Thursday Thirteen #39, 13 Resolutions I will never make

In the spirit of the new year, these are resolutions that I will never make...The following will never make it to my goal list and for a few, I have included reasons why.

1. I will enhance my facial features by sticking needles of botox in the wrinkles.

Life lines, I believe they should be called and Oil of Olay can work just fine.

2. This year I am going to train for the Boston Marathon.

3. I am going to cook supper every single night for my boys, since they deserve and appreciate homecooked meals including at least two vegetables.

Someday I swear I may just alternate pizza and cheeseburgers for two weeks to see if they would get sick of those choices.

4. I will not let those boys get my kitchen messy by learning how to cook, that's what girlfriends and marriages are for.

After having two of them making cookies last week and not reading directions, I have decided that they need to spend more time in the kitchen. You know that extra bowl that you put the dry ingredients in for chocolate chip cookies, well I saw an egg in there...caught it in time.

5. I am going to learn how to skydive.
Sure, right after my stint on an Alaskan Crab fishing boat.....

6. I am not going to raise my voice ever again when speaking to my family, I will speak in a softly modulated voice at all times.

7. I will keep my opinions to myself.

8. I will have all my Christmas shopping done and wrapped by September.

And take away the element of surprise every December 12th that Christmas is only 2 weeks away???

9. I will never complain about the amount of snow in the winter or how hot it is.

Yeah, right, then what else would we have to talk about with strangers waiting in line at the store or at the bank. And this picture is what my lighted snowman looked like last week before we shoveled snow off the roof. That's right, shoveling snow off roofs, another fun NH activity....I think our Christmas lights will be taken down in April sometime when these 45 inches of snow melts.

10. I will not yell at the television, especially during sporting events.

My family keeps telling me that the players can't hear me, but I believe they can and do need to hear my instructions. After all, it was my clear instruction in last week's Patriot's game that led to the interception, I shocked the roomful of people when Ellis Hobbs made the catch. Now if I can only get my boys to listen to me like that.....

11. I resolve not to wait in line to vote, it's just a hassle finding a parking spot and then it's just eeny, meeny, meiny, moe to vote since all the candidates sound the same.

This upcoming primary is one of the most difficult voting decisions that I have ever had to make, I wish I could take the parts that I like and put them together for my ideal candidate.

12. I will never play another online game at POGO, since it's waste of my time.

Actually, I can think of worse addictions that include illegal substances or lots of calories.

13. I will blog at least six times a week.

Alas, time just got away from me with the holidays and I have been busy re-knitting the black ski hat, knitting/crocheting hats and scarves for nieces and girlfriends. There's also been some family time including some college kids making up words to try to beat me at UPWORDS. No, mertroll, vop and miili are not words.... I know, I have been MIA and will get on over to visit my regular blogging clan within the next few days.

Happy New Year all, leave a musing or your own non-resolution and I will try to get on over to comment. Peace to all in 2008!

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