HERE GOES, I'M GOING TO TRY TO BRING MY BLOG UP TO DATE !

I KNOW, I KNOW, IT'S BEEN SINCE SEPT. THAT I HAVE ACTUALLY HAD TIME TO SIT DOWN AND UPDATE MY BLOG. IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLY BUSY BETWEEN BEING GONE, THE HOLIDAYS, REAGAN IN THE HOSPITAL, AND THE CHORES ETC. I THINK I WILL GO BACKWARDS STARTING WITH BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR.

FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS OR SO SCOTT AND I HAVE SPENT NEW YEARS IN LAVA HOT SPRINGS, IDAHO. THIS YEAR WAS NO EXCEPTION. WE LOVE TO SOAK IN THE HOT POOLS, SHOP THE QUAINT LITTLE SHOPS, HAVE OUR PALM READ, AND JUST PLAIN RELAX. WE LOVE THE SLOW PACE, AND HAVE MADE MANY GOOD FRIENDS OF THE LOCALS. WE VISIT LAVA ABOUT 5 TIMES A YEAR, ITS CLOSE ENOUGH ( ABOUT 3 HOURS ) THAT WE CAN THROW OUR CLOTHES IS A BAG AHEAD AND BE THERE FOR A WEEKEND GETAWAY OR A SHORT VACATION OVER JULY 24TH. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST THE TWO OF US, BUT MANY TIMES WE ARE JOINED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THIS PAST NEW YEARS OUR GOOD FRIENDS JOHN AND MANDY GARCIA JOINED US. THEY STAYED WITH US THE WHOLE TIME WED. THRU SUN. AND THE GIRLS, GENTRY, REAGAN AND SUMMER, WITH THEIR HUSBANDS AND BOYFRIEND AND FRIENDS STEPHANIE AND LISA, CAME UP TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH US. THERE ARE TWO BARS IN TOWN WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF EACH OTHER AND WE SPENT THE NIGHT GOING FROM ONE TO THE OTHER LISTENING TO THE MUSIC AND DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY. SCOTT SPENT ALOT OF TIME DANCING WITH THE GIRLS, MY FROZEN SHOULDER IS BETTER BUT CAN'T QUITE MAKE ALL THE TWISTS AND TURNS THAT IS REQUIRED WHEN WE WESTERN SWING. WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME AND CHEERED AS THE CLOCK STRUCK MIDNIGHT. RESOLUTIONS ? ALWAYS MAKE EM NEVER KEEP EM. MY HOPES FOR THE NEW YEAR ARE THAT WE ALL HAVE GOOD HEALTH, THAT THE GRANDCHILDREN DO WELL IN SCHOOL, THAT MY CHILDREN AND GRANCHILDREN VISIT ME OFTEN, THAT THEY FIND A CURE FOR CANCER, AND THAT REAGAN STAYS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL ! I HOPE THAT ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY REALIZE THEIR DREAMS AND KEEP THEIR RESOLUTIONS !