Unconcerned Bobcat in our street.

Neighborhood Fauna

While in the National Capital Area I was trying to show Misty how to get photos in the Blog and couldn't remember. So I decided to try again. Mr. Bobcat above isn't concerned about us when wandering through our neighborhood. The photo was taken by our next door neighbor.

Belated Happy New Year!

New Year's Eve with friends

Wishing you all the best in 2006!

2005 was a busy year for me from July on, as I found myself managing a large project way out in New Jersey. The commute was a killer-- two hours each way-- and as you might imagine, I found very little time do anything but work, eat and sleep. The project is winding down now and I only have to go in a few days a week. Unfortunately, no good deed goes unpunished and I did a good enough job that I've been assigned a new larger project for the same company in the same location starting January 23. Ah well.

Christmas in Arizona with Mom and Dad was a welcome break, indeed. Jack and the girls and I flew out of cold and rainy NYC to arrive in warm (hot, even!) Pheonix on the 22nd of December. We grabbed our rental car and marveled, as we always do, at the desert during our drive to Green Valley. Mom and Dad had told us it would be warm, but it was very hard to imagine after three unseasonably early snowstorm in New York. The visit was a pure pleasure-- the girls got to swim and sun, Jack and I got to relax, Mom and I cooked up a storm, and all of us played cards in the traditional vicious Fisher fashion.

In keeping with the trend for Christmas in sunny climes, Ben and his lovely girlfriend, Grace, opted for a trip to Guatemala. They return today and I look forward to hearing about the trip and seeing photographs.

Looking ahead for this year, Lisa and I will be taking our first ever vacation together in February-- or at least our first without kids or other family. We'll be dividing our time between London, staying in Jack's flat, and Paris. I'm really looking forward to so much sister/best friend time with Lisa.

I hope all of you have a wonderful year.