Dear 2006

I'm sorry to say that I'm not so sad to see you go. You started out great and ended just crappy. However, there are a few things I wish to thank you for:

• a beautiful, sweet and healthy baby boy
• three healthy, smart, beautiful and intelligent children
• miraculously keeping a roof over my head
• us getting a newer vehicle that isn't in danger of leaving us stranded in remote locations
• the good health of all our friends and family
• modern medicine that saved my life and allowed me to stay with my children
• a better relationship with my daughter
• helping me remember how far I can stretch a dollar when the need arises

Maybe you weren't so bad after all.....

As my grandmother says, "If you have anything you need to do this year, today's the day to get it done."

Get it?

Instead of "Mama Mia!", it's Mama Miga. That's me, Miga. It's a weird name, I know, but I'm a weird person - so it works. I have no idea where my weird mom got my weird name from, but I have yet to run into anyone else that has my name, even in the wide world of internetland. I've done the google searches and all I can come up with is either a banking term or a charitable foundation. One day I'll be famous and people will name their children after me. THEN my name will return thousands of results!!! (insert evil laugh here) Nah, I really don't want to be famous, and now that I'm older, a unique name suits me.

After lurking and reading everyone else's blogs for the past few months, I thought I'd give it a try too. I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to tell anyone about this blog. It might be nice not having to worry (for now) about the in-laws or my sisters reading this. I just need an outlet to be silly or mean or whiny without having to worry about discussing what I posted at the next family function.

Until next time....