New Year, fresh start

It has been a year since I started 23 Things for the first time. A lot has happened; reading over past blog posts made me realize that. The puppy has grown into a beautiful dog; my son's female dog is going to give birth soon to new puppies. We had a summer of drought, rain this fall, and some incredibly cold winter temperatures. This "January thaw" (as one of my professors used to call the warm temps that sometimes come this time of year) is enjoyable.