It's the last day of the year and I am sitting in my kitchen with the light of my life, Eva Liliana and she wants you to know that she had the best time ice skating on Christmas day. We have the extreme good fortune of having an ice skating rink this year less than a mile from our house!
I didn't get Christmas cards out this year. We rushed an attempt for a family photo on the 15th but I was uninspired and didn't get further than the photo taking part. This one is my favorite. I push the button, I race to be in the photo, we smile. Wyatt suddenly had the urge to straighten my collar and my face is a mess because I think that his motions will spoil the great photo. Ironically, everyone else looks perfect and I am the sad, crazy mom in the middle. Wyatt does look slightly chastened however, and I am sorry for that.
Here is the one that I should have used. Merry Christmas!
And since I am months behind, Happy Thanksgiving! We went to Renee's again this year and it was a lot of fun. Mom and Jim love their football pools and Tony and I both won a quarter! I am deeply thankful for my family and so grateful for the times we spend together. Renee and I took the kids for a very long walk after dinner and we had to be rescued by Chris in his pickup truck because it got cold and dark, Emily and Allie rode in the bed of the truck on the way home. We are such law breakers. Funny how that was such a normal thing to do when I was a kid.
I am sad to see 2013 go. I always get emotional on this day. I am more sad for the year to end than happy to receive a new one. 2013 gave us many good things along with some very hard and challenging and sad things. I hope I can be strong for whatever 2014 brings. And joyful too.
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