2009 - What a Year It Was!

2009 - where have you gone?
It was a good year. It was an emotional, nerve-wracking, exhausting, thrilling, momentous kind of year. A year that started off with so much waiting that was so excruciating it made minutes seem like hours, but ended with so much craziness that weeks flew by like minutes.

For certain, it was a year I will never forget. We welcomed a new family member, and spent almost a month in Russia. We had so much support, and the kids had so much bonding time, with Grandma and Grandpa. We got to celebrate a 50th anniversary and spend time with family that was long overdue.

And in the midst of all that, so many smaller milestones were reached. Tying shoes, riding a bike without training wheels, giving up a pacifier, learning to swing, learning to read... Some with not as much fanfare as they deserved because, well, the weeks flew by like minutes.

Our family was shaken upside down, and then put back down in different places in 2009. It took some time to get used to the new positions, but by the end of the year it started to feel familiar and a lot more solid.

We were so very blessed this year with Owen, with Liam and Natalie, with all of our extended family and friends. I can't imagine a year to top 209. Which is a good thing, because I have not spent a single minute thinking about 2010 yet. I don't have goals, I don't even have an idea of where I want this year to head. I don't even have January in my calendar yet. My mind is empty and my heart is full. I guess that is a good way to start a year. I'll just take it a day at a time.

Happy New Year to everyone!