ON A FINAL NOTE FOR 2014

Dear God, we have to talk. 

For many years now I have got to this date and looked back in horror at the year that has been. Yet again, I find myself in this predicament. What's going on God? My year has been a bit like that joke going around, where someone asks Santa for a slim body and a fat purse and he gets it all mixed up, and the person gets a fat body and a slim purse.

I am feeling a tad ripped off AGAIN!

Now I know that you know what you're doing, but do you think I could maybe offer a few suggestions to guide you for next year...cos it must be difficult dealing with so many people and so many stories.

Firstly God, a bit of overall health in this family wouldn't go astray. It's not that we don't like hanging around hospitals checking out the cute medical students. It's just wearing a bit thin and it costs a small fortune in parking fees.

Second request if it's ok. I would like to stop feeling like I'm constantly waiting for the next thing to go wrong. It's sort of getting on my nerves and making me into a bigger stress head than I already am.

Thirdly a Lotto win must be on the cards...right? 

By the way God, here's a little something I thought I'd share with you cos it hasn't been ALL bad ALL the time. Here are some highlights from 2014.

2014 LUMPY CHRONICLES AWARDS

MOST POPULAR POST - Introducing Ashton GUEST BLOGGER ( my smarty pants daughter took out top post for the year on my blog. Over 1100 people read her posting.

MOST POPULAR ON GOOGLE PLUS - 'Twas the week before Christmas ( hard market to crack and suddenly I hit the jackpot).

MOST SURPRISING LOCATION WHERE BLOG IS READ - Ukraine ( ?)

LEAST SURPRISING LOCATION WHERE BLOG IS READ - Australia

HAPPIEST MEMORY IN 2014 - the Eagles and 96fm visit to our girl in hospital.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD - +Telstra for iPad and modem to our girl

NICEST PEOPLE ON EARTH AWARD - +Midwest Charity begins at Home team

PERSON OF THE YEAR - Dr Hot Stuff 


Till next year...xxx
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WHAT ARE YOUR NEW YEAR WISHES?

Today for a moment everything felt so " normal". The husband was mowing the lawn, the favourite youngest daughter ( FYD), home for a visit was cooking and I sat quietly sipping my new vanilla coffee from Bali. We attended church in the morning and had friends call over mid morning. We then had family and more friends come to visit in the afternoon and exchanged Christmas greetings and cards and caught up on all the gossip.

I remember telling students not to use the word " nice" because it was too general. Well, I'm about to break my own rule because today was " nice". It made me feel good. It made me feel normal. As I said to my sister in law, you could almost think the problems in this family are finished, that all is well and life is peaceful.

I wish that was the case. 

Christmas will come and then we will see in another year where only God knows what is in store for us with doctors, hospitals etc. In the meantime we wait and go through the motions of Christmas and New Year. 

This year I'm done with New Year's resolutions so there will be none from me. How can you keep resolutions when your life is continually messed about?  Instead of resolutions I'm compiling a list of my New Year's wishes. I've thought long and hard about these. What do you think?

For the FED ( favourite eldest daughter) I wish good health and a body that does what it should do. I wish her inner strength to continue and her determination to fight to never leave her. I wish her continued success in studies and for the world to know what she is capable of.

For the FYD I wish patience and self knowledge. I wish for her to have a family life that does not revolve around medical drama and for her own inner strength to deal with it, if this can't be granted. I wish her opportunities to sing, dance, act and everything that makes her and others around her happy.

For the husband I wish a never ending bottle of Bintang beer and more opportunities to rest. I wish the weight of the world off his shoulders and ( now I'm pushing it), a money tree to grow in the back yard.

For myself I wish stamina to last the distance, even when the end posts are moved. I wish patience to accept what I can't control or change and the energy to push on regardless.

I hope you have the chance to make some wishes of your own.

Till next time...xxx