It's January and it's cold and dark.

It is cold and dark. Some sunshine would really work right now. I am grateful for the recent snow. We aren't getting as much snow pack as usual and being the flower gardener that I am, I am worried.
The kids are busy with scouts and school activities. Eric has the UBSCT coming up and so he is leaving at 4:30 AM and getting home around 7:00 PM. Poor guy! It's hard being the perfect school counselor. We're all healthy and that's saying something for this time of year.

Happy Birthday Sam!

Here's a couple of pictures of last month's activities:

Ryan in his 6th grade class production of Macbeth.
Samantha turned 14 on December 23. She's a great person and we love her very much. She's busy with the space center and winterguard, not to mention being in the academy program and symphonic band. We're really proud of her.