It has now been over a year--my first blog post was January 11, 2009. I did not expect to be so faithful in my posts. I know of about 5 people who read this, quite regularly. So tell me, what do you like and dislike? More about the weather and my health? Do you care what I watched on TV??

I have started keeping track of my meals and health on sparkpeople.com (pattyinathens is my user name). If you friend me there, you can access my home page and see in great detail what I have eaten and how much weight I've lost (none yet). Likewise, I generally post on Goodreads details about books I'm reading. I could keep up with movies on Facebook, but the process is a little cumbersome. I can never figure out how to get to it.

Yesterday, we went to the Fellowship. It was a very good service, featuring 3 baby dedications--fun. Maddalena wore a white christening gown. She is 8 or 9 months old. Camden was in a little plaid shirt and pants, looking around. Evelyn is the youngest; she was in a red velvet dress. Her brother Luke stole the show. He must be two and he couldn't stand still. He wanted to sit down and play with the stones we use for joys and concerns. Boys! They all had lots of family visiting and it was lovely to see. I don't think my children were dedicated, although I remember discussing it. Dave talked about Gandhi and the Dalai Lama (as preparation for MLK day, today). I enjoyed it and we sang lots of moving songs. Do you know this one? "If every woman in the world had her mind set on freedom...?" Don't worry there are verses for men and nations too. The last line is "there would be no more war." I got a little teary at the end of the service. There is so much more to do. I am pretty sure I can't be Gandhi and give up my worldly possessions... or send a big check to Haiti.

At home, I started working on macaroni and cheese. There was a Kenney Ridge meeting at 4 and I assumed it would be followed by a potluck dinner. Ray called around and found out that, no, there was not one this time, just the meeting. So I finished the macaroni and cheese and froze it, went to the meeting, and made something different for supper. While I was out, my Dad got the chicken bones he had been saving in the freezer and made stock. Yay! When we got home, they were having drink and snack. They wanted me to join them, but I had to get supper started.

Between phone calls from both daughters and one sister, as well as some serious dozing, we watched the Golden Globes. It was fun.

This morning, I am thinking of Molli. It is an hour earlier in Mexico, but I know she is up, on her way in a car to the airport in Veracruz, with a chatty driver. She is headed to LA for a few days of training at her company's HQ.