Wow. 2012. What a carazzzy year.

The world may not have ended in 2012, but a world certainly did. The world of Uno the loner is no more. Uno is now and possibly forevermore a family wolf, however unusual a family it might be.

I guess there was never going to be a middle ground, either you have solitude or you don't, but the transition was still a little jarring. I wish there could have been a way Lucca and I could've eased into this relationship, but circumstances being what they were it was all or nothing. I just knew that I had to get Lucca out of the situation she was in and quickly.

While we have some plans for 2013 a lot of next year is a blank slate, and there's something nice about that. Like the proverbial blank canvas we're free to do with it as we wish, and don't have to make up our minds just yet what that is.

I'm not big on resolutions. Honestly those have become jokes. So instead of those I will instead write my wishes for the new year about to begin, addressed to those nearest and dearest to me.

Lucca. I've done my best to give you what you need, but there's one thing only you can get for yourself, and that is patience. Patience with me, patience with others, and most importantly, patience with yourself. You've had a rough time of it and you can't expect to come out of that ready to take on the world as an independent woman. But we'll get you there. It may take more time that you want it to, but we will get you where you want to be. I love you very deeply and I will be there for you all the way.

Sesame. Someone as bright and ambitious as you are won't be held down long. I know what you crave right now is a sense of stability. I know what that is like, as I was there five years ago myself. Hopefully I can keep you out of trouble and get you going where you want to be in life. As for the other big issue in your life, that I can't help so much with, but I do wishes and prayers to offer.

Tavi and Ozzie. Good grief, I can only imagine the number of babyfurs and kidfurs who would do anything to be me, to get to interact with you on a daily basis. And yet, now that I know you for the down-to-earth people you actually are, it feels so... ordinary. Just like a couple of my best friends come to share a house with me. I wonder if this is an inkling of how real celebrities deal with all their fame, in how they're surrounded by it so constantly they just get used to it as normal. Anyway, it is great to have you on board and a privilege to have a hand, even if an indirect one, in making so many cubs around the world so very happy.

Maxi. I've already said a lot of what I want to say but I really just want to emphasize how happy I am for you, that you've found circumstances of joy this holiday season. At your age it is entirely normal for you to be unsure of what you want in life and I'm nothing but glad this change of mind has worked out for you. Let's stay in touch.

Gem. Alas the second half of this year has sort of crowded out a lot of my outreach and as a result I don't feel I've given my baby cousin squiggle the attention she deserves. I know I said I wasn't much for resolutions but I really do intend to make that right in the coming year. And while I'm on the topic of those over the pond I need to get to know your big bro Zee Zee a bit better. Tavi never seems to be able to see a squirrel without mentioning him, so he's got to be a great fellow.

Wish. You can kind of combine parts of what I said for Maxi and Gem and pretty much get what I have to say to you. You have many twists and turns coming up in your life and I'd like to be able to help you navigate some of them, even though in recent months I haven't seemed to have had a lot of time for you. So there's another thing on which I need to find a proper level.

Cody and Bleu. Hope things are going well for you out west and I really do want to get the chance to meet you guys in person someday soon. I hope we can arrange that, but those Rocky Mountains can be quite the barrier sometimes. Again, I need to do a better job of staying in touch.

Llama. We've said most of what we've had to say through other means but I do want to thank you publicly for everything you've done to support us this year, even if often as not it was just lending an ear. Hope things go well for you and that it won't be long before you show your face around here next.

Gus, Jennie, Ari, Aura, and others I've somehow forgotten to mention here. I guess I need to beg your forgiveness for ending up being so distant these past six months. Even though it's been a stressful six months with taking on a new family and dealing with the many issues involving my pre-existing one, I probably should at some point have made the time to get back in touch at least once.

But life wouldn't be the same if you had everything together and nothing to improve upon, so I can at least be grateful that I have some idea of the areas in which I still need to grow. And who knows, maybe one day I will follow through on my dream and actually apply mysef towards learning how to draw properly. A longshot perhaps, but then again I never would have guessed half the things that happened to me this year.

Onward to 2013! Let's see what it has to offer.