Hi, my name is Angel and this is my story of how the first three letters in a simple word almost ruined the beginning of a new year. I woke to 2009 with catnip hopes and salmon wishes ...Until my mom said, "We need to get started on our *to do* list of New Year's resolutions." The key words being " We " and " Our ..." I don't remember signing up! If I did I'm sure it was a catnip induced response. Following her announcement Mom grabbed me from my cushy covers and marched us towards the dreaded scale. It was time for the obligatory post holiday weigh in. With trepidation she lightly tiptoed onto the weighing machine. Her eyes started to glaze over as the numbers rolled on and on like a Vegas slot machine. (I say what happens in Vegas should stay in Vegas.) When at last it stopped to reveal the final tally, she moaned as if the outcome was a big surprise. Then, she actually had the nerve to say , "Hmmm, as I think back...I may ha...