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IT WILL BE A QUIET BUT NICE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT MY MOM THIS YEAR--I CONVINCED HER TO GO HOME FOR CHRISTMAS & SHE DID IT! THIS MAKES ME HAPPY BECAUSE LAST YEAR SHE ALMOST SINGLE-HANDEDLY RUINED MY DAY LAST YEAR--BUT I LET HER! I LEARNED FROM LAST YEAR THAT I HAVE TO CREATE MY OWN HAPPINESS. SOMEONE LIKE MY MOM CAN'T TAKE AWAY WHAT I CAN ENJOY ONLY IF I LET HER.
THIS CHRISTMAS I HAVE MORE JOY THAN I HAVE IN YEARS. I GUESS IT IT BECAUSE MY HP HAS TAKEN SUCH GOOD CARE OF ME ALL YEAR LONG & I HAVE NOTICED! I LOVE TO CELEBRATE SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME FEEL SO GOOD INSIDE!
I HAVE A CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY MY HUSBAND THIS YEAR. HE HAS BEEN A SHINING LIGHT FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS WITH SOME BREAKS BUT NOT TOO LONG.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THIS YEAR TOO BECAUSE THE ECONOMY DIDN'T RUIN OUR YEAR. I AM SO SORRY FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY USUALLY DO BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE LOSSES OF JOBS, ETC.
I AM SENDING OUT HUGS TO ALL OF YOU! YOU HAVE BEEN MY SUPPORT SYSTEM ALL THIS YEAR. I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING WITH YOU MY HIGHS & LOWS IN THE NEW YEAR!
MERRY CHRISTMAS & WHATEVER ELSE YOU ARE CELEBRATING! HOOT