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January/February 2019
Micki’s
Meanderings
On The Cover...
Nevaeh Leonard
Photo courtesy of Ryan Hage
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Cheers To 2019!
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New Year’s Resolutions
Kindness Always Wins
Put Yourself First
Helping Pets
Find Homes
Yankton Girl Takes On
Male Dominated Sport
A Fairly Simple Hobby
Historic Moment
All In For Texas Hold’em
Book Review
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2vHERVOICEvJANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019
In giving thought to what I’d like to share
with you in this January/February issue of
course the New Year came to mind. It made me
think of how certain things change depending
on the age we are at the time.
As a child I don’t recall giving much thought
to the New Year. Of course, leading up to
it…Christmas, was definitely top of mind.
However, December 31 and January 1 were not
really something I recall giving much thought
to. My parents never really went out so it always
seemed like “life as usual” in our household.
Of course as I got older and in high
school and then college the New Year’s
Eve celebrations brought a totally different
meaning. However, it was never that big of deal
then either.
It seems like when I started having children
is when I wanted to make it a fun celebration
time for them. My Mother had a set of bells on
a leather cord that she would bring over and
at the stroke of midnight the kids, Mom and I
would hustle out on the front step and shake
those bells like crazy and toot our horns. Then
we’d go to bed to wake up to the New Year.
Over the last few years there have been
occasions where we’ve gone out for dinner or
to a New Year’s celebration at one of our local
establishments but now that we are ‘older’…
like this year, we just made a pizza and watched
a movie. Quite honestly we didn’t even stay
awake long enough to watch the ball drop. Oh
well…maybe next year…lol!
There are so many things to look forward to
in a new year and this year for me has quite a
few things but the three that stand out are:
#1 – our fifth grandchild will be born!!
Hurray, can’t wait!
#2 – my 45th class reunion in good old Rock
Rapids, IA. Looking forward to seeing my
classmates.
#3 – the family reunion on my Mother’s
side. It’s been quite a few years since we’ve been
able to make it so I’m anxious to see my Aunt
Alice (Mom’s only living sibling) and all of the
cousins etc.
I know there are so very many more but
these are the three that stand out right now…
especially the new grandbaby!
Happy New Year to you all and my sincere
wishes for a year filled with blessings, love and
more!