Reflections on last year

2009, it is hard to believe that we are already in 2009. This last year has just flown by. We have had a lot of things that we accomplished in this past year. We had a large front porch across the front of our house. That has been one of the best remodeling ideas that we have had. It changed the entire look of the house. It has been wonderful to sit on the porches on Sunday and just visit with family. Another remodeling job that turned out excellent. Glenn and I laid ceramic tile in our dining room, kitchen and bathroom. That was an experience!! But it turned out wonderful. In the middle of the remodeling, we had a storm and all of the electricity went off in our area for about a week. I had the kitchen and dining room torn up and my dining room table was in my living room. Allie, Zach and Brady came and stayed with us. We had a generator so Shannon and her family came also. We had a great time, but also stressful. There was no way to clean or be organized and that drives me nuts! But we made it through that and the tile looks great. We also carpeted the living room. For those of you that have been to our house know about our hump that was between the living room and kitchen. The carpet installers were able to work on that hump before they carpeted and thank goodness, the dreaded hump is gone. It is like a miracle. It is now level between the kitchen and living room. YEA!! We also built a shop. It turned out wonderful. The grand kids actually think that Grandpa built it for them to skate and ride bikes in, but that's okay. He will eventually run the electricity and fill that shop up. I am sure it will also be a place that the guys can gather. Let's see, what else happened in this last year? Our Sunday lunches have grown to include Mimi and Bomp (Glenn's parents) and we have enjoyed having them. We love our Sunday lunches. Everyone gets along so well. We had birthdays to celebrate, retirement to celebrate. Well, I could write an entire blog about the retirement. That has been a wonderful thing. We laughed and cried this year with each other. We hope everyone has a blessed and wonderful new year. My resolution is not to make any resolution. I plan to grow closer to God, be more of an example for the kids, be more considerate and just live life to its fullest. Oh yeah, I want to travel, travel, travel.