2025 - Wait and See

We were very disappointed with 2024. There were a lot of disappointments and frustrations in it.

What will 2025 bring?

It started well. Our new granddaughter, Louisa, was born. We are enjoying all the pictures which her parents are sending us, and looking forward to seeing her in person. Someday soon.

I'm working, which is a pleasant change from the unemployment which seemed to pervade most of last year. The job is not perfect, and there are aspects of it which are worrisome, but the checks are clearing the bank and our finances are slowly recovering, so that is good enough for the moment.

There are lots of projects to work on around here, not only inside the house but also in the garage and in the driveway and even outside (which is constantly being covered by a blanket of snow per the standard weather pattern in our neck of the woods).

There are cars to repair and maintain and shuffle around in the driveway; there are carpentry projects and plumbing projects and mechanical projects and electrical projects; there are software projects and hardware projects and filing projects and organizing projects and we won't even start listing all the sewing and crocheting and cooking and baking and teaching projects.

And of course there are the projects involving our children, as we continuously strive to help them in their efforts to provide comfortable homes for themselves and their children.

It seems that there is never a spare moment around here -- which explains why it has taken me so long to get around to updating this blog -- but I'm not going to apologize for it, because Life is about living, not about recording; I'll write as much as my schedule permits, and take & post pictures when possible, and sometimes even respond to people's comments if that should ever occur.

In the meantime, I hope that everyone within earshot has a happy and safe year.

Our 2024 Christmas Card