This past year I've been pretty diligent about keeping a family logbook. Mostly it's a record of what we did on weekends and other significant events. Starting it was inspired a couple of years ago when reading one of those newsy Christmas letters from a friend, and we thought "wow, I wish we did as much as they do in a year". Then, reflecting, we realized that our year actually was pretty rich.

These past few days I've been reading it aloud after dinner, and it's excellent to be reminded and be thankful for all that we've done and shared.