I’ve written plenty of times that I am not much into resolutions. I haven’t moved from that. As 2009 wraps up, I feel pleased with my progress this year. Life has been good.
Work is going well. Lesson planning is not dragging me down as it has been known to do. That is directly related to the change in the classroom. D is keeping me on top of my game. Thanks!
Spiritually, I am in a good place too. There’s always room for improvement, but we are strong in our faith. We see the results in the behavior of our children. It’s nice when a child demonstrates Christian living. I’ve even come around to like our “new” priest this year.
As for the family, this has been the best year yet! Seriously. Gert and I are in a loving marriage. We are blessed with two spectacular children. We have a lovely home (with a new furnace and AC). We have lots of family and friends. We have a new niece too.
This year I finally found my comfort zone with geocaching. I enjoy the game again. Well, I have always enjoyed the game; I finally got over my snits. I found some shutterspots too this year.
Food has been delicious. Lots of new risottos. Lots of grilling. Lots of smoking. Yummmmmm . . . chuck roast.
I’ve never quite got the New Year’s Eve thing. I gave it a whirl a few times. Once in Philly. I was bored silly. Never have been a social butterfly (No, he says.). Once in Boston. I worked and then went out for a romantic evening. There was the NYE with Solar Circus. Now that was a wild evening. Gert and I went out twice to the Centerton Inn on NYE. We both nearly fell asleep at the table. I think one of those times we actually left prior to midnight.
Most NYEs, however, have been quiet nights at home. When I was a boy, we used to listen to the WiFi 92 countdown, then MMR or YSP. In college I recall listening and recording the Dead’s NYE performances.
Lots of folks are recounting where they were 10 years ago tonight.For us, it was a quiet evening. I had a bottle of bubbly. Gert took a sip, kissed me good night, and fell asleep. This evening is shaping up to be the same kind of night.
Just took a look at the Groundspeak fora. It’s good that consistency prevails. The cesspool discussion area thrives. A namecalling thread egged on by Mr. O’Connell makes elementary school look mature in comparison . . . It seems that despite property taxes rising more than 9% in Chicago this year, the Obama’s house will only see a rise of 1% in property taxes . . . The nearest unfound shutterspot to me is 177km. After this week, I hope the nearest one will be 322km . . . the latest New Jersey gubernatorial poll has Christie up 47-41 over Corzine. While that is good, I hope that does not provide comfort for those who want to vote their conscience for Daggett at the expense of Christie. I am not a diehard Christie fan, but it is important to remove Corzine from office . . . Alas, it does not look good for my Phillies. The bats have been too quiet. I’ll give the Yankees credit for that. Our pitching has not been spectacular either, but the bats are the main concern . . . FWIW, my children put such a smile on my face! I love you two . . .
I’ve written plenty of times that I am not much into resolutions. I haven’t moved from that. As 2009 wraps up, I feel pleased with my progress this year. Life has been good.
