It is a new year...again

Well, we never got the Christmas house lights up, but that saved us the trouble of taking them down again, right? At present, we're just focusing on getting our house, lives, and attitudes in order for the spring and spring semester. It has been gray and/or rainy for days, so as inspiration, I'm just going to focus on the wonderful times from our extended Christmas travels around the South. And like Muffin, we'll keep grasping for all the wondrous things (toys, games, stuff, jobs, Lotto tickets) that are just out of reach.