Goodbye 2014

What a difference a year makes. Last New Year's we were in Laughlin at the tail end of our Western Arizona trip between Christmas and New Year's. This year, we both had to work and we spent a quiet New Year's Eve bringing in 2015 in front of our own TV. I didn't get home from work until after 7:30 after I stopped at Walmart to pick up a couple frozen pizzas for dinner. So, instead of spending money and having some fun in the Casinos, we made some money and had a nice time at home.

The year of 2014 did not produce a good showing in our weight control program. You might say that the program was suspended for the year. We both gained some weight, although not an extreme amount. We have already decided to make it a serious year for weight control and exercise like we did in 2013. With both of us working, it shouldn't be too difficult to curb our bad eating practices and to get back to the basics of eating healthy food and maintaining strict portion control.

It's now time to get out the new charts for 2015. We keep a record of our gas purchases and mileage for each vehicle in a Dome Auto Mileage log book each year. We also keep a chart of our weight taped to the back of our bathroom cabinet mirror to record our weight twice a week. We go back to 2004 with these weight charts and I save them so we can track our yo-yo weight control. Someday I'll total up all the pounds we have lost - and regained - over the years. It would most likely be an alarming number.

We hope that everybody has a safe, healthy and prosperous New Year, and you achieve all your goals for the coming year...