Game on, 2016.....

Where to begin.... It was a great Christmas season with everyone home and everyone getting along for the most part.  We spent a relaxing Christmas eve playing board games and had a very quiet Christmas day and a beautiful Christmas dinner.

That said, it has been a challenging time with Andrew as he failed out of Holland College.  This caught us by surprise as all indications from him were that he was doing very well.  We then had a blowup at the end of the holiday and he has moved back to his apartment in search of a job until he can figure out what he wants to do.  It is such a tough call as a parent knowing when to help your kids and when to let them fail and figure things out on their own.  I think this was the last straw with us for Andrew for awhile as he does not seem to have any direction or motivation. I am hoping that some time on his own will do him some good to figure his shit out.  In some ways he has matured a lot over the past couple of years, but he still has not realized that he needs to pick a direction and have a goal in mind for what he wants to do. 

Both Dan & Vicki did really well in their first semester of school and received great marks. 

Our new year's eve party was a success with roughly 20-25 people attending.  It was probably one of my favourite parties ever as we laughed and laughed all night. 

2016 is off to a good start as I am trying to remain booze-free for January in an effort to lose weight before our trip to Jamaica.   I am also trying to cut out energy drinks.  So far so good on both fronts.  I started the year at 215, I am not down to 210 and hoping to get to 200 before we leave on Feb 12. 

Vicki is now working more at CARI and less focused on competitive swimming which I think is a natural progression for her.  Dan is focused on his second semester of Engineering after a great first semester.