Saturday, January 1, 2011

A Year In Review...

Happy New Year!

I was not sorry to see the ass end of 2010..I can honestly say it was the worst year of my life so far..but, I guess it can only get better here on out...

So lets hope for a wonderful 2011....

Now I have a New Years blog tradition...I did this little questionnaire the last 2 years...2008 answers are in blue, 2009 are in red and 2010 are in green...


1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?

I said goodbye to my nanna before she passed away *sniff*
Began using cloth diapers
Made a blog
Learn to let things just "go"
Got a snake as a pet
Fed said snake a dead mouse *barf*
Watched Hannah Montana about 123546467 times
Became part of the Webkinz hysteria
Tried being vegan for a week *did lose 3lbs that week*


Give birth to a baby with a penis

Gee, I did not do much this year...that's sad...


Went on a long road trip with all the kids...
Wrote an obituary..
Colored my hair bright red..


2. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Money *duh*
Patience with my husband and my girls
Self control over food


Money, that will always be the answer hahaha!
A psychologist
Still self control over food *damn you food*


Money
A psychologist


3.What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 19- Hallie's big operation
April 3- Saw Leah the 1st time in my tummy with 3d ultrasound
July 5- Leah was born
Sept 8- I turned 30
Nov 27- My Nanna died

Feb 20 I had a positive pregnancy test
July 5 Leah turned 1
Sept 5 Doug started school
Oct 26 my son was born

August 11 My dad passed away

4. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Giving Birth

Giving Birth....I see a trend..

Managing to function after my father died...

5. What was your biggest failure?
Not visiting my nanna more

All the mommy guilt I felt by getting pregnant so soon after having Leah

Not telling my dad how much I loved him or spending every second with him before he passed...




6. What was the best thing you bought?
Baby Einstein DVDs

Our new kiddie mobile, we can fit the whole clan..and room for 2 more...

Kitchen aid Artisan stand mixer

7. Where did most of your money go?
Food and the girls


Food and the kids..

Renovating the house and buying Doug a car

8. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Everything my girls do, Leah smiling for the 1st time, Hallie getting 92% on her math test
Obama winning the US election


Having a boy, watching Leah walk and talk...Hallie getting so mature, Doug doing so awesome at school..

Ordering my new kitchen

9. What song will always remind you of 2008?

Hannah Montana "Best of Both Worlds" I heard it all summer long..morning to night


Lady Gaga Poker Face....it was on all the time...

Airplanes by BOB

10. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?

Happier/Thinner/Poorer


Happier/fatter/poorer...

Sadder/thinner/richer

11. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Bitch to my husband

Bitch to and about my husband

Bitch to and about my husband, lose my patience with the kids



12. How did you spend Christmas?

With Doug and the Girls, we put up our own little tree in the basement with gifts. We went to my mom's for Xmas lunch and stayed home that night-it was nice and quiet!

With Doug and the kids...

Doug and the kids...we made breakfast for all the family (3rd year now) and I did a turkey for the whole family on Boxing Day

13. Did you fall in love in 2008?

Everyday, a thousand times

Everyday, a thousand times..

Everyday, a thousand times...

14. What was your favorite TV program?

Dexter, The Tudors, Heroes, Survivor, Big Love

Dexter, The Tudors, Big Love, Vampire Diaries

I did not watch anything all year...

15. What was the best book you read?

Atonement by Ian McEwan


The Secret History of Paris by Andrew Hussey

Unbearable Lightness by Portia De Rossi...such a great book...I highly recommend..

16 What did you want and get?

A baby girl

A baby boy

New Diamond ring...pic will follow soon...

17. What did you want and not get?

A new car

Liposuction

A miracle

18. What was your favorite film of this year?

Sex and the city


Julie and Julia

Sex and the City 2..it was one of the 3 movies I watched last year..can't remember the others..

19. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I was 30 and I went out the supper with the family

I turned 31 and went out to supper with the family and met an Olympic champion..

I turned 32 and it was sad...my 1st bday without my dad...

20. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?

HAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa. What is fashion?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.Fuck Fashion!

Sweatpants and t shirts has become my fashion

21. What kept you sane?
My girls


My husband, he is my everything and really an amazing man and father

My husband, my kids and my mom...

22. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Guess what? I don't care

I still don't care...

Yep, don't care..

23. Who did you miss?

My Nanna who passed away and Amy, she is in Afghanistan


Still my Nanna and Amy

My daddy

25. Who was the best new person you met?
Leah


My little man, James

Tripp Roth...he is an amazing little guy and his mom is a warrior..she is my inspiration!

26. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
Karma is a real bitch!


Honesty is the best policy...

Don't take anyone for granted..they could be gone tomorrow

27. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

I really couldn't’t care less about music

Ditto...

Same again...


Take care