Weekend Recap

Dear James, Daniel and Emily,

I judge that it is safe to say that we are heading into just a really good time in our lives.  Not that life was horrible before, it wasn't really.  But the uncertainty we faced last year with the economy affecting my job, and the contract fight with Kim's work, really left an undercurrent of unease last year.  And that took it's toll.

Judging the recent set of weekend recaps however, the indications are all of that unease has receded into the past.  And our improving health and energy has led to us working on improving our lives, focusing on us as a family, rather than on other people and their lives.

Witness this weekend: Friday we took the boys out for a nice breakfast, then enjoyed a fun movie.  Followed by them enjoying the rest of the day at home, just relaxing.  Saturday was again mainly focused on the kids: swim lessons for Emily, soccer for James.  Followed by a family clean up time, getting the house and yard ready for the Mothers Day party.  But instead of a major battle or fight over it, the kids did their part for the most part.  Sunday was really quite relaxing for everyone, not our usual hectic rush to hosting we deal with.  And the party itself was very nice, a good time for everyone involved. 

All of that points to how we have changed and improved over the last year.  The other day when I mentioned to Kim how I had so much more energy now, she joked that was good because now I could keep up with her.  And that really is true.  We can work together to do so much more now.  And that's not just in house projects, that is also fun times as well.

To sum up: Previous years were good, not bad, but a variety of troubles held us up it felt like.  Now, the page has turned, and the future sure seems bright and cheery.  And a  lot of that cheery future is a result of hard work on our parts to make our lives better, proving that work was well worth it.  A fitting reminder on a windy day like today when I might prefer a long relaxing lunch reading over a run, but know that run is part of the hard work I praise so highly.