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March 2010
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I'm a mom of a 15-year-old daughter and a very energetic golden retriever. I lean to the right, but I don't plan on making this blog about politics unless issues demand. I do plan on discussing those things that life throws at us, from the trivial to the troubling. My goal is also to keep things relevant by keeping them local, but like the politics thing, I may draw outside of those lines from time to time. I enjoy people and their stories, because we all have one, and look forward to sharing and hearing about more.
Ready to ring in and let go
I am so there. Ready to leave the 'aughts' or 'oughts', whatever they are called. A decade that for most is remembered by great polarizing election division, 9/11, war and economic stress. Personally, it has been a decade of 5 jobs lost, 7 pets lost, several close relatives lost, and in general a lost feeling of where to turn next.
Normally, I long for a quiet evening on New Years eve, then realize my teenager may consider that a serious sign of depression, then decide last minute to attend a party where I start to wonder how soon after midnight is not considered impolite to leave. This year of all years, I have been granted such a wish. A peaceful last 1/2 hour to toast the few treasures brought to me in the last year, the last decade, alone with the only dog God has still granted me.
I have three vibrant nieces, brought to me through my brother's marriage to a lovely woman who has also been a great sister. I also have the "00's" to thank for bringing me the highlights of my daughter's growth from a toddler to a teenager, and my golden retriever Ralph, who bowed out in the waning days of the decade. I am grateful, make no mistake.
However, I share the general 'good riddance' that so many feel for a decade that has under-performed. And while I may say 'forget the last 10 years' I - like all the others - have been indelibly shaped by them as I leave them behind.
I plan on tackling the 'teens' as a stronger person for having survived, a wiser person for the lessons I have learned, and a gentler person for the trials that have humbled me to my knees.
I ask our good Lord for blessings on all of us as the clock passes into 2010, a new year, a new decade and a new outlook.
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