As The Year Winds Down

If last year ended with a scream of frustration, 2015 is ending with a sigh somewhere between contentment and fatigue.

In many ways, this year was the exact opposite of the last. There were no furious scramblings for answers or a diagnosis. Our only battle was with the insurance company for wheels for a wheelchair, and that dragon was handily slayed with the help of social media.

This has been a year of settling into the lives we have now – our eldest has moved out and begun her own life with all of the myriad choices which are now her own to make, our son has adjusted to school outside of our home and we’ve gotten used to his being gone, and the rest of the children have all grown up just a little bit more. Even the wheelchair which was the source of such frustration has become a non-issue as it’s just a part of normal to us now. That’s where we are today – grateful for normal. We’ve been blessed with boring for a few months now, and it’s been a wonderful chance to catch our collective breath and look around a little bit.

I know that there are new battles and sleeping dragon lying on the other side of the hill just beyond our sight, but right now we’re content to let them slumber a little longer. Meanwhile, we’re just going to hang out here in our pajamas for a little bit longer, watching movies and playing video games.

Thank you for reading me, and for your love and support this past year. Let’s take it easy for now, and then come the New Year let’s go find an adventure! (A fun one that’s not traumatic or scary and doesn’t involve medical professionals. The End.)