First normal day

Today is our first day back that I have felt normal. Normal schedule, no jetlag, Sophia has stuck to her routine and had some pretty hearty naps during the day. This means that I am able to get things done while she sleeps and helps me feel more organized and on top of things. I think we are all finally adjusted back to Spain time. I still need to get comfortable with my spanish again. Blech, I hate the feeling that I am not doing well in my communication. I've made some lists of goals I would like to work on this year. One is fixing up the house, another is fundraising, another is communication and blessing others, another is a list of material desires. This new year already feels different to me. Last year it seemed like we were really struggling financially and wondering how to make ends meet. It seems like we really worked hard to tighten up our belts. This year is looking like the same BUT there is a different feel to it. Like it will appear that we are in the same boat as last year but bounty will come. I don't feel as poor as last year even though we are still just as poor. But for example...we struggled all last year with our appliances running on their last leg and breaking down. This year it looks like the landlord or the insurance is going to replace our washer, two sinks and counters in the bathrooms and today we got a new refridgerator. We've been able to get some electrical work done so that various lights are working properly that have been broken basically since we moved in over a year ago. So, yeah, this year just has a different feel to it so far. We'll see if this theme continues.
We also have the arrival of more people to help with our charity to look forward to. For so long it has been just a few of us hanging in there, but now it looks like more will come to be part of the team. It feels like the time of feasting is coming.
And the most exciting thing of all is that we are starting off this new year with our very own child. A very dear friend and cousin of mine, Ann McGregor, wrote us a Congratulations on the arrival of our new baby. Her card read "Congratulations...now you have everything". As this new year begins I do feel like we are very rich in many ways...