Yes, I am still alive.

OK, so I only post about once every 3 months. So? I guess I am just not a committed blogger. :(

It's not that I don't have anything interesting to post, it's just that I don't have time to sit down and write it out! I keep thinking that someday things will slow down to a tolerable level and I will be able to leisurely sit at the computer and just type away, but it hasn't happened yet.

I did have a nice Christmas and a very good beginning to this New Year, in case anyone wonders. It was much quieter than usual, didn't get to make the trip "home" to see all the family like we usually do, but we did get to have some family around (mother, daddy and granddaddy), so that was nice. Daddy & I spent Christmas Day in the kitchen whipping up a wonderful meal, which included turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, gravy, deviled eggs, pickle/relish tray and hot rolls. For dessert, we didn't have any pecan or pumpkin pies because I had spent all day Saturday making candy and fudge, so we grazed on that for our sweet tooth. I had the day after Christmas off work and that was great, just a day to relax from all of the hustle and bustle that led up to Christmas day! Would've been great to have the whole WEEK after Christmas off, but alas, I'm just dreaming now! Mom and Dad went home on the Friday after Christmas and we had Saturday to clean house, change bed linens and prepare for company on Sunday. My sister and her husband came out for a short visit and that was great too! Arrived Sun. evening about 8 and we went to El Chico's and enjoyed some delicious nachos and chips and queso. That day also happened to be their 9th wedding anniversary! :) It was also New Year's Eve and we really did a bang-up celebration! Went home from El Chico, visited for awhile until everyone was about to fall asleep (poor brother-in-law had been up since 3 a.m. - flew from Denver to MEM then drove from MEM to here!) so we all hit the sack by 11 p.m. We did manage to stay awake until the New Year officially rolled in and heard a few firecrackers then went off into snoozeland. OK, I wasn't finished with my story but I've got to go. Duty calls. Will return asap to continue on.