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I've only got a couple more hours until New Year's Day is over here.
I sure hope the new year will be better than the last...though so far, it's not off to a great start. *sigh* It's not like 2023 was a picnic, but 2024? Very rough! I had 2 or 3 really bad months where I felt like I was running a marathon. Just exhausting! I'm still struggling with a lot (mental health-wise and real life-wise), but I hope I find some answers this year.

I'm also still hoping to get back to posting here on LJ more. There's no way I can return to my daily posts, but 2 or 3 times a week would be nice.

Here's wishing a good 2025 for all of us (though knowing how things are leaning, I'm not sure that's possible...). Let's just hope we have the strength to get through it, huh? Hugs to you all!

A new year begins and with it a whole load of new beginnings.

I *hope* to do better at posting around here in 2023. I really did a lousy job last year, but I want to do better. Not making any promises that there will be daily posts, but I'm definitely going to try for several times a week.

There's all sorts of RL things I want to change/improve as well. It's going to be rough, because I feel as though I'm hopelessly stuck in a never-ending rut, but...a fresh start is a hopeful start.

May this New Year be good to us all!

Wishing a lovely Thanksgiving and/or a happy Thursday to you all! Thank you for your friendship and support. 🦃💕 pic.twitter.com/n8businZ23

— ScreencappingGoddess (@spndeangirl) November 24, 2022

It's been a crazy, messed-up year and at this point I'm feeling very grateful for what I still have. I can't help but think of how many people have lost family & friends to Covid-19 and how many families will be incomplete today. Most of my family/relatives have been gone for years now, so I miss them a lot at Christmas because the 9 of us always celebrated together. But I'm so glad to still have my mom with me, especially in light of the virus.

I'm also thankful for all of you, my online friends! I'm sorry for not being a very good friend this year. Please keep safe and have a very Merry Christmas (if you celebrate). No White Christmas here - just rain - but enjoy some Bing & Frank! :)

We actually have this same record as a 45. This recording has a special memory for me because when I was in grade school, a few of the 6th graders would spend a day before Christmas, going from classroom to classroom, performing this record as a skit. It was always enjoyable. Wouldn't you know...when I finally got to 6th grade they'd stopped doing it. Ah, well....it was fun for the years we had it.

And remember: "Most folks call them green onions, but they're really scallions."

When I was growing up, Christmas music always meant the Ray Conniff singers, because we had 2 of their 3 Xmas albums on vinyl records (still do!). We'd play their songs over and over again. Nobody else had that same sound, beat, or beautiful harmonies. Enjoy! :D

Wishing you all a Happy Christmas with your family and friends, full of presents, good food, music, and merriment!