TODAY MARKS THE 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF WILLIE'S DEATH. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE A YEAR HAS GONE SO FAST FOR EVERYTHING. I WISH I COULD SEE WILLIE AT MINDY'S HOUSE LIKE OLD DAYS. I HAVE MY MEMORIES OF ALL OF US THOUGH THANKFULLY.

WILLIE, I MISS YOU. LIFE IS PRECIOUS. THIS I KNOW. YOU ARE BY FAR ONE OF THE CLOSEST PEOPLE I KNOW WHOM HAVE PASSED ON. I'M GLAD WE ALL GREW UP TOGETHER. YOU'RE JUST LIKE A BROTHER TO ME. I'VE CERTAINLY KNOWN YOU LONGER THAN MY OWN BROTHER. YOU HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL FAMILY. I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW I DO THINK OF YOU OFTEN, AND MISS YOU LOTS. I LOVE YOU.

TODAY WAS ALSO SO FAST. LAST NIGHT I WORKED WITH "WEIRDO CO-WORKER" AND WE DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE STORE UNTIL 12:10 AM, AND I DIDN'T GET HOME UNTIL ABOUT 12:35 AM. I GOT DRESSED FOR BED, WATCHED ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF TV, AND WENT TO BED. THAT WAS AT 1:30 AM AND HAD TO GET UP THIS MORNING AT 5:30 AM TO BE AT THE STORE AT 7:30 AM. I DIDN'T GET OUT OF WORK UNTIL 6:40 PM TONIGHT. I AM DOG TIRED. ONE MORE DAY AND THEN IT WILL BE HOLIDAY. I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM MY M.I.L. ABOUT WHAT MY DAUGHTER IS DOING FOR XMAS. I DO NEED TO TAKE HER GIFTS TO HER. I BOUGHT HER THE "PET VET" CD ROM AND "MAVIS BEACON TEACHES TYPING" CD ROM. SHE WANTS TO KNOW HOW TO TYPE. NO HARM THERE I FIGURE. PLUS I MAY GIVE HER CASH OR A GIFT CARDS. THAT WILL BE PLENTY. HER BIRTHDAY WAS JUST LAST MONTH. SHE'S SO SPOILED ANYWAYS.

I HAVE BEEN SELLING LOTS OF JEWELRY AND THAT WILL MAKE GOOD COMMISSION IN A COUPLE WEEKS! THAT WILL HELP A LOT! I NEED TO GET MY HONDA AND TOYOTA CHECKED AND MAINTAINED. WHEN I OPENED MY GARAGE DOOR ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING, THERE WAS SNOW! WHEN I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE, IT WAS RAINING!

I WENT AND BOUGHT "ER" SEASON 4 & 5 ON DVD. I CAN'T WAIT TO EVEN START FROM SEASON 1! BEEN PROCRASTINATING. HAHA. WELL, LISA IS IN TOWN. I SAW HER AT THE MALL THE OTHER DAY. I RAN INTO HER DAD AND SISTER AT THE GROCERY STORE TONIGHT. I TOLD HER THAT US GIRLS NEED TO GET TOGETHER. WELL, I'M RUNNING OUT OF THINGS TO WRITE. ALL DAY I WAS THINKING OF MINDY, HER MOM SANDY, AND THE REST OF THEIR FAMILY. I SHED SOME TEARS AND FELT BETTER. I JUST WISH THAT HE WAS STILL HERE IN PHYSICAL FORM OF COURSE. SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON AND I MISS HIM DEARLY. WHEN I GET UP TO SPOKANE I WANT TO VISIT HIS GRAVE AND PAY MY RESPECTS. I DO NEED TO ASK MINDY WHERE HE IS LOCATED. WE NEVER GOT AROUND TO IT LAST SUMMER.

I'LL HAVE TO WRITE AGAIN SOON, NOW THAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE ABOUT OVER! WOOHOO!

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