on
our walks and now that I have a IPod with all my dance music, it makes
the walks one long nightclub for the senses. I also resolve to
dance around my living room with my IPod in 2007. I could do this
in my Uggs and robe... ah the visuals...
Resolution number
three: Brian and I attended Handle's Sing Along Messiah over
Christmas break. We ended up on a local TV program. I sang
so hard that I lost my voice the next day. It was the first time
Brian was able to see me read music and sing as a tenor. All the
years I have talked about when I sang in a local choir, he was finally
able to see and hear me. He was shocked. I resolve to take Brian
to more plays, musicals and live events. We had a great time, and
one of the angel girls tried to flirt with him. He confessed she
was cute, but alas was (ugh) just a "girl". I think I should
captivate on this attitude now before he begins to decide girls are the
bomb...
Resolution number four: My brother fixed Christmas
dinner and spoiled Brian. To my shock, he is a good cook. I
resolve to spend more time with my brother ... besides he has this
great swimming pool and killer washers and dryers. I can do
laundry and swim laps. His wine collection isn't shabby either...
HEY! I could take my robe and Uggs...
Resolution number
five: I resolve to see Elisabet more. 2006 sucked without
my constant cheerleader in the game of life.
Resolution number
six: Do more of the things I love - like writing, gardening and
painting. There is nothing like giving part of yourself to the
world to make you feel happy and alive. Maybe I will leave
anonymous love notes to the world wherever I go...
Resolution
number seven: Write more to my dad's surviving sisters and get
them to tell more of the Hughes family history so I have it in
print. They have been researching for years and have some amazing
stories about my grandfather. My Aunt Colleen says she traced
us back to our connection to Howard Robard Hughes Sr and Jr (yes,
THAT Howard Hughes) although my dad always swore we were not related to
the man. But some of my exs might say, "I can see her locked away
in a room, with long nails and paranoid fantasies ... must run in the
family...” Hah, I say, its just being a crazy redhead like we all are...
Being a Hughes is only secondary.
Although I am eyeing this robe and slippers thing...
Resolution
number eight: I resolve not to sob when Brian graduates from 6th
grade.... or when he starts middle school in the fall.
And
mostly I resolve to be grateful for every single day, good or bad, up
or down. And know, other people's opinions of me and my life, are
none of my business.
Until next time-
C
"All
my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to
speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to
continue in the future." Gerald Ford.
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