Happy New Year

2008 is over and a fresh new year begins. Since I met Johnny each year gets better and better. This coming year we will finish the new room and I will get to set up my sewing and crafting and be able to leave it out and have my very own space.
We are also planning on going to Mom's and help her clean out and dispers all of Bill's books. She is doing ok since Bill's death just before Christmas. She has friends in Roswell to help her adjust.
This past year was filled with good memories.
Rebecca received her PhD. and moved to San Diego. She and Phil married in April. She took a job with Sapphire Energy and seems to be loving it.
Sandra's Spencer arrived in May as we added to our family. He is number 5 grandchild. 4 boys and 1 one girl. Clay is growing and learning to be a big brother. He is so aware of everything that goes on. He talks like a grown up.
Johnny started the new sewing room for me. The garden was very prolific. I had all of the cucumbers, tomatoes and squash that we could eat. We pulled everything up except the cucumbers before we left on vacation at the end of July. I had cucumbers until the hurricane in September.
We took a wonderful vacation, with great friends, Carl and Lynda. We spent two weeks at Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons National Park. Everyone should see these places. The Tetons were great. I would like to go back there some day.
I get to keep Morgan every day during school and she is such a joy. She keeps me on my toes and is such a good little girl. We see James and John often. They are busy with school activities most of the time.
We survived hurricane Ike. This was a total new experience for me. We were without electricity for a week. Looking back it was more stressful than I realized at the time.
Our cattle "herd" grew buy 4. My heifer Coalie had her first calf and all the other cows had babies too.
We had a great Thanksgiving with Sandra, Clay and Spencer. Rebecca, Phil and Macy came for Christmas.
I am living a dream I never thought possible. Johnny spoiles me rotten and having family close by is really wonderful.