2009...in a nutshell.
ο Celebrated my son's 3rd birthday
ο My company merged with another company
ο Got a 5% pay raise and a promotion in the merger, and now manage 2 people
ο My husband lost his job
ο My husband quit his part time/temporary job working with his brother
ο My husband remains unemployed, but is a full time student
ο Obama is giving my husband $6000 per school year (september to june) for school and school related expenses
ο Obama bought my husband a new laptop
ο We took the boy out of the "home sitter" and put him in full time preschool
ο I joined weight watchers (again) and continued to struggle
ο I celebrated 10 years of being smoke-free
ο Celebrated 10 years of wedded bliss
ο My house is fully insulated, but is still drafty - UGH
ο Finally have a new light fixture and fixed ceiling in the half bath
ο My family didn't go on a vacation
ο Tried a Spin class and actually really enjoyed it
ο Reconnected with one of my very best friends in the whole world
ο Nobody died, and there were no Emergency Room visits
ο A cousin (39) was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy only to discover they didn't get all of the cancer
ο Found an enormous lump in my left breast and had a mammogram and ultrasound and found out that it was a completely normal cyst
ο Celebrated my son's 3rd birthday
ο My company merged with another company
ο Got a 5% pay raise and a promotion in the merger, and now manage 2 people
ο My husband lost his job
ο My husband quit his part time/temporary job working with his brother
ο My husband remains unemployed, but is a full time student
ο Obama is giving my husband $6000 per school year (september to june) for school and school related expenses
ο Obama bought my husband a new laptop
ο We took the boy out of the "home sitter" and put him in full time preschool
ο I joined weight watchers (again) and continued to struggle
ο I celebrated 10 years of being smoke-free
ο Celebrated 10 years of wedded bliss
ο My house is fully insulated, but is still drafty - UGH
ο Finally have a new light fixture and fixed ceiling in the half bath
ο My family didn't go on a vacation
ο Tried a Spin class and actually really enjoyed it
ο Reconnected with one of my very best friends in the whole world
ο Nobody died, and there were no Emergency Room visits
ο A cousin (39) was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy only to discover they didn't get all of the cancer
ο Found an enormous lump in my left breast and had a mammogram and ultrasound and found out that it was a completely normal cyst
ο Got a new Blackberry, er, Crackberry
ο Leased a new car
ο Surprised my parents with a basket of goodies in their hotel room when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary since I threw a big bash for their 45th
ο Leased a new car
ο Surprised my parents with a basket of goodies in their hotel room when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary since I threw a big bash for their 45th
ο Enjoyed a date night (with boy sleeping over at Gma and Gpa's) nearly every month
ο Went to the Holiday Parade in downtown Toledo for the first time ever
ο Celebrated one year of not having to deal with diapers
ο Contemplated letting my gray grow in, but end up coming to my senses and coloring every time
ο Appeared to have shocked several people when I told them my age - will color hair and wear sunscreen forever
ο Celebrated my husbands 40th birthday with a parents + kids party
ο Dismantled the boys crib and assembled his full size bed
ο Battled nap time for several months after the bed conversion before totally giving up
ο Painted and repaired our garage, and got it added to our homeowners insurance
ο Realized that I should never have listened to anyone who told me it was time to take my son out of the crib. If I could go back in time, he would be in it until he no longer fit
ο Lost and gained 10 lbs
ο Had 2 steroid injections in my back and after experiencing 3 numb fingers on my left hand, discovered that I have 2 herniated discs in my neck
ο Hung myself from our home traction unit every day for weeks and got better results than with physical therapy
ο Was given a recipe for 1 point muffins and I absolutely cannot imagine not having 2 of them every day
ο Voted for Adam Lambert and still love him and his raciness
ο Donated clothes and shoes to a few charities
It was a year of ups and downs and refocusing. I'm looking forward to seeing what this new year brings us. How could the year Twenty Ten not be great?
