We will be going to a friends place for the weekend so I have to say "Happy New Year" a little early. I have to admit I'm glad we are past Christmas and soon will have New Years done. There are lots of positive things going on along with the challenges that come up. Again, my kids are great and I'm so lucky to have them.......but I'm loooking forward to Tait getting back to school and Jaden back in her routine. Being at home is HARD work!
I have to ask a special favor, please pray for a dear friend of ours who is getting so much needed help. It is funny, when I found out my first thought was that I would be on my own for a while as Dori focused her energy there for a while. It was also a moment where I wish whe was hear so I could share in her happiness.
Life is going on, I will be transitioning to a new "outlet" for my thoughts in January. This place will always remain and I hope to (with the help of a real angel) update some of the China trip info and other things. Life is going on, God continues to be good to me. Winter is losing its gripi on south Texas (it will be about 80 this weekend) and spring is coming. So to is the veil of saddness lifting on all of us and we are looking to renewal and growth. We do embrace the past and cherish our memories, but we will be making new ones. That is what Dori would want.
que the cheesy song from Queen...I am the champion, I am the champion...of the world. Well, at least the fantasy football world. I have been playing in a fairly high stakes (for me at least) FF league for the last 4 years. I took over one of the worst teams in this league and last year finally made the playoffs. This year I won the darn thing. It is kind of ironic that this would be my year. Dori never loved fantasy football, but she tolerated it because she knew I enjoyed the diversion. My favorite part of the league is always the draft. I would spend hours preparing and then I'd be "unavailable" the day of the draft and Dori would have the kids for that day-or most of it. Once the season starts I'm not quite as obsessed as most. I don't really watch many games on Sunday, I do sometimes watch the Monday night game with friends who live nearby. But that is really about it. So I'm pretty excited that I won, but honestly this year I had minimal involement and interest. Maybe that kept me from over analyzing and over preparing. Anyway, I guess Dori be proud. I will have a big trophy to display as evidence of my mastery of my fellow football nerds.
