KALEIDOSCOPE

As the clock ticks slowly to midnight, there is time for reflection on the past year.  2008 was a difficult year for many.  Financially, I am grateful that both my husband and I are still employed.  As a veteran teacher, I can, for the most part, feel assured that I will have a job; however, who knows what will happen if this year’s “apples” don’t score higher than last year’s “oranges.”  NCLB my have our school restructured.  My children and my step-children are healthy, and as far as I know, so is my step-grandson.  My mother, age 79 this year, has regained her freedom since her significant other passed away.  (He had dimensia and as of November 2007 could not be left alone at home.  His children helped grudgingly.)  Now, my mom has re-established herself in community groups and church organizations, and she has begun to travel again.

As for those New Year’s resolutions that I made last year, I have not accomplished them.  I have, however, made strides toward seeing the goals I set accomplished.

The musings have now come to an end because  it is time to pop the cork on the champagne, ring in the new year, and determine what I want to accomplish in 2009.