…of course are just so young and vibrant and doing whatever it is they’re doing and being themselves that they keep me from self-pity and getting down.

Philippe is due back tomorrow and we’ll spend New Year’s Eve together. I’m thinking 2008 will have to be a year of considering our options. What is it we really want after almost six years together? I can safely say sitting here today reflecting on all that has happened in 2007, that I am now certain, absolutely certain, that I would like to have a child.

I have been reading a lot since…