Goodbye 2010 --- Hello 2011

I’m happy to see 2010 come to a close. Many good things happened but there were also challenges. I will ignore the challenges and leave them unlisted. Here are some positive highlights:

Dan turned 11 and crossed over from cub scouts to boy scouts.

A year of exciting progress for the children’s museum.

Sam turned 7 and began taking piano lessons.

Fun trip to New Hampshire for Britt and Marcel’s wedding in a beautiful setting!

Dan and Sam continue to have fantastic teachers at school.

Got the museum website updated and a bit easier to navigate. Phase 3 yet to come and to be done by someone else, not me!

Still learning more and more about autism (START is amazing, glad to be living in Michigan).

Nick is still employed and I’m still alive.

Here is what I look forward to in 2011:

Commemorating the 13^th Angel’s Day and sending the 13^th blanket to LDS Hospital.

Dan turning 12, moving into Young Mens at church and receiving the priesthood.

Celebrating our 20^th wedding anniversary (and actually get to do something more than go to dinner a week or two later…maybe?).

Sam turning 8 and getting baptized.

Getting to visit my family just for fun and celebration and NOT for a funeral and not while mom is in rehab after a broken neck. It will have been well over 3 ½ years since a normal visit. Please NO major life events to spoil it!

Celebrating mom’s 80^th a bit early and getting to hear a bit of the bagpipes.

Dan entering middle school/7^th grade, YIKES.

Finding more activities for Sam to give him a sense of accomplishment and social opportunities.

Another beautiful autumn in Michigan.

Hopeful groundbreaking of the museum.

Completing a few classes and visiting more lighthouses.

Continuing to hear lovely music from the boys on the cello and piano.

Celebrating the end of a great 2011 with a healthier family.