The Best of 2010

Happy 1/1/11 Everyone!

Thought I would do a little reflecting on 2010, Bullet-style:

The Good:
January:

• Robert going to All-State
• Robert getting Cast as Uncle Henry
• Getting to take a Family Day trip to St. Louis on MLK day

March

• Got to order new Family Room furniture
• Met fellow blogger and internet buddy- Amber McReaken
• Another successful AWANA Grand Prix in the books

April

• The Wizard of Oz, of course!
• Getting to have the cast at our house for a meal between shows on Saturday
• Getting my kitchen painted!

May

• Great American Road Trip Vacation, 3 states in 7 days
• Getting to have our IACAA Family of Distinction Dinner in the main gallery of the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
• Andrew honored at a Silver and Gold Banquet for Walmart

June

• Getting to see Wicked with Robert and some friends of mine
• Going to San Antonio with my boss for a national energy conference
• Getting the shower installed in the front bath

July

• Starting the back bath project!

August

• Seeing Footloose at the Muny with Robert
• Robert turned 18
• And started his Senior Year
• The Balloon Festival at Lincoln, where we were VIP's this year (thanks Sis!)
• Robert was GIVEN an "88 Chevy Silverado

September

• Robert got to play the baritone solo for the field show
• Which resulted in a stellar year; many, many trophies brought home
• I got to purchase the agency's first Smartboard--and learn how to use it

October

• My mom was one of the guests of honor for our IACAA bus tour
• The shower was finished in the back bath
• Robert finished rebuilding the engine in the Silverado (with help from several friends!)

November

• Pops concert, without a doubt. Robert was an emcee and a soloists (I'm lovin' the DVD!)
• IMEA District Festival at Charleston
• Mom turned 71

December

• Having the family home for Christmas--I love when my sis and bro-in-law gets to stay 2 days, it makes it that much more relaxing and just fun.
• Taking 11 days off for the price of 2 personal days and 1 vacation day.
• Getting to see Cirque Dreams, and getting away with the guys. The hockey game was okay too ;-)
• Starting the tile in the back bath

The Bad:

December:

• We lost a dear friend, Tim Andrews.
• My father-in-law's girlfriend was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia, she is currently at MD Anderson in Houston receiving treatment.

The Ugly

July:

• I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and Diabetes

October

• I had a tooth pulled and ended up with a blood clot in my cheek

That's it, the good definitely outweighed everything else. Every year we make a list of the things we want to get done, each of us, then as a family. We were able to mark off several things this year that we had accomplished. It made me feel like we are not only living, we are still growing. Love when that happens!

Now forward to see what we can accomplish in 2011!!!!