Location:It’s Almost Christmas!

…and what have you done?  Another year over, a new one’s just begun.

So, what have I done.  Man!  This was quite a year.  You’d never say though, if you’ve been reading my blog as it hasn’t been my most prolific year for writing.  The problem with writing a personal blog is that a lot of the stuff that happens in one’s life is, well, personal.  Then there’s the other stuff that happens in your life that’s not exactly personal, like work.  But writing about stuff that happens at work is not exactly cool either.  So what does that leave?  Not much.  So that’s exactly what you’ve seen from me this year.

But that doesn’t mean my life is boring.  By no means…

I’ve driven the country roads of Austria and into the heart of Vienna.  I attended a course in Vegas and brought da wife down with me so we could contribute a few thousand dollars to the struggling economy down there.  (Does that count as a charitable contribution for tax purposes?)  We took a helicopter into the Grand Canyon and took a boat ride down the Colorado River.  I took first place (high average) in my pool league back in June.  We’ve been to Newfoundland to help my parents celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and then back again a couple of weeks later to send our son off to university.  We had family visit, both planned and surprise.  I spent time in Rhode Island and made surprise visits of my own.  I put a couple of thousand kilometers on our ATV, many of those travelling at about 5 kms per hour through the beautiful valleys in southern New Brunswick.  We decided to move out of the house we’ve been living in for 11 years and build the house we’ve always wanted.  (More about that last thing when we are closer to moving in…)

I have a beautiful wife who keeps things interesting, inflates and controls my ego, and generally makes life worth living.  I have a son to be proud of… he is steadfast on his education, becoming a confident young man, is liked and loved by practically everyone who knows him, and generally makes my life worth living.  They both drive me nuts, but I truly believe sanity is over-rated.    My network of family and friends are wonderful, diverse, and all folks that I truly enjoy spending time with and around.  Life is good.

So… in a few days, we’ll celebrate our last Christmas in our current home.  We did our usual decorating routine with me pretending not to like the process and my wife and son teasing me for being a grinch.  We’ll enjoy the company of family and friends.  We’ll enjoy the time we spend with just ourselves.  We’ll reminisce of our times in our current home while we dream about the next Christmas in our new home next year.

Nothing to write about?  Heck no.  I just realized that I just don’t have the time to write!  I’ll try to do more of it though for the two or three of you who, for some reason, are interested in my ramblings here on OhMeNerves.com.

In case I don’t say it before the 25th, Merry Christmas to y’all, and a Happy New Year!

An engineer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him, “If you kiss me, I’ll turn into a beautiful princess.”

He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, “If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week.”

The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it, and returned it to the pocket.

The frog then cried out, “If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I’ll stay with you and do anything you want.”

Again the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it, and put it back into his pocket.

Finally, the frog asked, “What is the matter? I’ve told you that I’m a beautiful princess, that I’ll stay with you for a week, and that I’ll do anything you want. Why won’t you kiss me?”

The engineer said, “Look, I’m an engineer. I don’t have time for a girlfriend; but a talking frog, now that’s cool.”