New Year's Call

Hello there! Some of you may be busy doing last minute tasks before the year ends so you don't end up doing the same task everyday. We have a tradition to finish all our household chores like laundry before the year ends so we are not stuck with doing them all year. Uhm... let me tell you, it does not work. I have been doing laundry since I was a teenager. Ah, the new washer was installed at noon today. The old washer conked out, could not handle two teenagers. Hopefully this one lasts more than ten years.

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We are invited to a New Year's Eve party tonight. I am on call (see photo) on an auspicious day - holiday eve, end of month, end of year, full moon, blue moon, blue balls. I am on call until 8:00 o'clock AM tomorrow morning. See how hard I work? I have to multitask when I am on call. I have enough provisions though (see box of chocolates). I am getting old. I can't tolerate more than one, one piece, not one box. I talked to my friend at noon today while I was still at work eating lunch consisting of Italian Sour Cream cake and a cup of tea. They just finished their New Year's celebration in the Philippines. I chatted with my sister in New Jersey, she was doing last minute laundry.

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We are having our family pictures taken tonight. There will be fireworks and a lot of food over at my friend's house down the street. Our house is a refuge once again to another teenager who is having difficulty with her family. I don't get it. It's New Year's Eve. I am not an expert Mom but for heaven's sakes, no teenager ought to be stranded anywhere tonight but their own home which hopefully is a refuge. It's easy for me to say now. American teenagers are difficult.

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Okay I need to think of something lofty, because it is new year's eve. I should be introspective, think about my journey to self discovery and fulfillment, self-actualization, etc. etc. etc. but right now I just want my pager to be quiet. (crossing fingers). What level of human need is that? Self preservation? Okay, I'll take that. Tomorrow I will be lofty after our New Year's celebration. I planned on having seafood dinner like things that crawl and swim and turn orange when cooked.

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Okay I am being facetious and irreverent. What else is new? Seriously, thank you for all the smiles and laughter, even the tears and sorrow, the pain and anxiety, the jokes, the soothing words, inspiration, comfort, love, caring, all the gifts. I thank my angels for looking out for me and the people I love. I love all of you, yes you know who you are.

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Happy New Year!