May 2014 be good one for you and yours.
I have no talent for end-of-year retrospective assessments, because, as my car mirrors tell me, the objects in the mirror are closer than they seem. Spotting patterns takes more time for me. Note that I said "patterns." Every year has its own major news items and major events, but whether they are evidence of some permanent change takes longer to spot.
Watching the new year in: