Who knew last year at this time – what 2007 was going to hold.
I kinda knew it would likely be the last year for my baby Ashley. She was getting up there in age and I knew it wouldn’t be much longer. She gave me 14 wonderful years which I will treasure forever.
Ashley was a good girl – a great dog.
Who also knew that 2007 would be the year I lost the two men closest to my father-figure since my dad passed away in 1990. What made this ever more bizarre was how the two men died.
Pete Farrington, my uncle, and Bob Hyland, my good friend’s father – both died on the same day at the exact same time – and both from cancer.
Both men were there for me whenever I needed them.
Both men were awesome individuals who cared greatly about their families and constantly gave of themselves to others.
Both men had incredible personalities with a great sense of humor.
Both men will be missed more than anyone will ever know.
Staying on the topic of men in my life, I stopped by my dad’s and my brother’s grave sites this month. It has been a very long time since I last visited there. I think because I cry every time I go, it makes me not want to visit very often because I don’t want to be so upset.
It’s been a frustrating year for my mom – and me – with her failing health. How she’s managed through everything is amazing. In the past 4 years, she’s had 3 strokes, high blood pressure, abdominal aneurysm, pancreatitis, middle ear infection, and a fractured hip. She’s like the Energizer bunny – “just keeps on tickin’”. Her ear infection continues to bother her and cause random dizzy spells and her hip hasn’t improved in 12 weeks. She still can’t walk more than 10 feet without pain and becoming breathless.
2007 was good to me with traveling. I spent nearly a month in Paris, a week in Spain, visited Chicago for the first time and made several trips to LA, including to Temecula wine country. The worst of the traveling this year was the trip to the Super Bowl in Miami. That’s not really fair, the trip was fine, for goodness sakes, its only a four hour drive away from here. It was the actual game-day that sucked so bad. It was so cold and pouring rain and there we were standing outside in the middle of it all for 4-hours. It’s amazing we didn’t all catch pneumonia.
The worst Super Bowl ever. (but a great team doing it!)
I’m in love wiht Paris, France! I’d go back there in a heartbeat!
Monserret, Spain
Temecula – wine country in Southern L.A. Lots of fun!
2007 was the year I made the decision to cut my hair – really short. I liked it for about a week, then couldn’t wait for it to grow out long again. When it is short, with the Florida humidity, it can kink up so frizzy that I look like little orphan Annie.
Non-Frizzy —— (Feb. 2007)
Little Orphan Leannie
2007 brought me Mikita.
And gave me a great year with Jefferson
2007 also reunited me with many old friends – some I hadn’t seen in many years.
So with 2 hours and 45 minutes left in this year, I wish you all a Happy New Year and may 2008 see all your dreams come true.
