i'm not going to make any new year resolutions
i didn't keep any of those resolutions
so i think for 2011 i'll just say, "ditto"
as i thought about the end of 2010, i asked myself what did i do this year???
here's a recap:
JANUARY 2010
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| staying warm by the fire, blogging, and movie watching |
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| snow days |
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| girlfriends came and we went to aunt judy's {this is a week or two before i saw molly's face for the first time:)} | |
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| reading for snow days |
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| lots of snow!!! |
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| loved the snow!!!! | | |
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FEBRUARY 2010
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| saw my daughter for the first time |
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| couldn't believe it was finally my turn |
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| i thought she was beautiful, LOVED this pink ruffled dress on her, and was impressed with her head of thick raven black hair...a true beauty! | | |
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| these two spent the night and tested out molly's new toys |
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| i nested and sorted all of molly's clothes |
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| i turned 35, i was a mom, i was preparing to travel to china, my dream had come true! | | | | | |
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MARCH 2010
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| my house flooded |
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| all because of one little pipe:( |
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| bathroom remodel |
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| madison turned 4 | | | | | |
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| officially received molly's referral |
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| completed bathroom remodel |
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tulips started to bloom and patio lattice installed
APRIL 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | APRIL 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| moved in molly's furniture |
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| took the kids for easter pics |
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| easter egg hunt |
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| finished molly's nursery |
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| my first shower...so fun! |
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| my third grade team, love them! |
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| cleaned up, painted, and prepared garage for molly |
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| had big shower at church, love these women! |
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| everything was such a blessing |
MAY 2010
{this month was pretty huge...obviously}
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| china bound | |
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| rickshaw ride |
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| molly day!!! i'm a mom! |
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| nashville had a terrible flood while we were in china |
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| so happy to be home!! |
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| the happest moment of my life...being in my home with my daughter |
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| getting used to home |
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| first time at daycare |
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| making my debut at a family reunion |
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| bonding with cousins |
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| her first stride rites |
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| first swim in a pool |
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JUNE 2010
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| a boy brought you flowers |
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| we played outside |
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| you had professional pics taken in this cute outfit |
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| we swam with the cousins |
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| eddie and maddie really showed you the ropes! |
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| you became interested in tv |
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| we took kindermusik class with ms. amy |
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| i had mrsa and was hospitalized for a day |
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| we had exhausting days |
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| i introduced you to yard sales |
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| and cleaning |
JULY 2010
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| fireworks 'on the lawn' |
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| you had surgery on both hands and one foot |
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| adapting to casts and boo boos |
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| the second cast, you removed the first one...houdini |
AUGUST 2010
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| annual classroom trip with madison |
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| and bakery |
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| i was missing my little guy...so we had a day too. he loves guitars this year |
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| eddie turned 3 years old |
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| school starts |
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| you were hospitalized overnight with mrsa:( so sad! |
SEPTEMBER 2010
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| we introduced you to ut football |
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| orange is a good color for you! |
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| your daycare bday party |
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| nightmare yard sale the same weekend of your bday...bad decision! |
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| you turned 2 years old! |
OCTOBER 2010
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| we went to the pumpkin patch |
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| your first dentist appointment |
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| fall yard work |
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| two year dr. appointment |
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| zoo trip |
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| 4 generations, grandma sherrill turns 89 |
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| my princess |
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| trick or treating with maddie and eddie to aunt nancy's house! |
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| my gorgeous butterfly on halloween! |
NOVEMBER 2010
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| cooking with mama |
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| taking pictures for our christmas card |
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| your first santa spotting |
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| dancing with the rockettes |
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| your first thanksgiving |
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| decorating the tree |
DECEMBER 2010
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| baking christmas goodies |
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| santa pics |
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| you became very motherly |
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| loving madison! |
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| staying warm with mommy |
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| your first snow! |
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| showing off my christmas present at the mall! |
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| dressing up with madison |
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| mama maze's bday |
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| christmas eve at church |
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| santa's cookies |
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| aunt nancy reading the night before christmas before bedtime |
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| Christmas morning |
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| a white christmas |
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| your first haircut |
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| happy again...using scissors...not on your hair, please!! |
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after all of that, i'm exhausted! if you are still reading this, i hope you have a fantastic 2011. i look forward to what God will teach me this year as I embark farther along on my journey through motherhood {and life}.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
