We all had a wonderful Christmas. Hubby's parents were here and we all managed to get along and have a lot of fun doing it! We even put our heads together and did an excruciating 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. It was nice having everyone together. This was particularly important to me this year, as a family tragedy has reminded me of just how important and dear family really is. A few days before Christmas, my sister Janine lost her best friend, her husband of 25 years and father of their 6 children to a sudden and severe heart complication. Jim was only 47 years old and a wonderful husband, father and man. My heart hurts so badly for my sister and her kids. I have hugged my husband a million times this past week, even when I want to strangle him for various reasons! (I think I have him very confused!) The kids are off of school this week, so it's crazy at home. I actually escape to work for a few hours each day:) We have so many animals now...and it's been SNOWING here for a couple of days...so everything is muddy and wet. The pigs are ready to go to the butcher (Okay, well...I'M ready for the pigs to go to the butcher!), the goats think they are house-guests, the horses want to stand on the porch and look in the window, the cats perch on the roof over the door and wait for someone to open it so they can make their great leap...hoping to get in before the door slams and they look like Persians...and all four dogs think it's necessary to blast through the door, leaving huge muddy paw prints all the way through my kitchen, then, of course..."wiping" their feet on my dining room carpet! I tell ya', it's a good thing I have an industrial carpet cleaner! Being the incredible wife that I am *grin*, I bought Hubby an AK-47 for Christmas. He has subsequently killed several of the trees behind our house and will now need to chain-saw them down before they fall over! Remind me to tell you about my recent fall..(okay, it wasn't really a "fall"...I was thrown on my head.) where I woke up in an ambulance. It's a good thing I have a hard head! I will save that post for later. Meantime, Real Estate continues to be good to me. While the rest of the world talks about how slow and difficult the market is right now, I just keep running and working and lead-generating...and closing deals! This really IS my dream job and my calling. I love it, and I love making my clients happy. I know that may sound cliche' to some, but my clients will tell you that it's true. Life is too short to do anything less than what you love!