2009 is ending… it’s been a long year, filled with ups and downs… Here’s a recap, month-by-month! Click the links on each line of the numbered lists to view the corresponding entry in full!!

January

  1. I outlined my New Year’s resolutions and then detailed them. I can’t say that I really succeeded in accomplishing anything this year, unfortunately. Well, as a WAHM/SAHM, I did spend more time with the kids! haha
  2. I quit my job! {That was a LONG time coming… you must read the post to fully understand lol}

February

  1. Briyana turned nine and we went to Applebee’s :)
  2. I pulled Tre out to homeschool him… all because of a pair of SHOES!

March

  1. I reflected on my life and provided a testimony. The past doesn’t have to be indicative of the future!

April

  1. I learned a lesson from a homeless man {and my kids learned a lesson from me}.
  2. I let everyone know that in my family, we’d rather have LOVE than the appearance of perfection.
  3. I experienced – and overcame – serious trials after being betrayed by a “friend” {*COUGHcrazywenchCOUGH*} Oh I’m sorry; did I say that out LOUD?

May

  1. We got a puppy. Grrrrr.
  2. I related 50 Cent to James of the Bible. LOL
  3. I responded to some criticism – I’m not perfect, and not trying to be. I’m me… and that’s good enough :)

June

  1. I spoke a little about my experience with Fibromyalgia.
  2. I provided a guideline to determine what a good mother is :)
  3. My husband and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary!
  4. A year after our last child was born, I finally compiled all my birth stories into one looooong post!
  5. My baby turned ONE! {and I didn’t handle it very well LOL}

July

  1. I actually did a full update on everyone :)
  2. I realized that Everything Can’t Always Be Gumdrops and Daylilies
  3. Thanks to Essence Magazine, I cut off alllll my hair!
  4. I went through a bit of a funk but everything turned out all right, as usual.

August

  1. I blogged against racism!
  2. I sent Tre back to public school and the girls started another year … and AVA started Pre-K! Whew… so many kids, so little time LOL
  3. I did an all-photo update on the fam!

September

  1. I sang Listen by Beyonce … yes, again …
  2. Briyana got glasses and Tre started football, all in the same day!
  3. Avalyn turned FOUR!
  4. I totallllllly lost my job :( Major suckage. But, that worked out also…
  5. Tre turned eight – he’s my big {little} man!

October

  1. I had a hard time … but God kept me!
  2. I updated on each member of our family :) … yes, including the dog LOL
  3. I grew frustrated with soooo many writing projects!

November

  1. Dozing off at the computer 20,000 times a day doesn’t add up to a good night’s rest LOL My ambition costs me sleep!
  2. Zoe fell through a glass table then ate a marker LOL
  3. I expressed the joys of motherhood {and no, I wasn’t being sarcastic! LOL}
  4. All my youngens made the All-A Honor Roll!
  5. Thanksgiving put me in reflection mode & my kiddos sang Merry Christmas!

December

  1. We had one of those days … but I quickly realized I’m thankful for those days too :) {especially the days I can get a bunch of great kid pics!
  2. I prayed for a friend and her son who were in a bad car wreck … and I cried for a fellow blogger whose 2 year old passed away :(
  3. I wrote a love letter to my husband … It ended up being so long that I had to read it to him or he’d have never read it LOL
  4. Talia turned SEVEN years old :) … and we got some great photos that week!
  5. We had a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

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