Happy 2009!

Yes, I'm a little late. I've been busy. As soon as my son and daughter left for Missouri, I started taking down the Christmas decorations. That's a big job because I've collected so much stuff over the years. I gathered and stacked and when hubby got home, he helped me put it all in the plastic totes and take it all upstairs. The next day, I took down the big Christmas tree. I have two small ones in the front windows - easy up and easy down, but the big one takes awhile. I have ornaments I have collected over the years for my kids, and those have to be separated out and put in different boxes. This year I wrapped them in tissue paper and I don't plan to use them any more on my tree. I will give them to the kids when they want them, and they are ready to transport.

When I finished all of that, I started the power layout to finish the two albums I was working on earlier in December. I completed 45 pages in the layout box and took that with me when I went to Missouri for my son's birthday and to retrieve my daughter. Got all of those pages assembled while I was there, so I'm finished with two albums. Since each page was doubled to make two identical albums, that means I completed 180 pages in about 2 1/2 weeks. I'm delighted.

Came back on New Year's Day exhausted but glad to be back home. The next day was spent doing inventory and end-of-year books, taking down those two little trees (that took about 30 minutes) and catching up on laundry. I finally finished with the day's chores about 9pm. I slept well that night!

Yesterday, I sewed sequins on a calendar for my mom. That took most of the day. But then came the best part of the day.

My daughter interviewed with a lady who wants to add a day spa to the offerings she currently has at her place of business. She was a little apprehensive and overwhelmed when she got home, because she will have to provide all of her own equipment and supplies and just rounding up those things herself (not to mention paying for them) is a massive undertaking. The lady suggested she bring us back to look at the space, so we went back late yesterday afternoon. The whole thing sounds very promising. We are praying for God's guidance before she makes a final decision, but so far, we have not encountered any significant negatives. It's exciting for her.

My son will be coming down for another short visit sometime in the next few days. I look forward to that, too. In short, the year is starting off well. Hope yours is as well.