We had a week off from school because of all the snow and ice we got. The girls played with Maggie and Samantha non-stop. I LOVED this week because I felt at home...
We got our new t.v., wii, and my ultimate favorite--Band Hero! We have spent hours playing as a family and with our families...
Hannah, Emily, and I took Grandma Heckle to the Mother/Daughter tea at their school...I had to rush Emily straight from her soccer game to the tea; she had to change in the car, and when we got there, I realized she had her dress on backward!
Hannah made her 1st Communion in a dress I made her...
Jo Ann quit playing soccer...something I will miss dearly...
Hannah and Emily began Karate...
Ray ran his first ever Half Marathon in the Flying Pig. We followed him all over downtown and were so proud of him...
I had my 20 year high school reunion and actually felt good about the way I looked...
Mya came into the world...
We took the kids horse back riding with the Durbins...
Hannah got her ears pierced...
We went with Sue and Patrick to watch the fireworks on Labor Day. The girls were so excited to see these fireworks since we were rained out on July 4th...
We went snowtubing for the first time as a family and with family...
Ray took the girls to their father/daughter dance as a cowboy and cowgirls...
We went to the Clermont County Fair for the first time. The girls were hesitant to ride the "big" rides, but by the end of the night, thanks to Ed's coaxing, they were enjoying the heck out of those rides and they can't wait until next summer's fair...
Ray finished the basement, working like a dog all summer long...
The girls rollerbladed for the first time...
Hannah and I went to the park the day after her 1st Communion for some lunch and some tennis. What I remember, though, is being sick, very sick, and badly sunburned...
Both Hannah (especially Hannah) getting scared in the night and coming to our room to sleep on our floor...
Watching Hailey and Emma during the summer, a very wet, soggy summer, with no Grandma's pool to go to...
Making my first Craig's List purchase and finally feeling like my house is coming together...
Watching Emily play in her first ever basketball game. She amazes me with her natural athletic ability...
Going bowling for Ed's birthday (sorry for the sideways picture--too lazy to rotate it!)
Going to East Fork to ride Randy's SeaDoo. It took a lot for me to get in that lake water...
Trying out camping for the first time and getting rained out...
And Brian's first ever fight and win in the cage.
There are of course many more memories of birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays, but 2009, for me, will be remembered as a very challenging year. I struggled a lot with my health and my energy and my creativity. I struggled with being a good teacher, a good mother, a good wife, and a good friend. Being so sick and so tired most of the year (I didn't start feeling better until November) left me drained; enjoying life was difficult. Don't get me wrong, though; 2009 wasn't a bad year; it was just a difficult year. Hopefully, 2010 will find me in a better place!
Here's hoping that 2010 finds us all in better places! Happy New Year!
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Looks like a full and happy life!
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