A New Year, A New Day, A New Cup

I really could use a cup of coffee (with lots of Bailey's).  So I am joining in today.

If we were truly having coffee today, I would tell you that in my rollercoaster life, the last few weeks have been wonderful.  Christmas shopping (love it) spending time with family and playing games (fun!), singing (well kinda) the Hallelujah Chorus at the mall (everybody's doing it), sleeping in (delightful), three little boys and a husband at home with me (sweet).

In addition to celebrating a New Year, I am also celebrating many other NEW things.  Hooray!

A NEW back.  Well, at least, it feels like one.  I have started running again.  My back stopped hurting, and I am finally getting back into a routine after eight months of craziness. Which is good, because I have eaten lots of chocolate and stollen over the last few weeks.

A NEW blog header.  Thanks very much to Heather at

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because I have no idea how to do this stuff myself.

A NEW computer, on which my fingers are now typing-- my Christmas present from John this year.  It was so needed!  My old laptop's "screensaver" was a bright red triangle with an exclamation mark in the middle of it.  I was sure it was going to explode at any moment.  It was clogged with so many pictures that it took several seconds to recognize each key stroke.  It was SO slow.  The best part of the gift was that John took all of my pics off the old computer and put them on the new one and organized them!!  He spent his sleeping hours of Christmas Eve sitting at the computer transferring data!!  Amazing!


I also finally made my way to http://www.picnik.com/.  What was I waiting for?  That place is so fun!!  I don't really know what I am doing, but I edited a few pics, and I love them.  So I have a NEW photo editing hang out. 

Perfect for this coffee drinking occasion, I got "John" a new Keurig coffee maker.  While easy to work, it has a few downsides.  Like, it doesn't get very hot.  It doesn't make a full cup of coffee, and the coffee that it does make, is diluted (compared to how we usually make it).  So, while new, probably not better.  But it is nice for a quick cup in the morning.  If we were really having coffee, I might show you the bright shiny new one, and then make us a pot in the old one we bought at Target for $29.99.

We got lots and lots of NEW hats.  So many in fact that I am still working on getting all of the pictures together for a humongous hat posting.   Wow!  You guys were so sweet to us.

But, best of all, as of 20 minutes ago, I am now cautiously able to say that I have a NEW schedule!  One that does not include almost daily trips to the clinic and poisonous chemicals in my son's body.  The scans were negative!!!!  I am also experiencing a NEW breathing rhythm.  One that includes exhaling.

Thank you for your prayers, your kind comments, and your sweet thoughts.  I am relieved, but still oh so cautious!!  I need to go hide in a room with wall-to-wall wood paneling and knock around in there for a while. :)

Go have a few more cups of coffee with Amy and friends at: 



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