January 5

It's hard not to write that date and remember what happened 21 years ago. It was a Saturday and Larry had left for work and I was nursing Katie when 2 men broke in the front door. It seems like a bad dream or a movie I watched and was particularly engrossed in now that so much time has passed.

Anyway, last night I had my coaches meeting at the A's. I couldn't eat anything due to the diet, so ate beforehand. Worked late and went straight there by 7. Nothing too memorable.

I got on the scale and was down 2 more pounds.... 6 pounds from the heaviest of the load up. I still have 12 more pounds to go to hit my lightest from the last round, however. My plan is to do the 3 weeks of VLCD and then 3 weeks of maintenance (no starches or sugars) and then go to Weight Watchers to keep the weight off. It's easy to be all or nothing sometimes.

Anyway, a lot of the blog world, especially scrapbookers, is the WORD OF THE YEAR. Well, if I could think of a WORD for 2011 it would be either MERCY or KINDNESS that I was really working on...loving people unconditionally even when they get on my last nerve. Keeping my mouth shut.

But this year? My word is RISK. I am taking a RISK by going to China with my boys. Risk in that it isn't really a vacation to me, but a mission trip. And RISK because I'm missing 6 days of work. RISK because it's costing a chunk of change. I'm looking for other RISKS to think about this year as well. RISKS in sharing with others.

Good thoughts.