January 2, 2006

• I wrote a letter for Christmas to my friends but I haven't sent it as yet.  This is so typically me.  Anyway, I want to thank some of my dear friends for their kind remarks and support.  Having lived almost 58 years I can say that my bag of experience is filled to overflowing with good friends, love, kindness and sins.  And what better time than Christmas to pull them out and offer them up to the Creator.  I have lived the best I could and pray that my awareness in the coming year will expand to include those lessons I missed in 2005.  I pray that each of my dear friends is blessed this coming year with good health and much happiness.

  
  

  So now you get my annual end of the year letter that  have not as yet mailed.

  
  

  Here I sit in front of my computer at work trying to put together a letter to send to you to make up for all the conversations we did not have this past year.  There was a time when I swore I would never do this to anyone but, alas, I am only human.  And the older I get the faster Life just runs by me.

  
  

  I hope you have had a beautiful Christmas.  We had a very fund and loving time again this year thanks to Meagan.  We were not able to visit family in Richmond again this holiday season and we missed them terribly.  We all decided to begin saving money now so that we can go to Richmond over the summer in 2006.

  
  

  Meagan's boyfriend is still living with us.  He has been with us now for 2 years.  Chris is such a nice young man and I love him like a son.  We moved into a three bedroom townhouse this past fall in order to give him his own room.  He called our tiny den his bedroom in our old apartment.

  
  

  Meagan completed her first year at college and has a 3.8 grade point average.  She is still surprised that she got a B in Math since she was positive that she was going to fail it.  Math is not in our genes.  She has been working at two different restaurants as a waitress over Christmas.  She wanted to make sure that her family and friends had plenty of presents.  She has a big heart.

  
  

  Megs plans on getting a Nursing degree and then joining the Air Force as an officer.  from there she will continue her education.  Her hope is to be a Psychiatric Nurse or a Psychologist.  Her long term goal is to work in Forensics.

  
  

  Chris is working on completing his high school through the American School like Megs did.  He is not all that excited about school.  He is a man who loves to work with his hands  and is working in construction and loves it.  He is a country boy at heart.  He puts his money into the rent and expenses and has been very responsible.  I am really glad he lives with us.

  
  

  Owen was promoted to a supervisory position in Purchasing and is learning the fine art of delegating even though you can do the job yourself.  He has been working for the OMNI Hotel for 8 years and they have been very good to him.

  
  

  Owen and I celebrated our 32nd wedding anniversary.  Who would have thought it would have lasted this long.  We are a pair.  Megan turned 19 in June and is halfway to 20 by now. 

  
  

  I finally jumped over my fear of changing jobs.  I began selling Avon in the spring and was very successful at it.  That experience gave me the confidence to change jobs.  I am now working for people who have known me for years and still wanted me to come work for them.  I love working at PAS (insurance brokers) and each of the people are delightful.

  
  

  Our family has grown from 2 to 4 cats this year.  Owen said if I bring one more cat into the house he will leave.  Hmmmmmm!  Well, I will try extra specially hard not to fall in love with another stray cat.  Mocha, our oldest cat and a Siamese, has accepted the two new ones but Sweetie, the second oldest and a medium haired tuxedo marked cat, hates them all (including Mocha).  I believe she may be going through the change of life.  Hee!  Hee!  Cleo is the baby and a big Tabby.  Sam is a Tonganese and is the newest member.  They are all so unique and precious, I could not see living without them.

  
  

  I will be 58 in January.  Amazing that I have lived so long.  With some good luck and a little work on dieting and exercise I may live a few more years.

  
  

  By the way if you haven't read the DaVinci Code, give it a try.  You will be surprised at the tidbits about the Divine Feminine, the Holy Grail and the Age of Aquarius.

  
  

  May this coming year bring Joy, Love and Laughter into your life.  I pray that we are all here next year to share stories of our lives.

  
  

  Love,    zera

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