Starfish

1. List five happy memories of 2009 - - my friend Joanne's miraculous recovery - getting good news from my mother's doctors - graduating from massage school - California! - dinner in NYC with two of my favorite people (do I have to stop at 5?) 2. Describe four things you've learned this year - - how to give a massage - to greet a llama by showing my profile and allowing it to sniff my hair - that my cousin Charlie is an awesome glass blower and artist - how to apply bare minerals make up (lol) 3. Which three relationships in your life have changed the most this year? - my marriage - a friendship here has strengthened dramatically, while another has sadly faded away, both due to one misunderstanding and their different reactions to it - thanks to Facebook, I've been catching up with a few old friends, so those friendships have gone from almost nonexistent to lots of fun 4. Name two new places you went this year - - Fresno, California - St. Charles, Illinois 5. What things did you accomplish this year that you are proud of? - graduated from massage school and started my own business - completed hospice volunteer training (I start in January!) 6. Take this quiz - Can You Change Your Life? You Can Change Your Life, But It Won't Be Easy You really, truly want to change. You're just not sure that you can do it. You need a solid plan, supportive friends, and a strong will. Think about times you've made hard changes, and what you did to get through them. A change is in your future - you just need a little help getting started.

Mine would go to Last Chance Ranch, a local horse, dog and cat rescue group. Although I know a few people who could really use the gift card, they're friends - but would Oprah know that? Hmmm.

Although I love REM and Losing My Religion, I think Smells Like Teen Spirit is THE absolutely perfect rock song.

I love my new knives!

absolutely nothing, now... I drove my daughter to the airport at 4:30 AM (ugh!) but I plan to spend the rest of the day relaxing. The last two days were crazy!

I'm late, but I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

Sharon, the cruise queen finds this idea unappealing? LOL I watched a show on the travel channel about people on houseboats and was very impressed - they can be gorgeous! I think it would be fun... for a while.

Ref, when did you become Barbara Walters? LOL I would be a weeping willow, because I find them very soothing.

Ordered mine! woohoo! If you're outside the US and want a copy, let me know - I ordered an extra for just such emergencies.

OMG I love that mooning smiley, LOL!

Just call 'em yoga pants Today I learned that my beagle is capable of reaching a bag of dog food stored in the laundry tub... if my son comes home from college and leaves his bag of dirty laundry on the floor in front of the tub. Had I not walked in when I did, she might have exploded, because she sure wasn't planning to stop eating!

The Angry White Guy Polka - Weird Al Yankovic

Sounds like a good place to retire - Phuket Island!

Mark Knopfler - Telegraph Road - and I would prefer a live performance

no interest in any of them!

Happy Birthday!

I'm shocked! (ha)

I'm sure she's a delightful woman... and he's obviously got a good heart. That's a great story.

I lost my mind, and there is little hope of recovery. Can I buy a new one?

My wish would be good health for my mom and a couple of special friends.

Beautiful - I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Sharon! I LOVE what he does with the Nutcracker Suite!

mail the very few Christmas cards that I'm sending out plan and shop for Christmas dinner wrap a couple of gifts

I am a big fan of The Daily Show.

1. What is your favorite hot beverage? hot chocolate 2. Describe your favorite hot food? vegetable soup 3. What piece of clothing makes you feel warm and snuggly the moment you put it on? my thermal-lined flannel shirt - although everyone in the house makes fun of me for wearing it, it's WARM 4. Do you warm up your car on cold days? Do you run the heat all the time or just enough to defrost the windows? I rarely warm up my car, but once I'm in it, I run the heat all the time. 5. What is your ideal warm-weather vacation spot? any beach will do! 6. Take this quiz - What Type of Weather Are You? You Are Rain You can be warm and sexy. Or cold and unwelcoming. Either way, you slowly bring out the beauty around you. You are best known for: your touch Your dominant state: changing

Assuming my friend did the knitting, that's the one I'd treasure.