*2009 is Here and is going by Quickly*

I am kind of surprised by the start of this new year. The year has flown by way too quickly already and I have not accomplished anything that I have on my yearly calendar!!!! Can you even believe that as of yesterday I am the mother of a 16 year old young man?! My life in general feels out of control and I refuse to get "old" too quick~I WILL REMAIN YOUNG :)

This ice storm had us living like "Little House on the Prairie" for a couple of days. Luckily, our gas fireplace worked even without power...not looking forward to that bill. We got out the board games and I did enjoy that eerie quiet in the house...even with a houseful of kids. Why is it that my house seems to always be the community "boy" hang-out????

Miss Emily has been having a blast at Kindermusik this past month. She is starting to come out of her shell more and more each week. My next thing for her is dance, I am forever a "girl" at heart and I want her to take dance like I did...LOVE IT!!!! Hard to imagine that she will be 3 in March. (Where does the time go~I would like to get some of it back).

I am pondering what it will be like to be without Tom on Valentine's day & evening. We weren't together for New Year's Eve and now Valentine's we will be separated as well. Tom and my brother-in-law; Tom, will be taking a snowmobile trip up in Northern WI. I hope they have fun, they both deserve a vacation away from their wives and children :) I believe that once I get the 4 kids in bed, Patrick will be gone too, that I will have a dip in my whirlpool then eat some Chinese take-0ut and watch Mama Mia with a bottle of wine...or maybe Champagne?!...I can't forget to get a box of chocolates!!!!!

Ok, so now what? How do I get motivated to get on with my plans? I keep having to put my plans on the backburner because the boys need help with science fair projects, demonstrative speeches and other reports and speeches....what happened to my time? This might sound selfish to you, but, I have proclaimed that 2009 is the year of Kristin. I am bound and determined to revert to my former self...body, mind and soul...esp. body!!! How can that happen when I can't even get it started? I will just have to accept that I can't do anything about it until after mid-february as the majority of the projects will be done by then...YEAH! Please think about me in your prayers, pray for my commitment to me! Thank you :)