What can we say about our year? Frankly, not much. We didn’t take any trips. No one joined (or left) our little family, including critters. We didn’t add (or delete) anything from our home here at Cactus Hill. Nothing changed about Chris’s work or Ed’s retirement. So, we wondered, how can we fill this annual newsletter? This is our space to revisit the events that occurred during the year. And that’s just what we will do. For this year’s newsletter, we’ll just share photos and talk a bit about what goes on around here day after day—

Let’s start with Lucky and his playmates—always good for a laugh. This kitty thinks that, if he’s clever enough and quick enough, one of these days his lunges at the fish tank will pay off. What’s even funnier is that the fish play along with him. Whenever Lucky jumps up next to the tank, this big gold cichlid makes a beeline for him. Wherever Lucky goes, back and forth in front of the tank, the fish follows his movements. We don’t know if it’s aggression or companionship, but it’s mighty darn cute.

Speaking of cute, have a look over to the right at great-grandson Jonathan, all decked out for Halloween as Buzz Lightyear. Thanks to Jonathan’s grandma, our daughter Emilie, for this photo.

Anne, Chris’s mother, continues to do well at Argent Court, her assisted living facility near us. She’s received several visits this year from various friends and relatives. We took this photo out in the courtyard during a visit from Chris’s cousin Anita.

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