the first day of the rest of the year

today is a good turning point.  everyone is home now for the rest of the summer (which is only two weeks) except caroline is going to st. george for a few days to see some plays at tuacahn.  so it's a good turning point.  "hell" week starts tomorrow for jake--6-7 hours of football practice all week.  football practice starts in earnest for sam and isaac.  craig is home after transitioning off his colorado case. and i've got to whip a lot of things into shape, including myself.  so i'm saying it's a good beginning.  the future looks bright.