On December 24th 2010 we welcomed a new great-grandson into our lives. My husbands granddaughter who resides in Pennsylvania gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. I find it interesting and humorous that I am a great grandmother before I am a grandmother! However, I will welcome the little sweeties no matter what relation I am to them. They plan to move back to Montana soon and then we will be able to see him before he turns 21.
Christmas was quite enjoyable this year. My husband and I managed to get a tree that was not "psychotic and bi-polar" this year. It actually had branches where they were supposed to be and only one top! It stayed fresh until the day I took it down. We had my daughter and son-in-law over for our new family tradition of Christmas brunch. I loved putting it together for them. We got them a GPS this year for Christmas and a book about Geocaching. My husband spent several hours on the computer researching caches in Belgrade and Circle Montana so they could go out and look for some. By the afternoon, they had already picked a name for their new GPS. They love to hike so we thought and very much hope that they will embrace this hobby. It is so enjoyable and very family friendly.
This year finds me in a new building work wise. I have been contracted with Riverstone Health now for almost three years and we recently moved across town to a brand new office building. It is all state of the art and economical. Still, I don't quite feel like I belong there nor do I feel like I still belong to the Mental Health Center. I seem to be caught in this middle rift where I am a "man without a country" so to speak. Although, this year at the Mental Health Christmas party I did win a prize which is a first in the 11 years I have been there. It was interesting how God knew that I needed gas as I won a $15.00 gas card and had managed to get to the part on fumes.
I am confused at the direction this country is going. I am very glad that the Republicans took back the House. It was only a mater of time before the American people opened their eyes and saw Obama and his leadership for what it was. The path he is taking us is not the way we want to go. He keeps saying he's giving us more jobs but tell that to the people that are about to lose their homes and to those who are living in their cars. I for one hope that we can get someone into the White House who is not afraid to lead and not so wimpy. We need a leader who can stand up to all the terrorists and stare them straight into the face. I am sick and tired of watching our current president make a "media hog" out of himself and when the going gets tough, place his tail straight between his legs and sulk off. It just makes America look weak and we are not weak! Thank God the Dream Act was defeated. There is no way I want to give illegal aliens a leg up in this country. They have all but bankrupted California by using up all the services and not paying for them. We should be paying more attention to our citizens who are here and who came here legally before we assist those who snuck over the border. If we were to sneak over the border of Mexico, we would end up in a Mexican prison for years. No Mr. President! Back up the truck, get the supplies and finish the fence so we can get our border states out of the red and into the black. Be a man for once and put down the basket ball, stand tall and tell the Mexican government if they continue to turn a blind eye that there will be no more assistance except a maned border and a brand new fence that cannot be scaled or dug under.
I don't know about you but is the weather crazy at your house?? We have had snow and cold for quite some time now and frankly, I am fed up with it. Being a snow bird is looking really good right now. If I was retired, I would be basking in the sun down south someplace but they aren't doing too well either with all the rain. Some of the places have had the whole years worth of rain in just a few days. That cannot be good.
We will be heading out for another Geocaching adventure "across the pond" to Hawaii in the distant future. The sun will be a welcome companion for 9 days. We always use the same house sitter who loves to take care of the home while we geocache the day away. It's a good job for someone who is unemployed and he does such a fine job. The local police also assist with increased drive bys. We love to travel when we can and always come back to a clean home. We are not real sure when we will go yet as I have to look at my work schedule so if we don't make it this year, we will in one of the future years.
So for now, we approach 2011 with great anticipation. The future holds great promise for us and I hope it does the same for you. Cheers! Freedancer
