We have, as usual, a great deal to give thanks for in 2009. We are ultimately grateful for health, particularly the health of our twinnies, who were 6 weeks premature. And the fact that we have been blessed financially so that I can take a year off, which I was thrilled to be able to do. Now, just to find the right new job. I have nearly given up on the lobbying business, for a number of reasons, but also because I'm just not sure it is the right time. Not the right time and no clients, so you see the struggle. I am having a bit of a tough time mentally, though it could be seasonal. However, with all our blessings, it is a wasted emotion! In the pictures, Aunt Emmy holds Brookie as she screams, Jack and his cousin Noelle enjoy Thanksgiving dinner, the twinnies are mobile, Jack and Dad at the Zoo (yes, we went in November, it was ridiculously warm) and Dad and Caroline at Thanksgiving. Also, Jack convenes his "Round Table" of siblings. It's only a matter of time before we lose all control. We're outnumbered, after all!