Happy New Year!

It's about 9PM on New Year's Eve.  As has been my tradition for the past few years, I will be heading for bed soon.  I know it speaks to my age, but at least I don't wake up with a hangover.  With a large party to feed and entertain tomorrow, I think I am better off without the hangover. 
Happy New Year to all!

Aunt Anna

Yesterday we went to visit my aunt in the rehab center.  At the age of 94, she recently took a fall and broke her arm.  She will be in the rehab center for about 6 weeks, or until her arm gets strong enough for her to use the walker again.  Then she will spend another 6 weeks in outpatient rehab, to increase her strength.  We arrived yesterday just in time for her therapy session.  We watched as she clipped pins to a rack, picked up foam cubes and put them in a container, pushed a weighted box back and forth across the table, and various other exercises.  It is amazing to see her determination, even though we could tell her arm was hurting her.  She was able to go to her son's home on Christmas day for dinner, and she is hopng to come to my house on New Year's.  We hope she will be feeling well enough.

Stress Free Holidays

This year the holidays have been especially fun.  Maybe it's because I let the Hubs do all the planning and shopping.  Really.  Other than my family party, which will be coming up on New Years Day, I did absolutely nothing for the holidays.  Oh, sure, we still went to a few parties.  And, I attempted to help the girls make tamales (although they had just finished when I got there).  And, the boys came over with their girlfirneds for Christmas Eve dinner.  But, all the stresses I generally deal with are not around this year.  Hopeully that's a sign of things to come in 2012.