Highlights-Lowlights

Highlights of 2010...

• Getting accepted to a master's program of nursing
• Paul's new job at Mercy, CMICU
• Daddy-Daughter Dance
• Going to Energy game with Connor
• I finished a run/walk- 2 miles in 22:23 minutes!
• Black-eyed Pea's concert with friends
• Connor's Little League
• Olivia's preschool/library visits
• My weekend with God in Minnesota; Pacem in Terris
• Connor Graduated from Tiger Scouts
• Baby Evan born in May
• My niece, Alex, graduated from High School
• Connor's birthday party with friends
• Connor's birthday party with family
• Olivia's tumbling
• Mom & Dad's Okoboji Anniversary Family Vacation
• Three baby nieces born in July!
• Grandma and Grandpa's swimming pool visits
• Connor passed Swimming lessons, on to stroke development!
• Connor living history farms camp
• Connor basketball camp
• Mercy Me concert with friends
• Cubs game with the kids
• Connor starting 2nd Grade
• Olivia's birthday party
• Olivia starting preschool
• I started college
• Olivia started dance classes
• Paul duck hunting and bringing home some ducks
• Pumpkin Patch visit
• Family get-togethers
• Watching Mary Poppins with friends
• Watching Cinderella with the girls
• Passing my first semester with a GPA 3.57!!

Low lights of 2010...

• Connor's concussion after a blow to the head with a bat on the way to the concession stand
• The episodes my back went out
• When the neighbor's tree fell in our yard and on our house
• Connor's high fever during Thanksgiving
• Barfy Christmas
• Unsuccessful weight-loss or exercise regimen

So all in all, the highlights definitely outnumber the low lights. Here's looking to a new year of highlights and low lights; the combo of the two provides a celebration of life.......

Looking forward to in 2011...

• Spring semester in college
• Spring semester of adjuncting for local college nursing students
• Connor's first reconciliation
• Olivia's spring preschool
• Connor's swim lessons
• Going to see James and the Giant Peach with Connor
• Connor's First Communion
• Olivia's dance recital
• Becky's wedding
• Connor's birthday
• Brett and Katie's wedding
• Trip to Chicago
• Vacation at Minnesota Washburn Lake
• Starting second year in college
• Connor starting 3rd grade
• Olivia's birthday
• Olivia starting second year of preschool
• Family get-togethers