Not so much a year in review, but a simple post on looking back to be thankful that a year which seemed pretty rocky was actually really good, or ended up that way anyhow.

My son Jimmy was born this year in April and he had a good start. He was healthy a from the beginning, no real issues to be worried about but a few that took their toll on the household for a little while. He didn’t sleep well for a long time and that was hard on the mama but that’s thankfully on the right track. Thankful for that cause Jimmy is really very sweet and the little things keeping him unfocused made for a stressful time.

Charlie grew quite a bit this year. Started preschool and is developing into a really bright boy. It’s evident especially when he’s around kids his age cause he’s much more confident in his speech and easily understood where some of the other kids aren’t really all that well spoken or confident about much. Charlie really makes me proud, he’s a great kid.

There were quite a few times this year where I had taken time to reflect on things, particularly after a lot of the really horrible things that happened this year, and I was sad but also thankful I have what I have. I’m very lucky. I have two wonderful boys and an amazing, beautiful wife who continues to be my inspiration and is unquestionably the strongest person I know. She’s handled a lot this year raising the boys and we love her very much.

As for myself, I’m happy to have continued throughout the year happy in other areas except at home, which as previously stated is basically a utopia. I’ll save the “I wish I was more…” posts for later or possibly just stop them altogether since doing more seems to make the wishing more go away. I did complete a 5k this year which I am proud of and look forward to a couple more races this coming year since I actually enjoy running and it agrees with me.

I hope that you had a wonderful year as well, wherever you are. Cheers!