2011

As a whole, 2010 was a hard year for a lot of people. Death, cancer, job loss, sadness all filled 2010. But for me, in my little world, things were good. I suffered along with my sick and grieving friends and family and felt a little more grateful for what I have. A hard working husband who loves me (and I love him); two amazing, adorable, healthy, spunky little souls; a solid family to call my own. Add in a stable job, a warm house, food on my table and I can't ask for anything more. Thanks 2010 for the memories!

Christmas

We were super excited for Christmas this year. For 6 weeks, I shopped, planned, wrapped and envisioned a perfect Christmas Day to include:

• a fun filled family morning
• a leisurely, yummy breakfast at grandma's
• a good, restful nap
• a delicious traditional dinner complete with rolls, ham, and funeral potatoes

This is how it really went:

• a fun filled family morning starting with tears because Kate didn't hear Santa
• a brand new, hot pink nail polish spilled on the carpet
• a three year old's try at covering the evidence
• a lecture
• more tears
• a hour late to grandma's
• yummy breakfast with cinnamon pull apart rolls an hour late because we were a hour late
• a shortened nap
• forgotten rolls never set out to raise because of the nail polish event
• forgotten corn flakes on the funeral potatoes
• barfing three year old from 5:00 pm til 4:00 am

Oh well, I wouldn't miss a Christmas with my family for anything!