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Monday Moments, the last of 2012

  • As I type my kids are outside playing in large piles of snow and have been for most of the day. 
  • As annoyed as I get by winter I must admit that is provides hours of free entertainment for my kids and I like that.
  • Christmas version 1.0 has come and gone and we all survived.
  • Version 2.0 will be on Sunday, as is our tradition, it will end our 30 days of Christmas.
  • We have spent much of this holiday visiting with people we love right here in our own end of the world.
  • We have also been to Buffalo and Hamilton and are safely back at home.
  • Although we are about to head to a friends house to ring in the new year in a nice calm fashion.
  • I like calm.
  • My kids have had both stellar and less than stellar moments as we have celebrated the holidays.
  •  One of them in particular is making poor choices at every turn and we are at a bit of a loss as to how to deal with it.
  • They are all enjoying themselves though and have managed all the visiting, late night and company fairly well.
  • I still can’t quiet believe that 2012 is over.
  • I turned 35 this year which felt pretty significant at the time, less so 6 months later.
  • I became a Mom again.
  • She is a delight except when she is not, but lets focus on the delightful part shall we.
  • I gained a pretty spectacular extended family as well gaining a daughter because she has a lot of wonderful people who love her.
  • I have all these fabulous boys in my life who I would not trade for the moon and the stars although if the moon was made of cherry cider I might be tempted on occasion.
  • I have developed friendships with some spectacular woman who I would be lost without.
  • I swam in both the Pacific and Atlantic ocean this year.
  • I began a year of homeschooling my kids.
  • What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger is a line that runs through my head on a daily basis now that I am homeschooling all of my kids.
  • It has been a good year, it has had it’s highs and it’s lows but it has been good.
  • I have not blogged as much this year as I have in the past but I do want to say thank you to each and everyone of you, for your love, your support and your friendship.
  • Hoping 2013 is all you wish it to be and so much more as well.

7 comments

1 Wendy { 12.31.12 at 5:57 pm }

Love this and love you – my boys have been outside all day playing in the snow too! Happy New Year to you!

2 Diapordia { 12.31.12 at 5:59 pm }

I love this so much. Thinking of you and wishing you all the best in 2013 dear friend.

3 Chloes Mom Mary { 12.31.12 at 9:41 pm }

I wish you and your family best wishes for 2013!

4 Chandra { 01.01.13 at 8:35 am }

Happy New Year! 2012 was the year I met so many new people and I’m so glad you were one of them. Best wishes to you and your family.

5 Seraphinalina { 01.03.13 at 11:26 am }

It may not be as much blogging, but I have loved what you do write. The letters to Ramona are lovely. All the best for 2013.

6 Michele { 01.05.13 at 9:46 am }

Hi J, thanks for stopping by our piece of the internet. It’s good to see you still blogging. Congratulations on your newest family member. I’ve been doing a bit of catchup this morning and I applaud your life and your writing about it so openly. Thanks for that. Hope you have a wonderful 2013 and that we’re both still here to tell our tales in 2014. Cheers.

7 krlr { 01.18.13 at 10:55 pm }

Happy New Year! Hopefully you are now relaxing on a beach in the warm sun – enjoy!