My 2009 In Review

The good, the bad, and the just plain awful.
Good: All my family and friends and myself made it through the year with our health intact. Everyone I love and care about is still here. VERY GOOD.
Good: I still have all five dogs here, Dusty's age is beginning to show as are the effects of Blitz's disease, but relatively speaking all dogs have great quality of life and good health. VERY GOOD.
Bad: I had to give up the dream of competitively showing Blitz. He simply does not have the stamina to train to be competitive. I still may show him in Novice next year, but it would be unreasonable to expect and/or train for those dazzling scores. He loves to work and needs to work, but it's just too much for him. That was a bitter pill to swallow.
Good: Moto is turning into a nice Obedience dog. He surprised me a great deal as we bonded this year. He doesn't miss working but when he does work, he puts a lot of effort into it.
Good: Effective tomorrow I will be the proud owner of Community Hospitality LLC, aka "Welcome Wagon". I'm really excited about advancing my role as the Face of Kearney and this will greatly add to our income, which leads me to
Awful: The Sony plant in KC shut down. This means my husband is unemployed, and has been for six months. We are lucky that Sony gave him a great "parachute" but he does need to get a job, and soon.
Most Awful: The car accident. The effects of this will not go away for a long time. While my body is pretty much healed now, the emotional effects have kicked in as the law suit heats up and I have to relive it again and again. I may need to seek psychological help as it takes days after dealing with reading and talking about the accident. But back to Good: I survived. It was a horrific, high-speed car crash and that in itself is a miracle. Even Better: I survived with no disfiguring injuries, or mental (well, sometimes I wonder about that - or is it menopause? Hmmmm.)
New Year's Resolutions - this will be fun to look back on and see if I did it!
- Lose Weight. At LEAST 10 pounds
- Get in Shape. And by that, have a nicely toned body that can easily run 5 miles.
- Take the plunge and show Moto. I'm going to allow some flexibility here as I won't put him out there if he's not ready. But I believe his readiness will be determined mostly by ME, with conditioning and training. I think he'll have a nice, long Rally career and maybe some Wild Card Classes.
- Have Moto ready for "real" Obedience classes by the Sheltie National in 2011, which will be in St. Louis.
But most of all - a HEALTHY and HAPPY 2010 - and I wish the same to you!