A new year

Another year has gone by, which will come as no big surprise to any of you.

Troubles and triumphs, fun times and sadness. I suppose you could say that in a retrospective of any year but the one ending in a few hours as I type this has been singularly spiky in terms of ups and downs.

We’ve marked a college graduation, a couple of new jobs, a close friend’s retirement, relocations, a book project finished (sort of), lots of progress on decluttering our dwelling, not so much on decluttering our lives.

Both daughters learned life lessons - many of them painful - and had experiences from which we wish we could have shielded them.  But they persevered and are both back to living their lives under their own direction.

The pride we feel in both our daughters is quite profound. And the love we felt during our collective visit over the holiday now ending reminded me of what family can and should mean.

I hope this next year finds each and all of you happy and healthy.