<b><u><div align='center'><!--sizeo:6--><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#8B0000--><span style="color:#8B0000"><!--/coloro-->THURSDAY - JANUARY 1, 2009<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></div></u></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Welcome 2009.     I hope everyone had a happy, safe New Years.  We met so many new friends here during &#39;08.    I hope a lot more Crazies find us here and begin posting.      We are always looking to make new friends.   I know I am looking forward to November and meeting some of you on the ConnieGoesCrazie cruise.   <br /><br />   We went up to Deb&#39;s for awhile since Michael had to work last night.   The kids were insisting on staying up til midnight but falling asleep watching TV so around 7:30 we set the timer on the microwave, counted down from ten, banged some pots and pans and had a champagne toast (ginger ale) and they happily went off to bed, thrilled that they stayed up til midnight and the New Year (or so they thought)<br /><br />Yesterday afternoon in a burst of energy I started putting away Christmas decorations but after about an hour remembered that Heather &amp; Cait will be coming up on Sunday so that was a good excuse to stop.   At any rate, Jim will be off next week to help so I left most of it right where it was.  <br /><br />Joey - have a wonderful day at the Rose Bowl game.     <br /><br />Jackie - congratulations on the new 5er.    I wish you and Tony many happy travels in it.    <br /><br />Cheryl - beautiful pictures of the butterfly exhibits.     I know Scotty had a fun time with you <br /><br />Falina - sounds like DD has the wedding plans well thought out.  <br /><br />Time to get moving and get some things done.   Time to rearrange the dust again which is the #1 reason I began putting things away yesterday - too much work moving everything around to dust under it.   I have no idea why my house gets so dusty but it sure keeps me busy.