Merry Christmas, almost! This weekend will find us at a Hanukkah latke party with assorted Jewish, Buddhist, and Muslim friends & colleagues, then the family Christmas celebrations and maybe a midnight candlelight service on Christmas Eve, because I love those, and then we'll wrap it up with a baby dedication at the nearby Hindu temple on the 26th. Remember when, in high school, I used to complain about how white-bread and boring Kansas was? Funny to think about that now.Once we have the religion tour squared away, I'll be ready to practice my personal favorite holiday tradition: The making of the New Year's Resolutions. Top of the list, because it has to be, is getting our finances in order again after three years of unemployment dips & assorted crap. BUT then what? The list gets better:
2. Improve my three swim strokes (free, breast, & back)
3. Relax: About work, the economy, my achievements (&/or lack thereof)
4. Be firm but compassionate in my mothering
5. Work hard, play more, make a plan to go skiing someday soon
6. Paint the damn chicken coop a color I like
7. Save money for a new bike
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Need inspiration? Tracy tracked down Woody Guthrie's resolutions from 1942. Also, the NYTimes reader-submitted remembrances of loved ones who died this year will humble you & give some perspective. It did for me, anyway. Hope all your holidays are happy!
