OMFG, my kingdom for a shovel

This depending on the kindness of others thing is getting old, surely for them as well as for us.

Plus, we're running low on cookie bribes and there isn't any flour left at the store!!

"A" it!!

Haven't done that since I was, what, 8 or 9? But having friends over to play Nintendo is still AWESOME!

What I Learned in Couples' therapy

"I don't think that your killing me is good for our marriage."

Wisdom!

Bad dreams

Believing you are going to die and/or be eaten doesn't exactly make for a restful night.

Year of fun

I can feel my youth rapidly receding in the distance. It's certainly not a mindset, because god knows that I often think, feel, and act like a giddy child, but a set of body aches, pains, and expanded consciousness. I'm more careful with myself than I used to be, because the weight of experience tells me OW OW OW to PAY ATTENTION, or I'll just pay.

Still, that doesn't mean that I am a washed up, haggard old lady (just yet). I've got plenty of fun left in me, and I intend to NOT spend it (all) mindlessly staring at my (huge, glorious, surprisingly wonderful, flat screen, wall-mounted, Wii-and-blu-ray-enabled) TV. Armed with friend-seeking intentions and Groupon, this should be a busy, productive, and enormously entertaining year. That's my only resolution, and I'm determined to stick to it.

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Oh wait, I also resolve to practice my Mandarin. We really need to, since we are going to China this year. So maybe that's not a resolution so much as a travel necessity? Regardless, I post it here to throw my hat over the fence. SPEAK MOAR CHINESE already.