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January 01, 2009

Happy New Year!

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Sophia wrote this message for us this morning and I had to snap a picture. Perfect for posting today. I wish you all an excellent and joyful 2009!

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We took it easy this New Year's Eve and spent the evening at home. The older girls and I worked on plans for their birthday parties, while Neil watched a hockey game on TV and Georgia fell asleep on the couch next to him. I let Sophia and Madeline stay up later than usual; they were having fun playing an art game on the computer. By the time they went to sleep, around 10:30 p.m., I was done for the day too. I decided that getting a good night's sleep would be better than staying up until midnight. It was! I was in bed for over 10 hours. Not a bad way to usher in the new year!

We also had a quiet New Year's Day at home. I was able to catch up on some photo-keeping (and sharing) tasks, and I'm very happy to have that done before January activities are in full swing.

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Today I'm thankful for:

  • statutory holidays
  • a working furnace (we thought ours was broken this morning but the problem was just a plugged hose, thank goodness!)
  • digital photography

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