By Marcy Marro
As the calendar turns to December and the year winds down, now
is the time many people take a moment to reflect on the past 12
months. Looking back, I am reminded of the ups and downs of having
an unemployed spouse for the first few months of this year, and the
struggles we have had even as he found a new job. Much of what we
experienced this year is the same as many of our friends and
relatives and, as I'm sure, many of you. And while the economy has
not yet picked up as much as we may have hoped, it does look like
it's starting to head in the right direction, with unemployment
slowly starting to turn around.