With Thanksgiving over and Christmas fast approaching, I sit here in awe that yet another year has sped on by. It has been a trying year for me personally but I am quickly humbled by people who have had much greater challenges, and I continue to move forward. The bottom line is, we are all lucky to have one another.
I want to thank all the readers who loyally read my column month after month and who, through no fault of their own, have gotten to know me and Zach for the last two years. I’ve met some interesting people who live in our community, folks that I otherwise might not have come across.
At first it was weird having people recognize me from my little picture in the paper, but it was always nice to hear how much they related to Zach falling down the ice covered ramp at our back door. My readers have helped me through some of life’s moments—as when I cut off all my hair and chaos followed. I have confessed to taking dog pills, climbing all over mountains of gravel and having a distaste for girl clothes. I’ve even showed my soft underbelly a time or two. It did wonders for my heart when my “Crazy Coupon” friend told me that she cuts out my columns and mails them to friends.
The constant feedback is nice and it encourages me to move forward. So thank you Patagonia and Sonoita for reading and responding. I like that people look for my column each month and laugh at the same things that I do, even if it ends up being mainly about Zach. So from me, Zach, the dogs, cats, chickens and our late turkeys we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. Thanks for reading.