Well, December sure did fly by. It was a good holiday season, full of blessings and yummy food. We ate trout tonight that the kids caught with their Papa. And I finally got a new update letter sent out. I've also gotten a decent amount of paddling done, even though it's always less than planned. In some sense it seems like I'm heading into the home stretch for PrayerPaddle preparations as we enter a new year. But of course I'll be in denial over the demise of 2008 for a while. Tomorrow we'll be heading back home from my parents' house in Texas. Then I need to take care of some things at work to get ready for a conference in Phoenix. I will spend some extra time out there to visit with relatives.