Happy New Year. And happy early birthday to my pal Valerie and my Aunt Carol – both New Years babies.

With all the terrible news coming from Indonesia and Asia, and with our boys off in the sandbox, it’s hard to be carefree. We’ll try our best to have a happy new years … and I hope you all will too. Be kind to the people in your life. Be grateful for each day. Live life like you mean it. Make this year better than the last.