So it’s nearly Christmas, another year practically in the books. Impossible to believe.
It’s currently 63 degrees outside according to my car thermometer. We had about a half inch of snow last week that was the only snow to really speak of so far this year other than a few random flakes here and there. Otherwise it’s been raining, and raining, then raining some more. Mud is a permanent condition around the ranch. It’s still preferable to snow though so I’ll stop the apparent complaining here. This time last year we’d had snow for a month already.
It’s been a bit of a crazy year, but as is normally the case, it could have been worse. For us and those we love, there were some deaths, some sadness, some health troubles, some bad situations and a lot of stress. There were also some beautiful days, health improvements, fun visits with family and friends and continued successes with businesses and jobs and life in general, so not all bad. It’s always important to remember the good, even when the bad seems overwhelming.
I can’t claim to be thrilled about the holiday season this year but it’s nice to be off work and see family so it’s not all bad. It’s harder every year to be excited about the holidays but I guess that’s normal when you’re not a kid any more and the realities of preparing for and dealing with the holidays can outweigh the fun. Fun may have been left in my childhood and I should probably find a way to be happy with what the holidays actually are instead of missing what they aren’t. Being a grown up is hard sometimes.
I do get to look forward to digging out the Christmas vests for the dogs and torturing them for another year. That’s always good for a laugh or two. They’ve gotten fat eating deer carcass so I hope they still fit in their vests, otherwise I have a sewing project ahead of me before the weekend.
So, that’s pretty much it. I hope everyone reading has a Merry Christmas and a healthy, prosperous and happy 2012. We will try to do the same.
Filed under: Living Life
Yes, even the best years always have some down times. This year was no exception. I’m just glad that it’s shaping up to be a mild winter. Even if it gets nasty now, it will seem shorter than last winter. Spring is, at most, three months away now. It may be wet and muddy right now, and the cloudy weather day after day is tiresome, but we could be buried in snow by now, and halfway through our firewood! I’d be happy as a clam if we never have to bring the snow plows and shovels out this winter, but I think that’s asking a lot. We’ll probably get slammed at least once or twice if this southerly flow of moisture continues, so we should brace ourselves for that….
Next year is a new year though, and with each new year comes new opportunities and new experiences. I know I speak for both of us when I say I’d like to make the best of them. I’m hoping that it will all start with the sale of the house in Columbus. Even if the sale price winds up being a disappointment, having that stone removed from my neck can only bring good things. Hopefully, by this time next year all our vehicles will be parked inside a nice dry barn, and we won’t be surrounded with gravel and mud!
I may have sent you this before, but it is a good fit for the new year .,.
Sometimes it seems that life is not the way it’s supposed to be,
And sometimes it seems that life is not what you want it to be,
BUT .. It is the way it is.
What is important is the way you cope with it …
That’s what makes the difference.