Another Year

Hard as it is to believe, another year is about to end. It has been a particularly arduous and sad one for me.

In the spring, Erin miscarried her first baby. It was early in the pregnancy, but no less sad for being so. At the same time, she was experiencing a very trying time at her job. She had to leave that position and find another job. Before we recovered from all that, Lindsey had a stroke. Again, it could have been much worse, but it was unexpected and hit us like a ton of bricks! Then, less than a month later, Daddy died unexpectedly. It was only five days from the first sign of....anything! He hadn't been sick at all (or, at least, we didn't know about it).

Since then, we have been dividing up Mama's and Daddy's personal things and getting the house ready to rent. Lindsey is still recovering from the stroke. It has been very hard for him. He has never experienced any type of serious illness before this.

Erin loves her new teaching position and she is pregnant again. L and I will be grandparents of a little girl in March.

Here's hoping for a much better year in 2012.