My Christmas Wishes for You

     Today I am baking brownies and finishing up last minute details before all the chaos breaks loose.  This is definitely the calm before the storm as the old saying goes.  The next three days will be a whirlwind of family activities as we celebrate Christmas with all those we love.  

     Actually, my Christmas started yesterday as I partied all day with the best friends in the whole world.  The love, laughter and friendship we shared yesterday was what the real meaning of Christmas is all about.  Now, I am ready to move on with family.  My son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren will be here in the morning to stay until Saturday.  Tomorrow we will be with the Williams side of the family, Friday our immediate family will share our Christmas together and Saturday we will be with the Taylor family.    Tomorrow we will remember mom as her loss leaves an empty chair at our table but we will celebrate the wonderful memories of the woman who gave us life.

     So now, before my quiet solitude is disturbed by all the hustle and bustle, my Christmas wish for you...

1.  I wish for each of you to be surrounded by the love of family and friends.

2.   I wish you peace and joy.

3.   I wish that in all the hurrying and scurrying you will find time for yourself.

4.   I pray that no matter if you are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza or any 

      other holiday, that you will take time to give thanks and find the true meaning of the holiday.

5.   I wish you health and happiness throughout.

And now, from my family to yours...

This free digital ecard generated with Smilebox Until next time....that's my view. Kat

My Bucket Runneth Over

GBE2 Week #28 prompt - Bucket List

      This weeks topic is one I find very interesting.   I consider myself a bona fide list maker - grocery lists, shopping lists, Christmas lists,  where to go, when to go, what to take, what to do, people, etc., etc....you get the picture.   But even though I am constantly making lists, it never really occurred to me to make a bucket list.   I've heard the term and knew what it meant, but I just never felt compelled to sit down and actually think about it.  Maybe I didn't want to think about it.

      Making a bucket list requires that we think about our own mortality; not an easy thing to do, but at the same time, not a bad thing either.  On the other hand, maybe I just never felt the need because my life is so full there is not really that much I could list.  I'd like to think that is the case.

      In all honesty, I'm not sure I could come up with 100 or 101 things, whatever the correct number for an official bucket list - but I will have to admit there are a few things I would love to accomplish in my lifetime.  It might be fun to see them in writing, so, here goes.

1.  I don't even have to think about my first one.  It has been a lifelong dream, secret desire, wishful thinking,   or whatever description you want to put on it.   It would have to be to write a book and have it published.  

2.  Take a cruise.  This one I am actually going to be able to cross off in January.  My friends and I are going  on a Caribbean cruise and I am so excited.  I've always wanted to go on one.

3.  See my grandchildren grow up and have families of their own.

4.  See my husband get to retire and live life for a change.  He has been a dairy farmer all his life and works himself to death.  He doesn't know how to relax and enjoy life.

5.  Make a difference in someone's life.

6.  Get out of debt.

7.  Make it to "old" age without arthritis completely deteriorating my back and feet to the point that I end up in a wheelchair.

8.  Organize all my photos.

9.  Read all the books I have that I haven't read yet.

10.  Meet Jon Bon Jovi and see Bon Jovi in concert.

11.  Figure out how to put pictures on the side of my blog page that stay there.  I would love to show the Versatile Blogger Award and the One Lovely Blog Award that were given to me by wonderful blogger  friends but I can't figure out how to get them on there.  UGH!!

12.  Since I am dreaming, I will add how wonderful it would be to get to meet some of my new blogging      friends someday.  I am so in awe of some of you - your accomplishments and your writing skills.  I am so honored and also humbled that you allow me to be in your circle of bloggers.

      Okay, whether any of this qualifies as a bucket list or not is questionable.  Such as it is, it was fun to think about things that I haven't done, want to do, or just wish I could do.  Some for fun and some are deep desires of  my heart.  Either way, this is probably the closest I will ever get to writing a bucket list.

Until next time...that's my view.

Kat