Another New Year!

Where does the time go to? It seems like only months ago that we were all talking about the new millennium, the worries over changing computers to the year 2000 and here we are now, in 2011, and I have no idea how that happened so fast!

I often think of how much I have achieved since my mum died when I was 25. I have lived an entire life without her, but last night I was thinking about how much has happened since we were all anticipating the turn of the year in 2000!

Over the past ten years and in no particular order:

• Chuck and I bought a new home.
• We made two trips back to the UK.
• My eldest nephew had a daughter, my niece a son and my youngest nephew two girls.
• I got laid off from work 3 times!
• I had twins.
• I gained a degree in project management.
• I lobbied for, and succeeded in getting a park built in our neighborhood.
• I grew my hair long, cut it short and grew it long again.
• I gave up making mosaics and taught myself knitting instead.
• I made some great new friends.
• Got two staples in my head!
• Chuck and I filed for bankruptcy (ongoing).
• I sold my knitting items at craft shows with my friend Molly and helped my friend Jen, in a small way, start her own business.
• I have learned to give myself daily shots for my MS.
• I was diagnosed with numerous illnesses and ailments, but was able to give up taking all medications for my asthma which I have had since birth - must be the good Colorado air!
• I became a stay at home mum.
• I had an ovary removed and had knee surgery.
• I have gained weight (not good) and will be working on losing that this year.
• I fell in love with my Nintendo and my Roomba!
• I got the boys into a great school for their kindergarten year!
• I have 'lost' two good friends back to their home country of Australia

That's all that comes to mind right now, but it's certainly a lot! Isn't it amazing what you can pack into 10 years? I wonder what the next ten will bring? Hopefully better health for me, great schooling for the boys (they've already made a good start) and more friends and happy times! I don't know if we will get to stay in our house once the bankruptcy is complete, but as long as I can stay in this area I will be more than happy!