Subtitled: Where We’ve Been In 2010
Happy New Year! Is it a brand new decade already? Some, like my son, would argue that 2010 marked the start of a brand new decade…but he’s just argumentative in general (thanks to his father) and anyway, according to WikiAnswers, “because there is no 0 AD, the first decade began in the year 1” and therefore, “a new decade always begins in a year that ends with the number 1.”
Now aren’t you glad I cleared that up for you?
Ahem! Without further adieu, (because, um, there’s already been enough of that), here is my retrospective for the year 2010. It was a good year.
We plowed our way through another Minnesota winter (and lived to blog about it);
Felicity made her first confession; and
Our doggie had a tummy bug.
Our doggie died. This made us very, very sad.
We blew bubbles (and lots of them);
We wore green (and lots of it); and
I realized (to no one’s great surprise) that I will never be Pioneer Woman.
We took lots of Easter pictures. There were some keepers in the bunch…
We also redefined the word “poverty.”
In honor of Mother’s Day, I published a roll-over for all the mommies of a spirited child.
Here it is. Roll your mouse over the image. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Also in May, my baby had the audacity to turn one.
I cried.
And finally, I spoke at the MN Catholic Home Educators conference.
The crowd went wild.
I think that was it.
(LOST was pretty…um…distracting.)
What else? Well, my oldest daughter started soccer,
And my youngest son helped out as water boy.
::August::
In August we got new hardwood floors;
If you looked up “September” in the dictionary, this is what you’d see:
::October::
October also meant meeting Lissa (!) and living the La Vida Betsy-Tacy.
And finally, the month of October meant more roll-overs.
::November::
In November we went from this:
To this:
…within a span of oh, three days.
Typical November.
In December, we did two things primarily.
We shoveled snow;
And we parented a toddler.
Tell me: which is harder?
Happy 2011, everyone! May your new year be bright and full of blessings, and may your piano be ever free of Sharpies.
It was a fun year getting to know you!
sigh…..I viewed the video of George,,,,so sad that this youngest child is receiving zero loving and nuturing 😉 Looking forward to 2011 with ya and your great kids….
signed
Theresa in Alberta
Such a fun recap! 🙂
Happy New Year Maggie!
Happy New Year! I, for one, am very grateful you are "no pioneer woman" because I like Margaret better.
Someone on my lap wants to say hello…
hi from zachary
Happy New Year, dear friend!
Happy New Year! Love the photos. I tried to do a similar photo montage on my blog, but I realized I am terrible at organizing my photos throughout the year, so it was more difficult. How do you organize photos?
Maggie,
I am extremely dependent on Flickr for organizing my photos. (I group them together in sets.)
You can join for free but after a certain number of photos, you need to pay a premium. Totally worth it if you take a lot of pictures and like to post them online.
Happy New Year!
Hi – I'm a lurker, and not even a frequent lurker lately, but I have been wondering how the "Lost" journey is going for you. How far through them are you? Has anybody given you, if not spoilers, their take on the ending? Just curious, as a former lostie myself. 🙂
This was really fun to see!
lub your little guy…what a sweet and very cute boy.
I love reliving the memories of your 2010!
I just love reading about your crazy life in general…so the reading of the 2010 recap was extra fun! 🙂
Lovely…you brought back some memories of chuckles and "Aha sister I know how you feel"…LOL
Happy New Year!