We are truly grateful

This has been one of those years. A mixture of good things and not so good things. But we are ending the year on a good note. This past week, we were constantly reminded of how lucky we are.

The other night, we were watching the local news station and all of the commercials were for charities. Then there was the house that blew up on the South Shore the week before Christmas. And the exact same thing happened a few doors down from one of my sisters on Christmas Eve. Then there was the man down in Southern California who shot up a Christmas party, killed a bunch of people, set the house on fire, and then killed himself.

All of this puts into perspective the little, and no so little, annoyances around our new home. We did realize a few days ago that we need a new roof. But we knew we needed that. We had hoped that it could wait until the spring. But it couldn't and that's o.k. Because we have a home, and a loving home, and a good life. And a local place that makes tamales.

And for that we are truly grateful.