When I call your number on a Sunday morning to cancel a subscription, I’m not necessarily wanting to tell you my life story.
I thought you’d get the hint when I kept my answers short and sweet.
You didn’t.
I wasn’t so much in the mood to talk about what we did for New Year’s Eve, especially when you presumed that because we stayed home that we did so with “the kids.”
I know this time of year it’s normal to ask “Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions?” But when I say I didn’t and you asked, “So you’re happy with your life?” I felt that was a bit too personal. And I didn’t think you wanted to hear that, no, there are a LOT of things about my life I’m not happy with right now… that I’m going through the painful process of trying of trying to make things MORE “happy” in this regard.
So I asked you, fairly abruptly, if we could please just finish the transaction.
I didn’t want to be rude, but you weren’t getting my subtle hints… that I really just wanted to get off the phone and get on with my day, this, my last day of vacation. Other days, I would have welcomed some chit chat, but not today.
Thank you.
I’ve written 571 posts in 2008, including this one.
I can’t BELIEVE I wrote that many posts this year. I have a sneaking suspicion that most of those multiple-posts-in-one-day days were EARLY in the year. ;)
Today ends Blog 365. I checked the Blog 365 Forum yesterday, and it seems that there are a bunch of folks who have kept up with this all year. (I ran out of space in that last sentence for folks, so I’ll keep going here.) The folks I linked to there are just the folks I found on the forum. A call for other Blog 365ers on Twitter yielded Jason. For the love of God. Among the folks I “know,” there are a bunch of “still going” Blog 365ers as well: Sandy at Momisodes, Lou at LouCeeL, Danifred at Sippy Cups Are Not For Starbucks, Jientje at Heaven in Belgium, Storyteller at Small Reflections (among other blogs), and Burgh Baby’s Mom at Burgh Baby. Who else? I know there are others, probably someone really OBVIOUS. (And forgive me for forgetting. Brain. HURTS!)
To paraphrase the NaBloPoMo badge from November 2007: I blogged 365 days in 2008, and all I got was this lousy sense of accomplishment.
I’m glad I saw this through, though. Perhaps it will lead to the confidence to accomplish bigger, more important goals.
As for my immediate future, I’m planning on taking a little break… maybe a day… maybe a week… maybe a month (maybe just an hour?). I’m really not sure. But I’m looking forward to blogging when I want to… when I have something to SAY. If I had to give a goal, it would be to blog an average of 3 times a week. We’ll see how that all works out this time next year.
Onward to 2009, friends. I look forward to seeing you then.
Most folks think of the last few weeks of each year as “the holiday season,” regardless of WHICH holidays you observe.
In our house, it’s the “veterinarian season,” as three of our four pets have their annual doctor visit and shots during this time.
When I got my cats (littermates) in 1999, I knew they were going to get, shall we say, expensive, as they reached their senior years. And when I got Toby in 2001, who also had a 1999 birthday, I knew I was REALLY in for it.
THEN I met Ed, who has a dog a year older than my three.
Friends, I might as well just deposit my December paychecks into our veterinarian’s bank account.
Look at these four faces, though.
Keeping them around for a few years longer will be worth it.
Writing while on the road..
Stellan has REALLY bad RSV. They’re saying 7-10 days in the hospital and MAY need to be put on the ventilator. More details at www.mycharmingkids.net and @mckmama on Twitter.
We’re spending the day in Chattanooga, first at the aquarium, then at Rock City to see the light display. Here’s a shot Ed took.
MckMama just updated her blog. Stellan just has a cold… a REALLY nasty one… but just a cold.
HOORAY!
Thank you for your prayers.
(Photo by MckMama, taken 12/25/08.)
Remember baby Stellan?
He’s back in the hospital. He caught an illness from his older siblings. They older kids “kicked” it easily, but they think he may have RSV.
His heart rate is VERY high (more than 220), and his oxygen concentration is very low (80% range), both as of last night. These symptoms could be because he’s so sick. They’re worried, however, that it’s indicative of the return of the heart condition that he almost didn’t survive while he was still in Mom’s uterus.
They hope it’s “just” RSV. And they realize how strange it is to hope it’s “just” RSV.
Also, they’re away from home, which makes all of this even more difficult.
You can check out her blog for updates at My Charming Kids. Her Twitter name is @mckmama. (She may be updating via Twitter more often.)
Please pray for them.
Ed and I had a nice Christmas. We spent Christmas afternoon with my extended family (minus one aunt, who spent the holiday with friends, and my dad, who was home really sick).
After dropping Toby off at home (from the photo above, it’s clear that he was tired), we went to Mike and Christie’s for Christmas dinner number 2. As is often the case, Sam provided a lot of good photo ops.
But first, Ed playing Guitar Hero.
Now, Sam with one of his Christmas presents (the tunnel, not the train).
Yesterday, we bought 16 bags of Christmas candy at 50% off. And then I went into a couple of other stores where there was candy for MORE than 50% off. I hate when that happens. But I did get two bags of Rolos in the bargain. :)
That’s 18 bags of candy, folks. No I won’t buy any candy for quite some time. :)
I don’t go back to work until January 5, so we’re going to do a good combination of nothing and something, which is my idea of a perfect vacation.
Eating 50% off candy helps the old vacation cheer, too. :)
What have you been up to over the last few days?
Toby, Fox and Ed on the rocks in the middle of the parking lot at Stone Mountain… I couldn’t believe how much the dogs loved climbing those rocks. I think it was the dog’s equivalent to the playground. :)
Stumble It!