Lifestyles Correspondent
NIAGARA, Wis. This brief week in between the Christmas and New Year holidays has always been a time of reflection for me. I have completed all of the holiday preparations and have enjoyed the visit from our Green Bay son and his family and a long telephone conversation with our Minnesota son.
Christmas cards and letters from other friends and relatives have been sent and received. Our routine is returning, and there is a brief lull before our plans for New Year’s Eve kick in during which I can contemplate the year ahead. What can I expect? What are my hopes and dreams for the coming year? What have I learned from the past year that will help me in the days and months ahead?