2013 has been quite a year.
Our family has dealt with so much and has come out smiling each time.
One of my favorite things about 2013 is that we didn’t
move! Our apartment is far from ideal
and Roger still has to schlep to the Laundromat every week, but it is large
enough and we’ve made it pretty cozy. It
is often messy and cluttered (but clean thanks to Roger) and full of love and
laughs, and even a few tears. Cookie
continues to be the fat kitty without the stairs to run up and down. Tessa enjoys the new bathmat under the heat
vent. Our home is pretty good.
2013 has also been the year of the baby girl. Three of my friends and one of my cousins had
baby girls this year. It has been fun to
see the downstairs neighbor grow and see the others on Facebook. The cuteness of the girls’ faces and the
adorable outfits, have me happy to see the girls, but I am forever grateful and
happy that I have my little boy.
My little boy, who is not so little anymore, continues to
give my life new meaning. I find myself
drawn to his smile and I long to hear his sweet giggles. Somehow he went from baby to little boy this
past year. He has battled viruses and
asthma; he had ear tubes replaced. He is
flourishing. His language skills
continue to improved daily. I think he
grows inches daily, too. I enjoy looking
into his face and seeing the marriage of my family with Roger’s family. He is definitely a Skophammer boy, but he is
also a Kristianson and a Schmid. He
loves to help his mommy and daddy with any project. He loves to build things and tear them
down. He loves trains and cars and
Charlie Brown. He has mastered the iPad
and we need to go to him when we need help!
He is a delight on the train and in the car. I cannot ever imagine a life without
him.
My job has stayed the same.
I enjoy working for Northeastern and with my teams. I work with good people and have made some
nice friendships. I love the short
commute time and I am able to spend at least a few minutes outside every day,
which I love. I walk and walk all over
this city. I do manage to drive to a few
places, very few places. I love Boston
and feel like it is home.
Roger had the biggest change this year. For a number of reasons, he left the Museum
of Science and stays home with RT. He
has begun a new job where he works from home and is enjoying the challenges and
the opportunities to both work and stay home with RT. RT does still go to school twice a week,
giving Roger some needed quiet time at home to work. After the holidays are over (so on
Wednesday!) we will be rearranging our apartment to make space for Roger’s home
office. We can do it, though it may be
tight. I think secretly, or not so
secretly, that Roger just really loves rearranging furniture! Maybe he isn’t so happy we didn’t move last
year!
Looking forward, I have decided to adopt a theme for 2014. 2014 will be a year of gratitude for me. I often find myself longing for what I don’t
have and want to take the next year and make it a priority to be thankful for
what I do have, which is a lot! I
think I’ll start the new year being thankful for warm coats—it’s going to be
COLD!
I hope that when you all look back on 2013, you find much
joy, as we have. Happy New Year!
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