Isn't starting out clean a great feeling? Not that 2008 has been bad, but it has been rather eventful. It all started with a 1-month pregnant mama and all that jazz, then we followed with highlights like a 3-room basement flood involving a bathroom demolition, a new roof put on 1 day before Jeff's birthday, cutie girl #5 born at home on Jeff's birthday, and ended with a showstopper - but no heartstoppers, thankfully.

I'm thinking this year's resolution will be to find at least one quiet moment a day... even if it takes locking myself in the bathroom and plugging my ears while little fingers inch their way under the door. After all, sometimes it takes full concentration to appreciate the subtle joys of life!