Year In Review

Marc's Yearly Contribution to the Blog

1. My wife is so smart.

2. Coaching two seasons of little girl soccer in one year is 2.5x as much fun.

3. Free-handing a circular saw while cutting wood is not a good idea. On the other hand (haha), free-handing a 4" tile saw makes the cuts a lot quicker.

4. Building our own furniture allowed me to take advantage of surprisingly cheap lumber prices and really late summer evenings of free labor.

5. I can keep facial hair for a whole year (well not the exact same hair as it is groomed frequently).

6. Even a tough HOA can be defeated with kindness, reasonableness, and a letter from a top-notch high-powered attorney.

7. A trusted car mechanic is worth much more than he charges.

8. My wife deserves a raise and a vacation.

9. Being generous as a family makes us so much richer at Christmas.

10. Miscommunication is terrible.

11. Apparently I've grown up in the last year. I drink coffee a couple times a week now.

12. Catching a redeye flight home from the west coast is always worth the tiredness to spend time with my family (after a nap; they don't want me around beforehand).

13. The hill in our backyard that I worked so hard to minimize while building the house has now become our kids' favorite attraction as they sled down. We're still waiting for our first snow in this house, but cardboard on grass works for now.

14. Camping with three little girls in one tent is great once they go to sleep. We had a blast though and look forward to doing it again soon (but not in the freezing cold).

15. Slip and slides haven't improved much in 30 years.