2012

I managed to make it through the holidays - woohoo! It was a little tougher than I expected it to be - seems my dad's absence was weighing on me and my mom. We figure last year we were still kind of just numb and so this year we were really feeling his absence. Still - I made it through and now on to 2012 and whatever it brings.

I'm starting the year off with one of my favorite pasttimes - board games. Have a couple of friends coming over to play - sometimes it's better to have just a few because then you can play games that don't have to accomodate 5-7 players...that can be limiting.

Also making Hop N John goulash .... don't know what else to call it. Black eyed beans, rice, smoked sausage, onion, celery, diced tomatoes ... I think mom said it was supposed to be soup, but it wasn't very liquidy. Adding to that some collards and cornbread ... try #3 on the cornbread. One day I'll get it right.