I’ve just put Maggie down for a nap. I can’t believe she’s already a year old. This last year has just flown by. It’s really amazing. She’s grown so much from the 7lb. 15oz. baby we took home from the hospital January 02, 2004. This past year has been so much fun with her. I’ve really enjoyed each little stage, but I’ll always miss that cuddly, sweet, quiet first few months. Still, she’s not walking yet and that thrills me to no end. She has very little hair and a mouth full of sparkly, sharp, pearl-like baby teeth. Eight to be exact… four on the top and four on the bottom. She seems to really enjoy using them too.

I’m ready for spring now. All the winter fun is done… once we finish with Maggie’s birthday (January 1st) I’m done. Unless we take a trip up to the mountains and play in the snow. That might be nice. But, aside from that, I really am looking forward to spring now. Mild weather, sunshine, the great plants and flowers that start appearing at the local nurseries. This year is going to bring about a lot of wonderful changes, so many things to look forward to.

I’ve actually considered making some New Year’s resolutions this year. I don’t normally go in for that sort of thing, but for some reason this year it just seems right. I’m giving it a lot of thought and really mulling over what self-improving changes I could make that will be important and satisfying. I know a lot of people talk about losing weight, improving their health, exercising. And, I think all of those are important… and I always plan on starting a diet right after the holidays… well, not always… but most years I do. It just doesn’t feel right to make that a resolution. It seems too cliche’ and overused.

So here I am thinking about what profound change I should make. So far, I’m not coming up with anything life altering. I’m thinking about eliminating all use of foul language… resolving to have all of my Christmas shopping done by October 2005, cleaning out my closet, cleaning out my file cabinet. Nothing profound, in fact, it sounds like a typical laundry list of resolutions that many people make. Maybe I’ll just take care of the things that require my attention, do my best at all times, and let the negative roll off. Now, that sounds a bit better.

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