Setting the bar low

Happy New Year, readers of the blog! I stayed home last night to celebrate the coming of 09, but what I was really most grateful for was to see the hind end of 08 as it turned and ran at midnight. Let's see, in 08 I:

left my husband of 12 years because he had a big fat affair

sold my outrageously awesome house

ended homeschooling my boys

moved (hate moving, hate it hate it hate it)

lost my father-in-law unexpectedly 

had a friend lose her 4 month old baby

two friends' houses burned to the ground

So I'm hoping that 09 will be better. Which is not much to ask, considering, and there are already signs that life is good. And honestly, the only thing that happened in 08 to me that was really bad was losing the boys' grandfather--the rest was more growth-potential bad than really tragic.  I'm all about the growth potential, like a small cancer cell just lying in wait for the moment when if can forgo apoptosis and become renegade and out of control! 

Ok, reigned myself in, got a little excited there. But how can one not get excited when thinking about programmed cell death? It's pretty much on par with non-Newtonian fluid. Which, readers, is almost the reason I live.

Here's to 2009! May you all find peace and joy in life!