Missed a Year...

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!!