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I was out wandering the woods on this fair winter's night and saw the light from the palace window, thought I'd stop to wish you all the best of the holiday season. It has been far too long since my path took me by way of the Royal Grounds.
So much has happened this last year...I am a new grandma to the most beautiful little girl the world has ever been blessed with. She is 4 weeks and 1 day old today. A fresh start is imminent in the Wild World, and I figured the New Year would be bringing a new thread...leave breadcrumbs and I will follow! |
A "semi-normal" day today...This is the plan. Walk, groom and work! A normal Monday! Only a few more days to 2009! Who'd have thought!
Congrats on the grandbaby Wildfire..nice to see you here! Good going on the :dance: down Janga! You will do this! We've had unseasonally warm weather here...with rain. It looks not bad now, so I will walk... Have a great day all! Back on the wagon! |
:flame: Yes, Wildfire, there is always a light on for long lost friends, happy wanderers, and weary stragglers! Congratulations on your 'New Grandma' status! How wonderful for you!
So all, the wagon is loading up...ALL ABOARD! No matter what your holiday was like... :devil: or :angel: Fresh Start cards are being handed out to one and all! Declare your New Year intentions, climb aboard, and let's see what this New Year's gonna bring! Wow, that sounds like New Thread material... should I start a new one? Mayhaps I will do just that on the 1st. Unless faire Arabella would like the honours... she always does such a lovely starter! (like my underhanded attempt at drawing you out, A?) ;) Actually, I'm hoping to draw ALL queens out of hiding... Let's face the New Year together, faire :queen:s... there's safety in numbers! |
:hat:Have a busy day lined up....so I will wish you all happiness, health and peace for the incoming year! :woo:
Happy New Year! :celebrate: :cheers: |
hi wildfire-so nice to see you. congrats on your new grandbaby!
hello to ceara, kat, arabella, janga, kaylets, anagram, andria, and all our loverly royals!! :) i wish everyone a happy, healthy, and peaceful 2009! had a nice christmas at good friends' home, with lots of kids, adults, noise, and great fun. can hardly believe 'tis the end of another year already. i say this every single year, of course, but it feels true every year. i have been hanging on to food and exercise plan. lost 3 lbs (now 222.) have de-cluttered another closet, and moved around some pictures/prints on my walls recently. now i have one wall which needs something, but will live with it as-is for a while until i can feel what really belongs there. i hadn't planned to move things around when i started but it just felt like i am preparing for the new year, and some good changes, so i went with it. well, my dear queens, happy new year!!!! |
Hello all!
Wildfire! Congrats to you and yours! What a wonderful holiday you are having! You sound as though you are floating! WSW: congrats on your amazing loss! I am jealous of your closet too! Katrina: sounds like an ideal thread start!! :) Janga: I'm looking forward to your January posts! Always fun to see what you will devise! And good for you on getting those "temp" pounds to drop. Ceara: How goes it?? We could use that warm weather tonight, the wind is blasting and its COLD!!!!!!!!!! Anagram: I know its cold your way too! How did the princesses fare this holiday? And you too? WoodNymph: How goes it in your palace? I know you have lots to share! **** Yes, I am coming on board too! I have had enough and am ready ! We spend NY's quietly... inside.... in our area tonight we have crazy wild winds and many, many homes are without power. DH picked me up from work and suddenly, lots of traffic lights were out, stores, restaurants, etc were dark, dark, dark. What a night to be without power!! Again, I think of how much I really do have in my palace. It might be a tad chilly but it is a very windy cold night and I am a tightwad. But I am grateful t hat I can turn up the heat if I want. Meanwhile, I will put on gym sox and my heavy robe. And in appreciating what I have in other ways, I have been thoughtless for too long. Lots of things for me to seriously consider this evening. Here's to the best year ever! :celebrate: |
Just a fly-bye to say how lovely t'is to see folkettes in the palace on this New Year's Eve! I had a nice day but am sinkin' into the usual malaise I experience on this night, howsomever t'will not move me to eat a bunch o' stuff, I am going to bed soon!
Wildfire, so nice to see thee and hear the news o' thy little grandprincess! Congratulations. Sword Bearer, Kaylets, WSW, Arabella, Katrina, anagram, andria and all royals that I may have missed since I was last able to access the palace under the old name, t'is great to "see" thee! Happy New Year to all! I am soldierin' away on the Janus project (looking back and looking forward, all at the same time) this day, walked three hours and am pooped, but t'was a loverly day here in my part o' the world, warm and green (after the sun came up, before that it was freezing). |
Happy New Year, Queenlies!
:cheers: :ginger:
Oy. Where have I been? Well, this has been the busiest, most stressful "holidays" I've ever done. Other than Christmas day itself, I haven't had any time off and I swear I'm just about ready to throw a champagne glass at the next person who invites me to a party. :devil: But. I worked a couple of extra-long days to get stuff done ahead so I can (mostly) take today and tomorrow off and almost get a long weekend out of the holidays. Next year will be different, I swear! :yes: And you can imagine what the eating's been like, also no doubt partially responsible for the extra stress. And it was lovely to wake up today, blizzard notwithstanding, and feel like I've got the whole day to look after myself. I'm going to bundle up and walk around the harbour. Do some yoga. Meditate, lounge, Reiki, pedicure. Maybe watch "It's a Wonderful Life" or visit my sister or perhaps even do both simultaneously. DH rented a bunch of videos that I have no interest in, lots of violence and nihilism. Next year I'm going to try to impose a moratorium on nasty movies at least until after Christmas. Two years in a row, I'm wrapping gifts and preparing things for Christmas, when I want to have soft music playing and a glow in my heart and I'm hearing explosions, screams and gunshot. I'm sure if I ask him nicely he'll be okay with holding off. It just makes me feel like crying. Gee whiz. He just came in and asked me if I'd be willing to watch one of the movies he got tonight. I nicely refused and said that I want to keep my spirits up and that that kind of movie makes it hard for me. He's not always into grim movies but for some reason when he takes time off that's the kind of thing he wants to see. :shrug: Anyway, enough of that. One resolution is to stand up for myself and protect my own good spirits in whatever way I can. :) This is also a good day to get myself sorted for the year to come. Christmas day was very nice. We went to my sister's on Christmas Eve for the usual gathering and then home for port and cheese with DS & his GF. They stayed overnight and after the too many presents we had a lovely brunch -- seafood quiche, champagne and orange juice. Then out to SIL's for games and turkey dinner. Very satisfying. :) Wildfire! :hug: So glad to see you in the palace -- was just thinking of you the other day. :) WSW, sounds like your Christmas was lovely. It really is nice to have a party on the day and lots of people. I'm definitely not a quiet Christmas kind of person. :) Janga, I'm loving the sound of your Janus project. Shall do similar. :) Ceara, busy? Check! Full of food? Check! TGI New Years. :) Kat, you're a lovely thread starter and you have my blessings 100%! I'm just happy to have time to post and reconnect with my Royal friends. :) Kaylets, I won't ask you if you don't ask me. ;) Now, onward we go. :) Anagram, is your family visiting you or vice versa? Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! :) K, Dollings, the tempest rages and tempus fugit! :snowglo: I must get out there to get the steps recorded on my pedometer for this day (clears at noon). Love to one and all and have a fabulous day. This is our year! :cheers: |
Happy New Year, all!
New site is presently under construction, so please bear with me... I'm only on my second cup of coffee! I'll be back in a bit to hand out Fresh Start cards and officially invite y'all to climb aboard! |
Come on down, :queen:s !! New thread's open!
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