i'm really enjoying all the resolution and non-resolution promises i'm reading in blogland today. so much so that i feel as though i don't have to do my own list. (whew!)

we spent the eve of the new year with friends. today, we spend it in our pjs (still! it's 2:00 pm!), with family, over a grilled pork loin and traditional saurkraut (and mashed potatoes and applesauce - a very bland looking but delicious meal!). it's snowing outside - we're supposed to get a few inches by tomorrow. i resolve to be more happy about the snow. because it makes the boys so happy and excited.

the house has been used so much since thanksgiving. it needs a total spa treatment. although yesterday, after a quick vacuum of only two of our rooms (as opposed to a deep clean vacuum of all of the rooms), i was a sneezy, wheezy mess from 4:00 until 10:30. i had 1.5 benedryl early in the evening and was out cold by 10:45. it was almost worth missing the new year just for the relief (i also learned to snort salt water!). i guess i have a slight allergy to dust. that's a great excuse to get rid of all the carpet and go to hardwood, right? i guess i should resolve to start a regular cleaning schedule, and not just a clean-when-we-have-guests schedule.

favorite smithical posts from 2007
a re-blog of the i am from "essay" i did. hey - do your own now if you haven't already! blog it!
helping hands (and feet!)
a birthday surprise from my hsuband!
my first (and only?) works-for-me-wednesday contribution
cute easter sunday pictures
i'm already longing for spring as i re-read this one
the beginning of my new-found love of sewing
ahhhh...relaxing!
i think i really am going to miss these "baby" days!
the beach!
my niece sadie guest-blogs

happy new year, everyone. may 2008 be chock-full of goodness, comfort, and joy for all of you!