In a couple of days the New Year will be here.  Let's see, where to begin.  Christmas, minus the new BMW motorcycle, was very nice and quite for us - which I was grateful for.  This past month our family has been through some trials and having a peaceful Christmas was much appreciated.

Santa was really good to us.  I have a new green Retro 51 Tornado (visit http://www.retro51.com), socks, a Moleskine Notebooks and address book, a couple of flash lights and a Bocce Ball set (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocce).  I am a very lucky guy!  And grateful.

Now for the New Year:  2007.

I don't have any predications that I feel so great about to make.  I think life here in the islands will be a combination of busyness and easiness.  Running wise I think I am going to run a half marathon in January, a 25K trail run in February, the Chuckanut 50K in March, either the half or full marathon at the Whidbey Island event in April.  May I might run either the half or full marathon up in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.  June is when I put on our local marathon, but maybe I could get over to Port Angeles and run there in mid-June.  The rest of the year is open.

I see myself staying as General Manager of Rock Island Technology Solutions.  I enjoy the work and I enjoy the people and we are doing some pretty cool things for the community and for our customers.

Somewhere in all this I would like to travel with Samantha on the motorcycle and maybe do a trip or two of camping.  Maybe another trip to Canada would be in order.

I hope to have some time with my whole family at the same time - which is rare.  One sister back east, one sister in southern Wyoming and one sister in northern Wyoming.  My Dad and Ann in northern Wyoming, plus Ammon and Angela in Seattle along with the local clan in Friday Harbor.  This wide open space between us all makes getting together a tad difficult.  This could be the year we all can get together.

Other than those listing above, I hope 2007 is a good and positive year for us here and those afar.  Here is wishing you all a Happy New Year.

Well, here it is Christmas Day.  Our house is quite as everyone is still sleeping.

We have a low-key day planned.  I am going for a run in a few minutes, then a gift exchange - though I don't see any boxes big enough to hold a new BMW motorcycle, but I am ok with that.  Then a casual day of cooking a turkey and preparing for a late afternoon dinner.

I hope everyone has a nice day and pause to remember what the day is about.

Merry Christmas,

Clark

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