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| Is it a good start by looking at the past? Or better towards the future?? Either way - I want to be more in the present! Enjoy the moment - Take time for me "Time enjoyed wasting is not time wasted" but ok - here is the reflection of 2008 as started by my sis FAVORITES FROM 2008
1.)What was your favorite song ?
don't know there was a special one from the year 2.)Who was your favorite band?
didn't pay attention to what started when? 3.)What was your favorite smell?
still - Rygar fresh out of the bath 4.)What was your favorite food?
I love my grapes w/cheese 5.)What was your favorite moment?
Hal graduating OCS, Rygar walking into school by himself, getting the call that we are going to CO 6.)What was your scariest moment?
realizing we are really moving 7.)What was something you wish to forget?
getting the call from Anette's sister Yvonne 8.)What was your favorite gift?
Wii 9.)What was something you wanted but did not get?
Iphone, camera, mac 10.)What New Years resolution did you NOT accomplish?
taking more time for myself
AND ANOTHER.... MORE EXTENSIVE ONE!
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
move offices within a week
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I had some ideas of getting back spiritually, taking care of myself, and that got lost in the shuffle. Vowing for it again!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
how do you define close?
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes - I still can't believe Anette is gone.
5. What countries did you visit?
none - sigh
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
balance
7. What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
all dates run together, just time frames... May - Hal graduates OCS, August -see #4, December, orders get changed
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
got the practice running
9. What was your biggest failure?
still not paying off my bills.....
10. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
nope - thank God!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
WW calculator, Wii
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Astrid - quitting her hated job without having another and sticking it out with WW, Cynde for going through with WW, Asi for always being there, Hal for making it through all the training, Rygar starting Kindergarten
my new colleagues who took me in!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
don't even want to say her name, but my former office landlord and supposedly colleague
14. Where did most of your money go?
bills (past mistakes)
15.What did you get really, really, really excited about?
our move
16.What song will always remind you of 2008?
don't know
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
excited, but nervous
ii. thinner or fatter? - same
iii. richer or poorer? - maybe a little better off, some bills are down
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
playing violin, doing my pictures, puzzles, my cards
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
worry
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
traditional German gone US Christmas Eve at home
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
all over again
22. How many one-night stands?
None, hah, even though some of them feel like it with Hal being gone during the week!
23. What was your favorite TV program?
not sure
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
hate is too close to love, and I don't give them the pleasure of getting any of my feelings
25. What was the best book you read?
did I read any?? oh yeah, do audiobooks count?
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
didn't discover anything
27. What did you want and get?
moving to Colorado.
28. What did you want and not get?
get the dogs certified, paying off my bills
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
the times are melting together, don't know what was when
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
dont' remember
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
if we had known in July that we're going to Colorado and moved earlier.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
fashion?
33. What kept you sane?
hubby, sis, rygar and my animals
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
??
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
aerial hunting of wolves in Alaska, and proposition 8, I suppose
36. Who did you miss?
Anette
and I miss being close to Jim and Diane
37. Who was the best new person you met?
probably Kay
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Let go and trust, but never let go of what you really want, but have to want it passionately, and God and the Universe will find a way if you trust
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Keep the faith
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| Wishing you a Happy Winter Solstice, and a blessed holiday season 2008! The year 2008 seems to have been dominated by a few things – Hal going to OCS, work ups and downs, the upcoming move, Rygar starting Kindergarten, Sis moving here and the untimely departure of our dear Anette. This year, the words have left me, and time ran out, too. Please accept my apologies for sending this late, and for not being able to put the past, present and future into words. Even Hal and Rygar are at a loss of words. Being so close to our move, not knowing exactly how it’s going to work is definitely overwhelming. Our orders were changed last minute, literally. Instead of Ft Campbell, KY, we are now moving to Ft Carson, CO. We are exhilarated, however, Hal still has to report on 2 Jan, and he has to leave 29 Dec to be there in time. He will be in temporary lodging for 10 days, and then we don’t know. The house in Georgia hasn’t sold, and I don’t have a new job as of yet. The movers will pick up our stuff end of January, and we will move in February, with 2 dogs, 5 cats, and an aquarium. I learned my lesson in just trusting that things will work out, so I am doing my best to just keep my faith that things will happen the way they have to, again. 2008 seemed very busy. The paperwork for the insurances is a job by itself. Moving my office mid-year was unplanned, but turned out to be a blessing. I also realized that I still consider myself a stay at home Mom, who works occasionally. Also in my mind, Hal has been gone since March (officer schooling), even though he was home quite frequently. He went to OCS (Office Candidate School) from March until May, then to BOLC (Basic Officers Leader’s Course) from July until August, and BOLC/Signal from August until December. It’s been a journey for him, and he is ready now for the change in his career as a Signal Officer. He is looking forward to being ‘settled’ again, and to the prospect of snow and skiing. The summer brought Asi’s move to our house, which now makes for an interesting social life for our pets – and us! Things are still in upheaval, but there is always hope. We are proud to say that Rygar started Kindergarten in a program for ‘academically and creatively gifted students’. It still has music, arts, PE and Spanish in their curriculum. Rygar has been very responsible taking care of the fish he inherited from his friend Simon who moved to Sweden. Rygar is excited about the move – but it’s also hard to let go, especially since it’s not clear cut about when we are finally leaving. The saddest part this year, which I still can’t quite grasp, is that heaven gained an angel in our friend Anette. I miss her terribly. She always knew what to say and how to cheer someone up. I still don’t have the right words, but I know she knows… Read about our adventures on facebook and wer-kennt-wen. There you will also find recent pictures. Please join and post. I love staying in touch with everyone– but am doing a bad job writing long emails or letters, or making phone calls. Wishing you all a great new year – hang in there – things are moving in the right direction! Love to all! www.facebook.com www.xanga.com/haldeth - www.xanga.com/mysylvia13 -www.wer-kennt-wen.com www.angelsteps.com | | |
| On this chatroom on the radio this morning, they were talking about how to sum up your life, the way it is right now, in only 6 words. Please play along and go to my facebook page and post - I'd love to hear from everyone! http://www.facebook.com/friends/?ref=tn#/profile.php?id=1358185830 | | |
| Not sure if anyone reads this, but I'll post it anyway Please read this: If you have already made up your mind, need confirmation, if you are still undecided, or just need some more or objective information to make an informed decision. On the bottom you will also find a link to you-tube where you can hear it for yourself. There are too many emails in distribution, spreading false scare tactics. Also, people have been going around this neighborhood destroying Obama signs. I have to do something on the other end, because I don't want people making a decision out of fear. This one is for you to think about. PS - one thing I just saw that suprised me - even our newspaper, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, endorses Obama - that is saying something! Role in presidential election of 2008In the summer of 2007, Powell donated the maximum amount to John McCain's campaign.[45] In the beginning of 2008, Powell's name was mentioned as a possible running mate of Republican nominee John McCain for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.[46] However, some argued that Powell would endorse Democratic nominee Barack Obama.[47] On August 13, 2008, Fox News analyst Bill Kristol speculated that Powell would endorse Barack Obama for president and give a speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.[48][49] Powell stated in response that "I do not have time to waste on Bill Kristol's musings."[48] Powell told CNN News in February 2008 that "I will vote for the candidate I think can do the best job in America—whether that candidate is a Republican or Democrat or an independent."[48] On October 19, 2008, Powell announced his endorsement of Barack Obama during an interview with Meet the Press, citing "his ability to inspire, because of the inclusive nature of his campaign, because he is reaching out all across America, because of who he is and his rhetorical abilities", in addition to his "style and substance." Powell additionally called Obama a "transformational figure."[50][51] He questioned the judgement Senator John McCain had made in appointing Sarah Palin as the Vice Presidential stating that despite her being an admired and distinguished woman "now that we have had a chance to watch her for some seven weeks, I don't believe she's ready to be president of the United States, which is the job of the vice president". He was also "troubled" by the "false intimations that Obama was Muslim." Powell stated that "[Obama] is a Christian--he's always been a Christian...," and continued, "But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America." Powell then referenced Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, a Muslim American soldier in the U.S. Army who served and died in the Iraq War. Powell later stated, "Over the last seven weeks, the approach of the Republican Party has become narrower and narrower [...] I look at these kind of approaches to the campaign, and they trouble me." [50][51] and it's from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell Here is the link to hear the actual words http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_NMZv6Vfh8&feature=email | | |
| If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now (even if we don't speak often or ever) please post a comment with a completely made up, fictional memory of you and me.
It can be anything you want - good or bad - but it has to be fake.
When you're finished, post this little paragraph in your blog and see what your friends come up with. | | |
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