We rang in the new year rather quietly, putting River to bed and playing Boggle for a bit before drifting off just around midnight. The day wasn’t so important as the general feeling that things were coming together. The wide open door of a new decade.

We welcomed three beautiful Red Star hens to their new luxury condo coop just today and the lovely ladies already laid two light brown eggs! These chickens have been a long time coming and we’re so glad they’re finally here.

In other areas of procrastination, I finally mixed up a sourdough starter and hope to be experimenting with new bread recipes in the coming weeks. The writing shack is becoming even cosier—which is good because I have A LOT to do there in the next few months.

The thesis is looming as are new classes and continued work at Children’s Hospital. I’m still delinquent on a few obligations, but I’m feeling really good about the start of this new year.

River is really changing a lot right now—discerning what he likes and what he does not like and he has just started to become a little fearful of new faces. Seriously, I fall more in love with that boy each day.

Resolutions: I’ve got ‘em, but I’m not going to lay them all out here. Mostly, I’m thankful for such a wonderful family and the chance to make this year even better than the last. I’m looking forward to sharing more stories here as they unfold. Best of luck to all.