In this case,
“those” means the monsoon of change was gathering speed; but in 2014, we had no
idea what was coming.
#NoBoringChristmasLetterThisYear
In 2014, our
lives were floating along, as were those of our four adult children. Calm
before the storm, if you will. Then in November, our eldest daughter texted me
a picture of a sonogram.
Their first
child when she’s 36? We’ll be grandparents?
Our official
grandparenthood arrived on June 6th, weighing in at 8 pounds, 6 ounces. I have
to confess, he’s a pretty cute dude. #Gammie&LoloRock
In February
2015, our 28-year-old youngest -- frustrated by teaching common core math,
parents with no control over their kids, and a salary so low she couldn’t even
buy a condo -- decided to chuck teaching middle-school in central Phoenix
Instead, she
signed a two-year contract to teach 6th-grade math and science to
English-speaking kids at an International
School Shanghai , China
In July, our
only son (who turns 30 this month) proposed to the love of his life: a
36-year-old divorcee with two awesome kids. What? Three grandkids, now?
The wedding is
set for December 27th in the backyard of a friend. (Phoenix
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force
Awakens opens December
18th. Daughter returns from Shanghai
In between all
of this, I wrote a trilogy of three novels between June and November, all releasing
in January 2016. #ILoveNaNoWriMo #CampNanoWriMoKicksButt
And last of
all, this is my final post for Romancing the Genres. After five years I’ve said
all that I have to say for now. Doesn’t mean I won’t be back on occasion for guest
posts, though. You never know when I might pop up again.
Goodbye and God bless! #ThanksForHavingMe
4 comments:
Kris,
Your 2015 has been Full of many blessings!!! You left out you are the president of Desert Rose and have been doing an awesome job at that!!!
We will miss you and look forward to your returning to guest with us from time to time.
Judith
Wow! What a year it's been for you! Congratulations on becoming a grandparent 3 times in one year! Being a grandparent is sooo fun! Enjoy!
Thank you for all you've contributed to RTG over the years! And for your service to Desert Rose. You inspire me!
Wow, Kris, this HAS been a year for you. You will love being a grandparent. You know the saying about being a grandparent is so much fun, you would have had grandkids first? True! Congrats on the upcoming releases. Best wishes for a fun, exciting, successful 2016.
My friends lives have never been the same after grandkids arrived due to babysitting. Suddenly they weren't available Friday and Saturday nights! Congratulations and good luck with all your endeavors.
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