Happy New Year

I wish everyone a Happy New Year! I hope your 2010

is a good year, filled with love, laughter, good health,

good times with family that make warm memories,

moments of bliss and joy.

I love you all and I can't wait to

see what wonderful things the new year brings

to all of you I hold dear!

I'm thankful this holiday season was such a good one!

I'm thankful for all the wonderful times with family

during the holiday season!

I'm thankful for my warm comfortable home.

I love talkative 3 year olds

I love toddling toddlers

I love giggling girls

I love snow on the roadside

I love houses over decorated with

christmas lights

I love warm gingerbread

I love watching my daughter cuddle her child

I love laughing with my daughter

I love a good sale

I love icicles on christmas lights

I love the smell of fir trees

I love all the christmas goodies in

the stores

I love early morning sales with Ileine

I love my life

I'm thankful for/love...

Christmas Eve at Grandpa and Grandma Nichols

house, Dad, Mom, me, Teri 1955

1. for the Christmas Eve visits we made every

year to all of our close families homes.

2. for all the warm memories made at my

grandparents homes

3. the memories of waiting for Santa to come.

4. that my sister did not ruin that belief

for me

5. going to church early early Christmas

morning

6. that the smell of incense in the church

did not make me throw up.

7. for all of the new hats we got for church.

8. the fun of ripping through the wrapping

paper with happy anticipation.

9. that my parents always made always made

me feel so loved during the holidays.

10. the warm coat we were given each Christmas.

I am thankful for/love

1. Christmas pictures from our pasts.

Bob, DeeAnna and Martie Tremberth, Christmas 1968ish, Lawndale, Ca.

2. Christmas trees

3. lots and lots of lights on the Christmas tree

4. all the wonderful decorations collected through the

years.

5. cute wrapping paper

6. lots and lots of ribbons on packages

7. wrapping packages

8. quiet lunches with Bob

9. a nice nap after lunches with Bob

10. when I have moments that are relatively pain free.

I am thankful for/love

Warm memories that make me smile, me and my sister Teri Christmas 1956

1. stormy days

2. the sound of rain

3. the sound of wind goin through the trees

4. being warm and comfortable

5. my stomach does not bother me much

6. 80 calorie chocolate pudding

7. my nintendo ds

8. silly card games

9. for Wyatts sweet look of surprise

10. for video cam chats

11. Landon talking his mom's ear off

12. Robby starting to walk

13. Olivia's silly laugh

14. Bob's love of the grandkids

15. shopping

I am thankful for/love

1. candy canes

2. long lashes on babies

3. hugs

4. a cozy blanket

5. a private joke

6. sleeping late

7. my heating pad

8. pink lady apples

9. left over halloween candy

10. looking into my husbands eyes

11. new car smell

12. stitching that last stitch on a sewing project

13. free shipping

14. a new book

15. a new book that is good

~~~~~ and thats all folks.........