So this is it. The final day of the year. Do you have big plans to see in the new year tonight? Or will you go to bed at your usual time? That’s what I’m going to do, and I expect to find that the only thing that has changed while I slept is that my beard is a tiny bit longer and the date on the calendar will have changed.

This has been an eventful year. This blog launched on January 2 and a month later we were preparing for Sylvia’s two-and-a-half week trip to Honduras. I sat here evenings reading blogs and preparing my post for the next day while she attended meetings with the “away team.” And then she left.

She was kept very busy translating for the team members, sharing lessons with the children and moms of the neighborhood and, of course, plenty of hands-on for our gal.

This was taken during the final days there. You can see how this Anglo gal has a beautiful coppery tan. Fortunately, she was able to keep me (and you) updated by regular phone calls. It made it easier to tolerate her absence, but I was so happy when she returned — healthy and happy.

After that, I reported about the evening the chair I was sitting on broke. I was at the computer talking with a customer prospect, when I heard a couple of cracking sounds. After the loud crash, I found myself laying on my back. I finished the phone call from that position.

In the fall, Briana (our only grandchild) started her senior year of High School. She was honored with the other seniors on the swim team on senior night.

 

We were thrilled to be there when she was presented along with her parents, Bryant and Barbara. She was a co-captain for the third year in a row.

Proud? You better believe it! And an academic All-State student! How about that?

Before year’s end, she had been accepted for admittance to the Honors College of Grand Valley State University. She plans to pursue an advanced nursing degree. But that’s next fall.

As winter winds up, water-polo season starts up. I’m looking forward to the games. They will be filled with excitement, and I promise to share pictures and stories with you.

As the year end’s, Briana is on a mission to trip to Mexico. If we’re lucky they’ll be stories and pictures to share.

I hope you’ve had a good year, and that the new year brings you more joy than sorrow. And may you have enough. Midnight says, “Meow.”