December in Review

What a month! I love December - Christmas is my favorite time of year, and this December was special indeed.

• We returned in one piece from our Disneyland trip (but just barely!)
• I performed my first memorial service. Sad, but I was honored to do it.
• There was some snow. Not as much as we'd like.
• And so we bought new tires. That was expensive, but at least my car is ready for real snow.
• Boy came to us - it's like living with a whirlwind, a funny, affectionate, sweet little whirlwind.
• We saw the christmas light display at Bellevue Botanical Gardens, and drove through our usual neighborhoods. One of my favorite traditions!
• We decorated our own house for Christmas, of course.
• Memphis loves having a Boy of his own to play with. He's never far from the action.
• Matt and Boy discovered a love for trains on Christmas Eve when my stepdad busted out his old train set to go around the tree.
• Matt had another eye flare-up which landed us in the ER on Christmas morning.
• Boy & I saw "Wreck It Ralph" with some friends - seriously fun movie.

And now that it's January, a new life with new patterns shall begin.