So Cliche, but Here’s a 2011 Summary for You Anyway

And that actually rhymed.

Whatever.

Yesterday was my last vacation day before returning to work, and I am SO glad that I actually took the time off. I am not quite sure what I was thinking not taking any significant amount of time off after the boys moved in permanently, but I am really sure that I needed this little break. Oh wait. I did take some time off right after they moved, but I had bronchitis, so I’m not really sure that counts.

I can’t adequately put into words what the last year was like, but I can say that last year at this time, I was just bracing myself. Bracing for Jason being pretty much absent for the next year, for the boys being pretty much here all the time, and for a whole different way of being. In fact, it was this very day last year, when we went to pick up the boys and all of their belongings from their foster home for the last time. I actually remember looking at Jason and telling him how uneasy I felt. So, yeah. Last year, the prospective new year felt heavy with uncertainty.

This year though?

I’m REALLY looking forward to this year. My feelings of uncertainty have been replaced with something else. We will call it peace.

I usually get nauseated at all the year-end summaries that pop up all over the universe this time of year, but since I did fall off the planet and all, I thought it would be proper to show some of the fun parts of it. Beware: these are mostly of the kids, because, HELLO, I didn’t get out much without them in tow.

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Happy New Year!