Happy New Year!

Well 2008 has come to a close. Ended it with lots of fun. Terry and I went out with our friends, Tony and Sonya to supper. The boys were at a church function that lasted till 12:30. Had to take advantage of that so we went out. After supper, we came back to our house and played games and the Wii. At midnight, we kissed and drank a glass of sparkling wine. I am not a champagne fan so the wine was a real treat! Even Terry thought it was good. Then off to get the boys. They had a blast! Had a hard time getting them to sleep.

Funniest part of the evening is that we found a dog. Well, ok, he found us. When we were driving to the church, we saw a dog in the street. When I stopped, the dog came running out of the dark. Scared me. I put him in the vehicle and took him home. I would not want him to get ran over. Today, is New Year's and everything is closed. So there was no way to contact his owner. Hoping it will be an easy process as he is wearing a collar and it has his rabies tag on it. Nice dog and I am certain the owners are frantic with worry. The boys are loving his visit. I have not had to tell them to give him food and water. They can not believe how much water he drinks. They have also taken him on a walk about 3-4 times today. I would love to get another dog, but Terry is adamant about no more dogs.

All of our company is gone. Took f-i-l back to Nebraska on Christmas Day. Whew! We made it. He was in good health and he didn't croak from the salt intake. Then we travelled to Lincoln to spend time with my family. I was the guest finally. That was kind of nice. I tried to help my sister out as much as possible. I still don't get some things my family treats me. Has never made sense to me. Oh well. Life is short.

Jimbo has a fabulous light show this year. Him and his Christmas lights. I was really impressed with them. My niece, mother, sister and I drove to the corner and watched the lights. Also, listened to the radio station. It was really nice. Only came back because we were hungry and thought the steaks should be done. My nephew, BJ, cooked the steaks. Glad he doesn't take after his dad in cooking steaks. Bert's idea of cooked steaks is well done. BJ likes to eat his like that but he cooked everyone else at around medium. Good food! I would have liked to stay a day longer, but I decided I needed to get home. Glad we did as I was ill the next day and I would have had to drive home like that. Besides, Terry had a day off to enjoy around the house. No family members visiting. Pure heaven!