January 29

It's all going to work out somehow. I'm glad we have so many family and friends to count on... we'd be lost without them.

January 20

He got a job, thank God.

Not exactly what we were hoping for, but he's excited to learn, and doing something new, and if he's good at it, as I know he can be, there are some definite perks in our future.

January 3

She's had a long, good life. We've tried to keep her as happy as possible, well fed, unmolested by the baby and the dogs. If it's time to let her go, I'm grateful for having had her in my life for 13 years.

January 1

A new year. A new start. Everything will not be different, but I'm grateful for the opportunity that I've been given to make a difference in my own life. One day at a time.

December 26

I am so grateful that my husband is home safe, my Baby is sleeping well again knowing her Papa is home, and we had the family together for the holidays, if only for a few minutes.

November 16

I found out today that Taryn has been accepted for Kaiser Kids. I am so relieved and so grateful that I can stop worrying about how to get her medical insurance.

November 7

We received our visas back 1 week after we mailed our passports, gift shopping is almost complete. I'm so thankful we started all this early so it'll be less stress travelling this time.