I’d like to thank all the people Anne and I have heard from in the past ten months for their love and support. Considering everything we’ve been through, to say that this has been an awful year gives new meaning to the word “understatement”. We will never get over the loss of our beloved Beth. In October,  Anne lost her job 2 1/2 years before retirement. A week later, we had to have Tasha, our 14-year-old Keeshond  put to sleep. At times we felt like we were trapped inside a really bad movie and couldn’t get out. There were days when it was a major effort just to get out of bed. But we did, and continue to do so….and we’re doing better. So to all the folks who have urged me to start blogging again, thanks for hanging in there.