2020

Holidays 2020...

I suppose the best that can be said of this unprecedented year, is how glad I am that we will soon be un-Presidented of this creature who has so damaged the fabric of America or allowed it to happen. Not a terribly original thought, but I must admit to being able to get through my day slightly more easily knowing the days of the undoing of the federal government are coming to an end and the new administration can begin to help it mend. I am ever hopeful, and though my days working for "The Government" are behind me, there are many I still admire who toil on our behalf there, and like any sane person I'd like whatever government I'm paying for to actually function and not to be torn apart by the uncaring hand of a delusional narcissist.

But enough about that.

Despite all of it, we have thankfully been able to weather this year in relative normality. At the beginning of the year, Aly moved back in for 9 weeks, which was a great help and comfort to all of us. Jean did most of the heavy lifting to establish a brand new Soccer Club, after our last club fired the coaches and kept our money. She got the teams a summer and a Fall program that was nearly complete despite the weird precautions required throughout. It was an amazing feat that benefited Jack and his entire team to have some level of activity to look forward to all year.

Aly moved into a new apartment in DC, a studio, and her first alone apartment ever without roommates. It's beautiful and we (Jean) love to visit and spend the night downtown every once in a while. She also earned her Certified Financial Planner (CFP) certification, a huge accomplishment at the end of a couple of years of steady weekend studying and classwork. We're very proud of her.

Rob got a new job with Amazon. Thankfully it is not bringing packages to your house, and no, I can't get you a PS5. It is doing the same cloud financial management type work but now with the second biggest company in the world. It's just as big and weird as you'd expect for a super high functioning, chaotic company that's as big and diverse as it is.

more to come...