Wow. I may survive. I am still stiff and sore, but I think I will survive!

We did very little yesterday. I got out of the house one time to go to the storage facility and to the grocery store, but that was it. Oh, throw in a stop at the Southern Hill Post Office on my way too.

I figured as a precaution, I should put an electric heater in the big company travel trailer. I would hate to have to plumb! While I was there I went ahead and winterized the drains as well. I stopped in at Albertson's and picked up a few items before returning home.

When I got home, I had decided we would eat brisket for supper. Rian had cooked (although he said he wasn't) some briskets for a friend to take to Mexico to Greenlawn's missionaries. Rian said he just could not turn the gentleman down. So, when Rian told me he was cooking, I told him if he had room or needed one more to fill the pit, put my name on it! He did and we did and we do.

Krl and I continue to talk about 2008 Christmas night at our home. Some really funny stories. The oldest grand daughter (Lrn 20) took the middle grand son to the bathroom. He needed to do little business. She tried to sit him down but he revolted, telling her he wanted to stand on the toilet seat! She obliged, and shortly thereafter he was hosing down the tank, the seat, and the wall! When they returned from the bathroom Lrn was very frustrated and told her tale. #2's Dad told her, you have to aim. She responded that she kept picking him up and tilted him this way or that to try to make him more accurate. #2's Dad got more specific, no you have to aim IT!

Before it was all said and done, Lrn conceded that she knew nothing about little boys peeing. It was all very funny.

One other story was a call #1's Mom got from the school teacher. Does Reid know the word of china? Huh? And their conversation went on and on. As it turns out #1's Dad left his school early to pick Reid up from school, when he arrived he asked about the word of china. The teacher was very confused. They finally figured it out, and #1's Dad turned very red and was embarrassed. It seems the teachers inquiry wasn't about "the word of china".

The word was vagina.

And #1's Mom and Dad agreed, #1 doesn't know that word, and it isn't used in normal conversation around their home.

One thing about it, they are gathering fodder for the baby books!

Three days left in '08. I can't believe it, can you? It has been a blur!

I have began thinking about '09. What is in store for all of us? I wish I had a crystal ball. What is the economy going to do? Is it a bear market or a bull market (or is there really any difference?).

Hey, enjoy and reflect in these last few days of '08 and think about '09 with great anticipation of good things happening in your life!

Have a day!

FATHER, thank YOU for all the blessing of this year. And we thank YOU for all the blessings the New Year will bring. YOU are good!