Year Ending

Carolyn has been reminding me that I haven't 'blogged' in quite a while (20 days), but the major reason I blog other than to record our yearly events/thoughts, etc. is to let Ashley and Bryce know what we're doing, and since they have been back home with us for about two weeks, there seems little need. But what the heck ...

The month of December has been filled with all things holiday and/or Christmas including: a CBS Christmas party; tickets to the OC Performing Arts Center; a company holiday party up in Pomona where we stayed overnight and did some shopping the following day; welcoming Ashley and Bryce home on different days in order to save airfare on at least one flight; church at CBC, Coast and Redeemer; putting up lights that pale in comparison to our neighbors, the Bethkes; shopping in Carolyn's favorite type of store (jewelry); taking Jonathan and Jillian to church on Christmas eve and singing carols; taking most of our presents to the Hales and enjoying a day long event on Christmas, opening gifts, eating, and playing white elephant bingo; enjoying a little more time off than normal; and, watching an occasional football game.

Tomorrow marks the end of the work year and the last week or two has been somewhat quiet, even boring at times, but with my new iPod, I'm at least able to entertain myself with music. I expect that as the various bosses return next week, the level of activity will again ramp up. Meanwhile, I'm planning on watching more than a few bowl games and NFL contests over my three-day break.

Rain is being forecast for this upcoming week and I'm thankful that the work on the outside of our house, installing new drains and lowering the ground level and fixing some stucco issues, is proceeding in a timely fashion, if not a blistering one.

I hope for all my readers (and lurkers), a wonderful, prosperous, healthy, safe, transforming and dry (at least indoors) New Years. May you be pleasantly surprised with something serendipitous, do something you've never done before, and explore somewhere you've never been before.

Talk to you in '06!