Belated Happy New Year
The Christmas season is now finally over for yours
truly. One last family get together
yesterday at my sister’s lovely new home in Oakville. A chance for this side of the family to gather
and exchange gifts and a whole lot of food.
Hor d’ouevres and snackie food to start. Later followed by a non-traditional holiday
meal, it was pure comfort food! Baked
macaroni and cheese, some meatballs and salads.
All so delicious and set out buffet style. Pies and brownies were among the finishing
touches with coffee and eggnog.
Two of the grandchildren brought along their new Furbys. Made for some interesting conversation among
the adults and one of the resident cats didn't quite know what to make of them.
A lot of Furbish dialogue between the two toys only made sense to them. The better discovery of the day was learning
my granddaughter appears to be a budding chess player, and she’s not eight
years old yet.
Also now coming to an end are the recent shortened work
weeks – not sure how I’ll cope with a full week as of tomorrow. No doubt the traffic volumes will be back
to their usual capacity. The past two
weeks have been so enjoyable with very light traffic, but all good things…….
Speaking of good things – unlike Pam I'm thoroughly enjoying
a new Tassimo. Last month I had the good
fortune to win one at our work Christmas luncheon. Experimenting with different styles of coffee
and hot chocolates; its only limitation in my opinion is tea. Nothing beats a good pot of tea made with
freshly boiling water and being allowed to steep. Just can’t duplicate that with an instant
coffee machine. The kitchen table is
currently doubling as a T-disc dispensary, with a multitude of different
coffees to choose from while the novelty is new.
Another highlight, for me, over the past month was taking in
the première of “The Hobbit” with my oldest son. He and I share a great love for Tolkien’s
work, as well as all things Star Trek – the next film coming in May by the way. It’s become tradition for the two of us to
take in new releases at the cinemas whenever possible.
As Pam mentioned ‘Jamie Tremain’ plans a get together later
this month on a Saturday to brainstorm ideas for book number three. We are excited to start something fresh. At the same time Body Perfect will be set
loose now upon publishers and/or agents in the hopes of finding the right
connection for us. I've been using my excel
skills to create spreadsheets for keeping track of resources, potential agents,
our favourite authors and other useful information to store all in one place. Keeping it revised and current is now much
easier than hunting for a multitude of different files. A fresh start for 2013.
Hoping that all of your fresh start resolutions are
manageable and that 2013 brings you all good things and success in your
endeavours.
Cheers!
Liz
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