Its Begining to Look Like Winter!

Snow snow snow and more snow!!! The Santa Claus Parade was tonight and the weather was actually kinda nice for it....by that I mean it started snowing...you know those great big snow flakes that you love to see on Christmas Eve...the only difference is on Christmas Eve I'm not standing outside getting wet and freezing my behind...I'm inside looking outside admiring the snow flakes...with a nice hot beverage! Oh well the sacrafices you make for Grandkids! They sure had a great time. Watching their little faces and smiles as the floats went by was worth freezing over :)

After the parade I drove my son and grandkids home...my daughter in law was going out with her friends (something she rarley does). What a miserable drive home after tho! Between the traffic and the bad road conditions I thought would never get home...the usual 15 minute drive took almost 40 minutes! I was very happy to see my driveway!

Not else much to report really...I'm still working on the cross stitch and will post pics once I figure out how! I've also started knitting some dishclothes...figured I would throw one in with some Christmas presents this year...the knit up quick and I can do them while watching TV in the evening.....when I work on my stitching I need to focus a bit more...and I'm not very good at that haha

One of my stitching sistas was the hostess at our retreat a couple weeks ago and gave us all a journal of gratitue....each day we are to write 5 things that we are greatful for...its funny when she first gave it to us I thought I would have a really hard time finding 5 things every day..other then the usual...health, family, friends, etc.....turns out......I don't have any problem at all! Its nice to take some time at the end of the day to relax and think back on my day and write down my greatful things....I have also started jounaling again in my book that I had started a long time ago....just writing thoughts and feelings...I find it helps me put things in perspective sometimes when I do that....been working on some things in myself lately...the healthier eating had kinda taking a back seat...as for the exercise....well its not happening either! I really need to get off my butt and get back on track...I am eating better but sure but still need to get more exercise in.

Every year at the end of the year I make a list of things I want to do the following year...I try to get threw as many as I can but rarely get threw the whole list...so what doesn't get done in that year goes to the top of the list the following year....2 of the things left on my list are going to a movie by myself and going to a restaurant by myself...a real restaurant where they serve you...fastfood places don't count...so I'm gonna work on those in the next month and hope I can at least cross one off....the rest will happen...I just have to make up my mind and do it....just like when I quit smoking....I made a decision and have stuck with it for 22 months....if I can quit smoking I can't see why I can't do the other things! So baby steps and slow moving might be the way I go.....but at least its moving! :)

Until next post....laugh till some kind of drink comes out your nose! hehe