Wow, December 15 already and it has been a long time since I blogged. Christmas activities and work issues have been keeping me pretty busy lately. I am taking time off from karate to let the swelling go down in my knee. I intend to go back in January and see if the knee can take it. If not, I guess more surgery is in my future.

Still loving my new camera. Haven't taken as many pictures lately but again, it's been pretty busy lately. The flip side is that I'm racking up some hours at work which will get me through the holiday bill season. I still need to think about what is ahead at work. Do I stay and enjoy the flexibility and the slow demise of my boss or do I get out and find work where I am appreciated both mentally and financially for my expertise? With Casey heading off to college sometime next year I know that I will need the flexibility, and I still want to be there for Greg and not have him come home to an empty house for hours. Oh well, it is always a dilemma.

I am feeling more and more creative these days. I am probably going to sign up for Donna Downey's class online. She inspires me, as do a lot of the people she mentions in her blog. I like the whole concept of Big Picture Scrapbooking. I am setting a goal of getting published in 2006, but won't stress if I don't. I just have to figure out this whole submitting thing first and then submit pretty often. I hope to branch out and do some very creative, original things, especially in the area of family history. I promised my Mom I would keep the family history alive and I have to admit that I haven't done as much as I should. This year I will!!! Another reason to stay at my current job is that I have the free time to do stuff like this at work. Oh well, I flip back and forth almost weekly.

Still waiting to hear where Casey is going to college. She got deferred at Harvard. We weren't too surprised because of how political it is and how you almost have to be famous or know someone famous. Anyways, her first choice is really Bowdoin and I think she will be devastated if she doesn't get in there. We just hope to hear from one of the schools sooner than April. The waiting is driving all of us crazy.

Off to watch The Apprentice finale. Hope to be better about updating this puppy.