Christmas break was nice. I mean, really nice. The girls visited. We didn't have workers at our house every day. All of us enjoyed a break from online school, work, and routines. Even though our only decoration was the Christmas tree, we still enjoyed the important traditions like reenacting the story of Jesus Christ’s birth, Christmas pajamas, Christmas movies, a little baking, and just enjoying each other’s company. We did use a lot of our break to finalize house preparations like replacing all of our black-lined can lights with white cans (thank you, Emily and Rick), clearing more clutter, organizing our bookshelves, tidying our pantry, and cleaning windows and floors. By the end of the break, we were ready for pictures. And now we're into a new year.I like to start a new year with goals in mind. I like the kids to think about things they might want to do to improve. We revisit our goals periodically throughout the year. We're not super crazy about setting "do or ...