Ooooh … how ominous! Well, the end of the year anyway. :P
Yesterday was my sister’s birthday, and two days before that was my brother’s birthday, so … HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SARA AND MITCH! I love you both! Sara, your gift is coming tomorrow (when I get paid), and Mitch, your presents are in the box of gifts I sent last week. Enjoy!
I suppose the end of the year is a time to reflect on what’s transpired. Overall, I think this past year has been pretty phenomenal for my little family. I’m so thankful for what we’ve accomplished, for what we’ve been blessed with, and that we’ve done it all together.
This is the year that saw us get a real car. And despite the accident – oh, I forgot to post about that … Well, someone in town, who shall remain nameless here, backed into my sister when she was picking up the kids from school. It was the week earlier this month when we had a CRAZY cold spell and the plastic on the bumper/grill cracked and the whole front end just broke off including the fog lights. Urgh. But that’s part of the GOOD part of this year, believe it or not! The guy accepted full responsibility and his insurance is covering the whole of the repairs, AND thankfully, no one was injured! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
The best part? The Yubee still runs great. :D
This year I also got a raise, so money hasn’t been as tight as in previous years. Which was part of the reason I could afford our little Escape. I was also made a permanent employee which has taken a lot of weight off my shoulders in regards to the annual summer layoff anxiety spells I used to go through with this job. lol HUGE relief to say the least. Plus, I really love my job. I sort of feel like I’m finally hitting my stride. Even on days when I feel like doing a keyboard smash over something silly the interns have done (or more than likely, have neglected to do), I still love my job.
Oh! And my sister got a job at the hospital in town at the senior care centre! I think she really likes it there, and I know they really like having her there. I’m so terribly proud of her! She’s a few months away from completing her training for this job, but they hired her on based on her grades so far, and some of her hours will go towards her practicum. It’s so neat seeing her dressed in scrubs and hearing her stories when she comes home of all the cute elders there. I can tell she already loves her job too.
The kids started at a new school this year as well. So far, they seem to enjoy it. My daughter always has something to complain about, but now it seems she’s struggling to find things to complain about, which is good. :P My nephew really loves his teacher, and he seems to have made a few really good friends. It’s still their first year there, and so far so good. We’ll see.
And just when it seemed the year couldn’t get any better, we wrapped it up with my sister and her son spending Christmas with us for the first time. It was probably one of my most favourite Christmases ever. Most certainly a memory I’ll treasure forever. <3
Oh … and before I forget, I got Wii Fit for Christmas from Sara! Woo! Which I’m going to go play on before the kids get up because they keep hijacking it from me. Stupid Nintendo made it too fun. :P
I hope everyone has a lovely and safe New Years Eve! Tomorrow, we’re heading out to Edmonton to see Avatar! Wooooooo!
OH OH OH! And I got a way deadly d20 purse (left)! It’s a little rough around the edges, but the guy lowered his price and I figured I can fix it up to make sure it doesn’t disintegrate on me. :D
ETA: I totally forgot! My daughter got to meet one of her favourite personalities from the SPACE Channel’s show InnerSPACE (left): Teddy! She was so excited! He even gave her an autograph! Yaaaaaaaaay! He was really nice to her. lol
