My sarcastic Christmas letter

Dear friends and family,

Boy what a year! It's been amazingly topsy-turvy and full of exploration of both other lands and self.

Dad took a cruise this year with the brothers, sisters, and mom, and lost the straw pull. He had to sleep in the same room with grandma. She's losing her hearing, and man can she talk! She complains about a lot, but she does tell the neatest stories of WWII. Dad got another cold from her, and was down for the count for almost a month.

Dad also broke his finger this year, and arthritis set in right away. He can't move the finger more than 50%, and it's starting to hurt. But, of course, he did wait more than a month to go to the doctor. Silly dad!

Anne also traveled a lot this year, and had an awesome time in Europe. Doing another geographic, she plotted her move to Europe, but it didn't work out. She also got sober this year! Thank God, right? We all know she had crazy addiction problems, and hopefully now she'll stop driving dad crazy with all the dangerous things she does. And, she quit smoking! No more holding your breath when you give her a hug.

Anne really has had an interesting year. In September she was fired and forced to move back home. She doesn't have health insurance, and so is worried about getting her bipolar meds, but thank God for credit cards. What's another $1,000 charge, anyway? She's currently sitting on the couch staring off into space and hoping for another interview.

Well, we've had an interesting year! Hope yours has been better!

Love, Family