2018 was a busy, fun year! It felt like we traveled a lot, though Bob and Erin are apparently gearing up for more traveling in 2019! Here are the highlights (not including many trips to Concord for lots of family fun):
- January: Two snowstorms
- February: Anna's first reconciliation, Daddy-Daughter dance, staycation in Raleigh
- March: Anna gets glasses, new dishwasher
- April: Easter, Erin's zoo field trip, Anna's First Communion, Bob Denmark trip
- May: Anna's birthday, Anna's Marbles field trip, Erin's ballet recital, cousin camping
- June: Piano recital, Gina's beach trip
- July: Gina retires from babysitting, Fort Wayne trip, Paris/London/New York trip
- August: Back to school
- September: Hurricane Florence
- October: Erin's birthday, Hurricane Michael, Erin's Old Salem field trip, Halloween
- November: Thanksgiving, Gina Indiana trip
- December: Christmas pageant, Gina Indiana trip, Nutcracker, Christmas
Here's to a new year filled with good health, happiness, working hard, and lots of fun too!
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
November/December!
Well, I guess December was so busy that I didn't get a chance to write a post for November! Here's a quick summary of the final two months:
November - Started out with All Saint's Day, 2 book clubs, and a fun visit with Tom, Pam, Jimmy, and Danny! Anna went to Caroline's roller skating birthday party with Sarah on the 3rd.
Girls were off on the 5th and 6th, so we had school conferences, two playdates for Anna, and some down time at home. The rest of the week was the usual until my first of two solo trips to Fort Wayne, this time for cousin Meg and Brent's wedding! The wedding was beautiful and so much fun, and I had a great time! We even go to do some sightseeing at Sweetwater Sounds. Bob and the girls stayed home and did some house/car work and helped at the pancake breakfast at church on Sunday.
The week of the 12th was fairly calm with our usual routine and activities, plus neighborhood bunco for me on Thursday. Anna went to a fun painting birthday party on Saturday, and Erin went to Olivia's sleepover birthday party as well! Erin and I went to a concert with Enzo and his mom on Sunday the 18th and saw Ms. Margaret sing some opera! The girls just had school for two days the week of Thanksgiving, and we went to Concord that Wednesday for a fun time! We also got to visit Cole and Cooper at their house while we were there.
The kids were also off on the 26th and went to the dentist. The remainder of the week was back to the normal routine, plus book club, rounding out my favorite month. I sure do love November for its nice weather, leaves changing, Thanksgiving, and the calm before the storm (aka December)...
The busiest month of the year started out with a bang on Saturday the 1st while Bob set up the nativity at church and we ladies got ready for the lighting/blessing of the nativity that night. Unfortunately, it rained and we didn't have a great turnout. We all worked hard on Christmas decorating on Sunday.
The following week was a little extra busy at school with Santa's Secret Workshop, where I went and helped the students shop for gifts for their families. We got our fence installed that week in anticipation of a furry friend! Third grade had the reconciliation prayer breakfast on Friday, which was really nice. Then the kids got out at 11:30 and we had Sarah over to play before jazz class. We attempted to make cinnamon ornaments which was kind of a fail...we need to use more glue or something next time! Anna went to a bowling birthday party on Saturday the 8th, and then they had their holiday piano/voice mock recital that afternoon. We were supposed to go to Concord that evening for Ben and Cole's 7th birthday party, but we had a surprise early snowfall! We ended up with less than 2" here, and it was really wet snow, but it sure was pretty while it lasted! We got to have extra special visitors when Olivia's house lost power...we had her, Josie, mom/Dawn, and Ginger stay for 2 nights, and we had such a great time!
Bob went to Seattle the week of the 10th, and we ladies held down the fort, including a snow day on Monday, 2-hour delay on Tuesday, and Erin being in the school Christmas pageant on Tuesday evening. She did a wonderful job as a narrator! Anna had a field trip to the science museum and capitol building on the 12th. I enjoyed doing some baking for the teachers' gift exchange that week, and then I had my second trip to Indiana that Friday for Kristen and Amir's wedding! The weather was great, and I had fun flying one leg each way with Leslie and Elliott! He did so well on his first flights! We enjoyed staying downtown. The wedding was beautiful and I was so happy that I was able to go to both weddings this fall. Bob and the kids had planned to go to the mountains while I was gone, but they were still dealing with the snow in that area, so they stayed put and helped with the pancake breakfast again and enjoyed the neighborhood holiday event/hayride.
My room mom skills were put to the test on Monday the 17th for the fourth grade Christmas party. It seemed to go well and the kids had fun! Erin had her checkup that afternoon and got a good report. The girls got out for Christmas break at 11:30 on Thursday the 20th, and then the fun really began! Enzo and his mom and brother came over to play that afternoon, we had fun visiting the Grinch at Ms. Karen's on Friday as well as a fun outing to the Nutcracker that afternoon. We really enjoyed the show!
Saturday, we watched dog friend Ruby, had a home visit with the Carolina Basset Hound Rescue (we passed...fingers crossed!!!), Anna went to sleep over at Addie's, and the rest of us had a fun dinner with Liz and David. After church on Sunday, we went to Concord for lots of Christmas fun. We came home on the afternoon of the 24th and went to our neighbors' Christmas Eve party, then home to try to sleep! Santa did arrive, and we had lots of fun on Christmas morning opening gifts! We then went to church and back home to play all day.
I was busy shopping on the 26th for gifts for Santa's Secret Workshop 2019 (we plan ahead and hit the sales!). We had a great time celebrating Christmas with the Callaways and Flanagans on the 27th, and I hit more stores on the 28th. Anna had a 4-day dog-walking gig over the week and enjoyed walking a neighbor dog. She also had 2 playdates on Saturday the 29th (only Anna has a social calendar like this). We had a super fun visit from Grandma A. and Ansley on Sunday and Monday and put them to work unloading the gifts at school that I had bought, but then we all had a yummy lunch at Moes. We finished out the year at home for New Year's Eve crying over our poor Wolfpack Gator Bowl loss. Maybe next year!
So, it was a very busy couple of months, but we are thankful for lots of fun and good health! Here's to 2019!
November - Started out with All Saint's Day, 2 book clubs, and a fun visit with Tom, Pam, Jimmy, and Danny! Anna went to Caroline's roller skating birthday party with Sarah on the 3rd.
Girls were off on the 5th and 6th, so we had school conferences, two playdates for Anna, and some down time at home. The rest of the week was the usual until my first of two solo trips to Fort Wayne, this time for cousin Meg and Brent's wedding! The wedding was beautiful and so much fun, and I had a great time! We even go to do some sightseeing at Sweetwater Sounds. Bob and the girls stayed home and did some house/car work and helped at the pancake breakfast at church on Sunday.
The week of the 12th was fairly calm with our usual routine and activities, plus neighborhood bunco for me on Thursday. Anna went to a fun painting birthday party on Saturday, and Erin went to Olivia's sleepover birthday party as well! Erin and I went to a concert with Enzo and his mom on Sunday the 18th and saw Ms. Margaret sing some opera! The girls just had school for two days the week of Thanksgiving, and we went to Concord that Wednesday for a fun time! We also got to visit Cole and Cooper at their house while we were there.
The kids were also off on the 26th and went to the dentist. The remainder of the week was back to the normal routine, plus book club, rounding out my favorite month. I sure do love November for its nice weather, leaves changing, Thanksgiving, and the calm before the storm (aka December)...
The busiest month of the year started out with a bang on Saturday the 1st while Bob set up the nativity at church and we ladies got ready for the lighting/blessing of the nativity that night. Unfortunately, it rained and we didn't have a great turnout. We all worked hard on Christmas decorating on Sunday.
The following week was a little extra busy at school with Santa's Secret Workshop, where I went and helped the students shop for gifts for their families. We got our fence installed that week in anticipation of a furry friend! Third grade had the reconciliation prayer breakfast on Friday, which was really nice. Then the kids got out at 11:30 and we had Sarah over to play before jazz class. We attempted to make cinnamon ornaments which was kind of a fail...we need to use more glue or something next time! Anna went to a bowling birthday party on Saturday the 8th, and then they had their holiday piano/voice mock recital that afternoon. We were supposed to go to Concord that evening for Ben and Cole's 7th birthday party, but we had a surprise early snowfall! We ended up with less than 2" here, and it was really wet snow, but it sure was pretty while it lasted! We got to have extra special visitors when Olivia's house lost power...we had her, Josie, mom/Dawn, and Ginger stay for 2 nights, and we had such a great time!
Bob went to Seattle the week of the 10th, and we ladies held down the fort, including a snow day on Monday, 2-hour delay on Tuesday, and Erin being in the school Christmas pageant on Tuesday evening. She did a wonderful job as a narrator! Anna had a field trip to the science museum and capitol building on the 12th. I enjoyed doing some baking for the teachers' gift exchange that week, and then I had my second trip to Indiana that Friday for Kristen and Amir's wedding! The weather was great, and I had fun flying one leg each way with Leslie and Elliott! He did so well on his first flights! We enjoyed staying downtown. The wedding was beautiful and I was so happy that I was able to go to both weddings this fall. Bob and the kids had planned to go to the mountains while I was gone, but they were still dealing with the snow in that area, so they stayed put and helped with the pancake breakfast again and enjoyed the neighborhood holiday event/hayride.
My room mom skills were put to the test on Monday the 17th for the fourth grade Christmas party. It seemed to go well and the kids had fun! Erin had her checkup that afternoon and got a good report. The girls got out for Christmas break at 11:30 on Thursday the 20th, and then the fun really began! Enzo and his mom and brother came over to play that afternoon, we had fun visiting the Grinch at Ms. Karen's on Friday as well as a fun outing to the Nutcracker that afternoon. We really enjoyed the show!
Saturday, we watched dog friend Ruby, had a home visit with the Carolina Basset Hound Rescue (we passed...fingers crossed!!!), Anna went to sleep over at Addie's, and the rest of us had a fun dinner with Liz and David. After church on Sunday, we went to Concord for lots of Christmas fun. We came home on the afternoon of the 24th and went to our neighbors' Christmas Eve party, then home to try to sleep! Santa did arrive, and we had lots of fun on Christmas morning opening gifts! We then went to church and back home to play all day.
I was busy shopping on the 26th for gifts for Santa's Secret Workshop 2019 (we plan ahead and hit the sales!). We had a great time celebrating Christmas with the Callaways and Flanagans on the 27th, and I hit more stores on the 28th. Anna had a 4-day dog-walking gig over the week and enjoyed walking a neighbor dog. She also had 2 playdates on Saturday the 29th (only Anna has a social calendar like this). We had a super fun visit from Grandma A. and Ansley on Sunday and Monday and put them to work unloading the gifts at school that I had bought, but then we all had a yummy lunch at Moes. We finished out the year at home for New Year's Eve crying over our poor Wolfpack Gator Bowl loss. Maybe next year!
So, it was a very busy couple of months, but we are thankful for lots of fun and good health! Here's to 2019!
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