2008 resolutions!

2008~ The year of the Rat in Chinese/ Japanese zodiac. This year I am going to focus on self improvement. Not solely physical improvements I intend to make, though I do have a lot of those, my primary objectives this year are specific. Thanks to a great friend of mine, I have the opportunity to learn the Danish language. I am going to learn everything I can about that language and Danish history. It is part of my heritage and I am really interested in it. I am going to train for and complete Ragbrai 2008. I did 3 and a half days of 2007... this year I am doing it all. I did not train like I should have last time, I will not let that happen again. I am saving the tips I get from work to invest in a better bicycle, I intend to put my whole heart into it this year and have fun. My biggest goal for 2008 is a fairly typical resolution for many people to make, I have made it before. This year I am going to focus all my energy into it and live it, not just say it and wonder why it didn't happen... I am going to stop procrastinating. Many things I have put off until now, I am going to do. No more excuses. The year of the Rat will be a great year.

Kids!

My kids are great! I have four wonderful children. The middle school may not think so today, after suspending my youngest daughter for slugging a kid after he told her she looked like a boy. Well, I am sure worse things have happened. My oldest daughter came in from school today, put her back pack on the floor complaining how heavy it was. I looked at her with my sarcastic "duh" expression. She laughed and proceeded to tell me that all four of them had been playing tricks on each other with an item we have in our house. The oldest boy hid it under the covers of the youngest boys' bed. The youngest boy hid it in the oldest girls' dresser drawer. This has been going on for some time. Then, laughing hysterically, she admitted the oldest boy placed the item in her back pack last night. She unzipped her bag, and pulled out~ our fire extinguisher. I asked what would happen if there was a fire. Three of my four kids that were standing there said at the same time, "We'd know right where to look." So funny!

New Year Resolutions

So many things to accomplish, so little time. Here is my list... (1) Spend time doing enjoyable things with the ones I love. (2) Become financially independent. Follow my career dreams. (3) Get in better physical shape. (4) Continue being nicotine free. (5) Train for and complete Ragbrai. Just a few off the top of my head. There are many more all involving self improvement and quality of life, these right now are my focus. I have also decided to do things I want to, but in the past worried about what people would think. Things that hurt nobody, except myself for a minute, like getting my lip/navel pierced. If people don't like it then they shouldn't have it done. I won't judge them. Happy 2007!