The First Blog of 2009

Before I start my first blog of 2009 I would like to put a comment that Craig but in my blog... knowing not a lot of people come back looking at comments from past blogs

Craig wrote:Thank you to my family for the warm welcome to my new family into our home ! love you all and cant wait to see everyone soon! craig simone and the kids!

The first blog of a new year and I have been thinking about it ... and really didn't come up with anything earth moving as I worked around the kitchen once again this morning as I get ready for once again more company...(not a complaint here just a comment).....The turkey has been cooked.. all 34 pounds of it... cut and in the fridge until I take part of it out to heat up a bit before serving it... the veggie except for the potatoes are ready to go.. that is Carl's job once again.. the table is set once again but without the Christmas dishes back to the ordinary ones....the wine is chilling, the beer is cooling and everything else should be ready by the time the first guest comes through the door ... and I may even be dressed by that time...

Looking back over last year... there is not a lot that I can say about it... there has been a lot of changes in the family.... Danie and family moved back to Canada from India... I am sure if you ask Yvette she is not upset with that move one bit... Roger and Flo moved back home from up north... Pat took a job here in Bathurst for 2 years .... Rebecca and Matthew got married.... Craig and Simone as well... Our Matthew moved back home then decided that there was nothing here for him so he moved back to Edmonton... Robin and Amanda bought a home...and thinking here I can't remember much more... would not be good with yearly news letters would I because I don't get track of things all that much...

As for me well I am still where I was last year... Carl has been moving around with his work... and will probably continue to when work gets back... I keep the home front in tack...

I would like at this time wish everyone a very Happy New Year... hope all will go great with you through out the year but there is always some bumps in the road and we will all manage to get of them I am sure...

To those who are far way I miss you and wish you are close by so we could see each other more often... actually those who are close I wish the same thing... we don't seem to see each other all that much .... maybe that will be my promise this year to myself...to see everyone more often ...

Have a good one all.... and keep smiling

Hugs always

JoJo

Oh yes I forgot to add a few photos that Pat took of Roger and Flo opening their gifts when they came home on Boxing Day... I will include them with the ones I will post this week of new years... I know I am slow...