Our Year in pictures
I'm very sorry to start the email with bad news, but my lovely Dad, Martin Palmer, died on 15th December. He has been deteriorating this year, but it was still a shock to us and we're trying to make sense of it. He's in our hearts and thoughts constantly as we make arrangements.
Mum's condition is still the same - she has end stage Alzheimer's and doesn't respond to any stimulus now. We are grateful for the wonderful lives our parents had, the family they raised and the memories that we treasure.
2022 had a lot of positives about it. As a family we did some short swiss trips to Hergiswil and Geneva, and went to our first football match as a family (friendly between the Swiss and English womens' teams).
I got my long hair cut off and donated it to a charity, we celebrated Sal's 50th in London, had our family summer holiday in Münich, Kitzbühel and Annecy, then explored Switzerland with Kate and her boys in August.
The summer ended and Markus left primary school this year and started secondary school. In September Mags, Kate and I walked 26 miles in 8 hours (or so) for Alzheimer's Research UK in the Peak District - it was an amazing day. I also completed my volunteer training for a swiss charity and I start shifts in January 2023.
At work I got permission to travel to Wroclaw (Poland) in October and I finally met my team there after a long 3 year wait! Finally in November, my team and I won gold for the "Learning Technology Team of the Year" in the Learning Technology Awards, which was a great honour.
This year the Moran Palmers funny film feature is called: Snowman Scurry! Wishing all of you a relaxing festive season and a wish that we meet in person sometime in 2023...
Mum's condition is still the same - she has end stage Alzheimer's and doesn't respond to any stimulus now. We are grateful for the wonderful lives our parents had, the family they raised and the memories that we treasure.
2022 had a lot of positives about it. As a family we did some short swiss trips to Hergiswil and Geneva, and went to our first football match as a family (friendly between the Swiss and English womens' teams).
I got my long hair cut off and donated it to a charity, we celebrated Sal's 50th in London, had our family summer holiday in Münich, Kitzbühel and Annecy, then explored Switzerland with Kate and her boys in August.
The summer ended and Markus left primary school this year and started secondary school. In September Mags, Kate and I walked 26 miles in 8 hours (or so) for Alzheimer's Research UK in the Peak District - it was an amazing day. I also completed my volunteer training for a swiss charity and I start shifts in January 2023.
At work I got permission to travel to Wroclaw (Poland) in October and I finally met my team there after a long 3 year wait! Finally in November, my team and I won gold for the "Learning Technology Team of the Year" in the Learning Technology Awards, which was a great honour.
This year the Moran Palmers funny film feature is called: Snowman Scurry! Wishing all of you a relaxing festive season and a wish that we meet in person sometime in 2023...