Talk about a crazy year....Little did I know in May 2008 what God had planned for us...In Review...
Feb, 2008 : Child #1(son) and Child #3(daughter)Announce (on the same day)we are expecting two new grandchildren, in August and October
April, 2008: Child #4 (son) becomes engaged wedding in December
April 2008: two pregnant people become sicker and sicker...throughout pregnancies
June 2008: child # 5 turns 14 and graduates into high school
June 2008: child # 2 graduates from UW School of Dentristy and becomes a Doctor of Dentristy
June 2008: child #2 announces from the podium of above they are pregnant TOO!
June 2008: Mom reels in shock....stops writing in blog b/c so overwhelmed!!
June 2008: Mom agrees to help sew all bridesmaid dresses for wedding in December
July 2008: Daughter and Daughter in law still sick....
August 2008: Real Estate Crashes and we start making very little money
August 2008: Child #1 Baby born c-section crash in the end...a grandson....
September 2008: Child # 3 develops Life-threatening toxemia
September 2008: Child #3 delivers baby 3 wks early all is well....a grandson
October 2008: Husband becomes VERY ill on long hunting trip....not good.
October 2008: Mom agrees to sew wedding dress for soon to be daughter in law
November 2008: Mom agrees to sew 6 capes for wedding party....
November 2008: Child #2's wife develops Toxemia, bed rest
November 2008: Child #2's not yet two year old needs care
November 2008: Sewing like crazy, shopping like crazy, babysitting like crazy
December 2008: Child #2's wife admitted to hospital on hospital bed rest
December 9th: Child #2's wife delivers our 1st granddaughter
December 12th: Leave for destination wedding
December 13th: Snow begins falling...guests cannot make it to wedding
December 14th: Child #4 decides to head across pass with premature baby and newly turned 2 yr old and exhausted wife for wedding
December 14th.: Wedding Rehearsal Dinner, In charge...overwhelmed
December 15th; Wedding Happens and it's amazing
December 16th: Head home in snowstorm
December 17th: 1/3 of Wedding Guests get Food Poisoning...Including Child #4's wife
December 18th: have 2 year old whose mommy is sick
December 22nd: Pest Invasion in home of child #4--they move into our home
December 23rd: Wash 14 million loads of clothes from pest invasion....
December 24th: No time for Christmas Eve
December 25th: Child #1's children get flu
December 29th: Finally celebrate Christmas on Child #1's Birthday
December 29th: Get Ready for Wedding Reception tomorrow and another snow storm
December 30th: Wedding Reception Cancelled due to Child #4's new wife getting flu (sigh)
December 30th: Call and E-mail too many people to count to cancel wedding reception (sigh)
January 2009: More snow, more snow, more snow.....
February 2009: Lots of bills very little money
April 2009: No money for Spring Break
April 2009: Lucky thing no money, because husband ends up in hospital for 5 days with Pancreatitis
May 2009: Husband recovering, slowly
May 2009: Happy Birthday to me...husband needs surgery
June 2009: Husband has surgery
I may have missed a few things...but herein is the reason for a year off....hopefully, things will get better, soon!!
