A Year in Review

The year of 2009 brought us many things to be grateful for and some that we were not so grateful for.

Some of the things we were absolutely grateful for are:

the birth of Howie

Adam still has a job

health insurance (met the out-of-pocket maximum for the year!)

our home

good health of the kids

my mom - who could (and did) drop everything to come help us without thinking twice

my dad - who was willing to go it alone in the office (without thinking twice) so my mom could come help us

fabulous friends

great Ward

family that lives close by

family

road trips

and the list could go on.

Some of the things we were NOT so grateful for are:

involuntary pay cut of Adam's salary

forced furloughs

me having HELLP syndrome after delivering Howie with an unexpected and extended hospital stay

Adam's unexpected surgery and hospital stay

my tonsillectomy

But, with everything that happened last year, I must say I am grateful it went as smoothly as it did. I am, however, looking forward to this new year of 2010 to see what awaits us. Hopefully, it goes no less smoothly than 2009 and there's just as much laughter, love, joy, peace, prosperity, growth, laughter, love, and joy in 2010.

Happy New Year!