HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

With each new year, cards and letters come from friends and families with the latest updates. I've given serious thought to doing one of my own, but I don’t usually have any new and great developments to report. Although, that doesn't stop a lot of those cards or letters from coming from others.

This past year was awesome. I moved into great place and bought a king size bed. I spend all but the 8 hour work day there. Sometimes, I get up to pee, and on occasion shower, but I try not to spend too much time away from the fluffy comforts of "The Kang".

He grew a beard this year and I was surprised at how much I loved it. Full and red, I thought it made him look like a distinguished lumberjack. I shed a single tear when he shaved it off. I wish he felt the same way when I shave off my leg hair.

Keno the beer dog needs medication. He is a tormented little animal, running outside to go for a walk, only to growl and snap at his leash when I try to put it on. He has the cutest little bite, his teeth are perfect. Sometimes when he growls and bares his fangs I giggle at his cute, tiny, razor like, teeth...and then I back away slowly. Keno loves "The Kang" and sometimes he growls when I try to get in bed with him. I usually stuff his Kong with Peanut Butter to distract him and jump in quickly. This has caused a serious weight gain, and thoughts of me giving a small child chocolate every time it cried. I would be that Mother on The Maury Povich show with a 150 pound 3 year old.

I'm addicted to Sons of Anarchy and Breaking Bad. Most days I consider joining a biker gang and running guns or becoming an old lady. When I'm not daydreaming about Charming, I think about what a successful "cook" I'd be, or who I would sell to.

I'm still working my fingers to the bone at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. I love my job, and being a part of kicking cancer's ass each and every day. I still win the my-job-is-more-rewarding-than-your-job contest.

This past year flew by. Between the rats and dogs, I've had my fill of animals. I found out I have kidney damage which hit me kind of hard. I had a mild staph infection on my leg from an infected pump site. Nothing a little antibiotics didn't take care of. I still have the most beautiful hair, and I’ve started wearing SPF30 every day.

Yesterday I was walking up the stairs in the parking garage when I tripped on a middle step. This trip catapulted me into more tripping and running. My sneakers squeaked the whole way as I smashed into a cement wall. Thankfully, my arm broke my fall. By last night, I went to Urgent Care and found out I had sprained my wrist and I have a contusion. My hand is swollen and blue on one side. Do you have any idea how hard you have to throw yourself into a wall to actually sprain your wrist? Yeah, I'm THAT awesome.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!