2009: The Year in Review

2009 was a pretty good year for Mama Gusta:

Comet is a super kindergartener and continues to delight (most of the time). He is growing and growing up.

GameGuy has remained his own sweet, handsome, extremely witty self, and I still think I got the best one (of the men).

Except for continuing saga my sassafrassin' burst disk and the chronic pain in the (nearly) ass of it, plus a few bumps and bruises and occasional vomit, we had our health! Most important thing.

We moved to house that I LOVE in the same city/county that I LOVE! Our old house was lovely, but I did not LOVE it. Also, we have a community pool here and that spells daily summer activity for Comet!

I kept off 25 big ones (pounds).

I started volunteering a Comet's school, and I really like it.

The cats are still in good health and seem to like their now homes.

And, I don't want to say "best of all" but it often feels like it: We can mix our recyclables in with our trash because there is a new plant the separates them on site! I bless them every time I toss something in the trash or don't have to contemplate washing out a peanut butter jar! Hey, a gift's a gift!

So, adios, 2009! Thanks for the memories!


I don't do resolutions because I'm too rebellious to even follow my own advice, but here's what I'd like to see happen/do in 2010:

I want to be back pain free, through exercise, witch doctory, or even surgery. This is too much already. I am also going to get a few personal training sessions to strengthen my gol darned core which is letting me down!

I want to go to a foreign country. I have never been. I think I would like to go to England, but a Caribbean cruise would do nicely. I wanna go, go, go!

I want to have myself hypnotized and take the GRE--okay, I'll study, too. This will help me toward becoming a kindergarten teacher or at least and aide, plus, I will have taken the GRE. Just typing the letters makes me start to hyperventilate.

I want to be happier about what I have to be happy about.

Welcome, 2010! Let's have a good one!