Heather K Stratton

2009 what a concept, that here it is almost a decade into the twenty first century and we don?t have flying cars or robots to clean for us. I feel totally mislead by science fiction books and movies! I know that most people do resolutions and plan on somehow turning into a completely different person. Yet somehow they just stop and end up feeling bad and not changing anything. I know that this sounds pessimistic, but I decided that I have looked at too many years like because someone made a calendar stating that this was the ?new year? that my whole life would change. As I told my husband when he asked what resolutions I was setting, I said that this year I am just going to survive and if good things happen then that is happy. I guess my only type of resolution would just be to be happy.

I will look back on the things that I am happy to have or have had. This starts with my husband he is so wonderful, a true blue geek who still acts like he does not understand women at all even through our four and a half years together. Next would be my daughter, now I know that some people would think this odd or incorrect, however I would not have my girl or be able to be a stay at home mom without him. My daughter is so wonderful and happy she fills my life with unbounded joy and absolute frustration. I am so happy for my family even through massive fighting or issues with each other they still have been there through good and bad times together. I am so happy to have my friends so many friends I have I have known for a very long time. I have to also say I am thankful for the friendships I have had that I have lost my friend, although very painful to go through I know my life has been very enriched for having known them. I also believe that I have learned a lot from surviving the pain of loss. Not that I would ask for more or recommend this route of action, I guess that what I am saying is if you sadly find yourself with a lot of loss, learn from it.

I am amazed at how fast time fly?s, today is my daughters two year birthday. I cannot believe it was two years ago that she was torn from my belly. She is getting so big even for a tiny girl who is in the twentieth percentile. I miss her as a tiny baby but it is so fun to hear her say all of the cute sounds that animals make. She is a riot because if you ask her to do the same sound more than twice she looks at you like you are stupid and just ignores you. I have no idea where she got that attitude!

My husband, we just found out passed his third actuarial exam! This is exciting and frightening. Exciting because he is so happy with working with math, frightening because we could have to move anywhere within weeks just depending on where he gets a job. But such is life I suppose.