Happy New Year

When I found out we'd be having a second kid at the end of 2014, the first thing I said was,Well, I'm just going to write the whole following year off as a loss. And I was totally right. 2015 was largely unpleasant and overwhelming (albeit with lots of nice little things thrown in here and there). I'm grateful for all the things I take for granted every day -- having *everything* we need and most of what we want, starting to pay off debt and save, watching my ferociously amazing children surprise me at every turn with their empathy and precocity. But I'm glad to leave 2015 behind. Here's to figuring out how to shine this year.

Even though kids are not feeling well...