2014... and ... its gone

2014 just caught fire and I ran with it.

January - work, sick, but went to Hawaii with Shannon and my folks for a week, that was cool.  Don't do it when you sick (nods knowingly), stress, sick (respiratory) has us questioning the health of our home/neighborhood.
February - work, still sick, and its effing cold.  Homeshow wash/rinse/repeat.  stress
March - work work work and we start seriously toying with the idea of selling.  Trip to Utah before things cut loose (dirt-bag camping & hiking).  Start scheduling endless todo list to move house things along.
April - work work work, get ready to list the house.  Get RPR & compliance plus close out my open loops with DRP - work and chase trades and paperwork. and stress over all of it. Eric back landscaping for the summer
May - work work work, list the house. May is all about work, and if it's light out, yard work. maybe.
June - work work work,  house listed, water runs high (but no flood!) super Saturday's start up again (Yay) along with foot pain. (Boo)
July - work, work etc.  Some where in there we start toying with the idea of building a new home in Okotoks.  conditional sale. Mike completes his 90.3 - proud.
August. -  work - week off company-wide holiday.  A backpack, a hike, a scramble, and purchase of a C-can to store crap in for when we move.  Deposit on home in Okotoks and start on a design.  House is now SOLD.  Final hike with boys and Peter to round out the month. (feet still a problem - defer treatment to end of season), move Eric back to Edmonton for final year of undergrad.
September - work work, house design stuff.  Taz (our cat) dies in Shannon's arms (not the least bit peacefully) he was 12. Solo day to O'Hara for larches, a little bonus to me for working my butt off.  Silverland tree planting project complete.  Favorite month, always too short.
October -  Fall work mode begins, surveying for winter designs, herding cats etc.  Move to temporary townhouse in NW High River at end of month.  We host a little party before leaving. Winter comes knocking shortly after.  Can't find a bloody thing.
November - work, last bike/hike of the year, start physio on feet, O'Hara ski trip finally after ten years of being invited.  Settle into the townhouse life - work on new house is well underway. (decisions decisions)
December - work, start with the gym (really really), physio - recovery is slow.  Take time off from walking and no skiing etc over Christmas to help speed recovery.  A fun Christmas, nothing fancy, just friend and family time.  

To summarize, this was a year of recovery and moving forward.  I was running to fast before the flood tripped me - some things had to go to make room for new things.  This was a project for 2014 with lots of bleed thru into 2015, but its coming.  Coming along very well actually.  Structuring a new way forward.  Not just the house, lots of things are getting a tweek, but as they say, patience is a virtue. 

If you have found your way here, hope all is well.  Probably won't be updating here much, but hey, a placeholder in the blogosphere of life.