We made it through 2025! What a weird year...one that I don't want to repeat any time soon. The only bummer about 2026 is that this is the year Arya graduates high school... something that's been hanging over my head as we counted down to the end of the year. I know, it's what should happen, and she'll be well on her way to being an incredible young adult, finding her independence, but it's ripping my heart out slowly. It'll be ok. This is what I keep telling myself... We've had a mostly nice few weeks off from work and school. We've had far too many medical issues, though, so that's been a dark cloud hovering above us. I ended up in the ER last weekend, because I had food stuck in my throat (I'm not sure anymore that it's food, so I will be meeting with my PCP in a few weeks to discuss next steps.) Scott tripped on something and hurt his ribs, so we spent some time in Urgent Care on New Year's Day (nothing is broken or punctured...but he...
Where has December gone? The kids are officially on winter break, we've got most of the holiday tasks checked off the list, and we're honing in on what we want to get done before the big day. It's been a snowy and frigid month so far - that's what had been predicted, and it's come true. Although it's forecasted to be above 40 degrees on Christmas Day! As long as there's still a bit of snow on the ground, that'll be ok. Zootopia 2 with the fam (Scott and Arya were there but didn't want to have their pics taken) Rolling the butterballs for Christmas Eve dinner...yummy! G and I went to the GLOW Festival in St Paul on a very chilly Sunday night. We saw beautiful light displays, drank hot chocolate, made s'mores, took a break to warm up, and then made some "67" art. It was an excellent way to end a weekend with my little guy! Accidentally twinning at work with Tina! This pooch could barely keep her eyes open one night - she's definitely ...