Anne's list of things I'm Grateful For, 2018

Things I'm Grateful For, 2016

 There have been worse years.

There's a funny saying in Minnesota. At least, it makes me grin, when in a bitter 40 below wind chill, someone cheerfully says, "at least you're not being stabbed." That Midwestern understatement is often a gentle, wry counterbalance to hyperbole. It's the worst it's ever been, it hurts more than anything, I have to fix everything... sometimes we need to vent. But after too long, that feels like avoiding getting down to business - avoiding doing anything about reality. It isn't all death or rainbows, it just is.

Things I'm Grateful For, 2015