I spent a couple of hours today on Hermit Lake, watching my boy using ice skates for the first time in two years. He had a hockey stick that he used to help his balance and a helmet on just in case. The ice was thick enough so that I wasn't anxious. I was the only one on the ice in my boots. There was a thin layer of sleet on top of the frozen lake that made the ice not too slippery. It was just beautiful. We saw a beaver dam in a bog, fox and duck tracks on the ice and lichens clinging to old trees. Winter wonderland.
I won't be attending any end of year party. Instead, I will be fast asleep long before midnight. And that is just fine with me. I have so much to be grateful for this year and I'm looking forward to 2012 with optimism. I anticipate a year of good health, great family time, challenging work, and enjoying the rhythms of regular life. So good bye 2011 and bring it on, 2012.
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