I may not have a tree in the house today, but there are presents wrapped by the fireplace. While all of us are in some degree sick (the First Reader is slowly recovering, I seem to have a mild case, and the Boy was awake coughing but is sleeping in now) we don't have anywhere we need to be, the house is snug and warm, and there will be cocoa soon enough.
It has been an eventful year, and one I have enjoyed. We are home, we have friends nearby, and family is all doing well.
To all reading this, God bless you, every one!
