2013 Year End review
In 2013 we:
- Went down to one car and bought a really big bicycle.
proof that federal tax credits DO stimulate the economy
- Put a lot of miles on our bicycles, Dan riding to work and Leah riding with children in the back, stopping ever two minutes to adjust seat belts or pick up a dropped stick.
- Lost 10lbs due to bicycling, gained 35lbs due to pregnancy (Not Dan, he's still very skinny).
- Froze 15lbs of tomatos that Leah couldn't eat because of pregnancy-induced acid reflux. Froze ten servings of snow peas that went in less than a month. Note to Dan: order more snow pea seeds.
- Started weaving on a loom. Stopped wearing make-up. Cut hair at home, and everyone was very forgiving about the mistakes in their haircuts.
- Logged 1000 individual events of waking up in the night to take care of children. (This does not look likely to improve in 2014.)
And I'm sure we did many more interesting things that we can't remember, but that's what we keep this blog for. Right now we are planning a New Years party for 30+ people. By the end of the day I will be able to add to this list: "made chopped liver for the first time." And "cleaned my house for 30 people." But can't jump the gun yet...
A very happy new year to all of you!
happy new year!
We had a great party this evening: not quite 30 people—but close!—and over eight solid hours of fun. We ate a lot of food, chatted with a lot of folks, and wrecked the house pretty good. Harvey somehow managed to stay up until midnight; he convinced us to play Stone Age with us, and the excitement of the game easily kept him awake until it ended at five minutes before twelve. Then it took a little work for me to motivate him to hold on for those last couple minutes, since he wasn't quite sure what was really going on. But he made it, and fell asleep on my lap three minutes into 2014. We'll see what that means for us when the year really starts, at sunrise tomorrow!
Here's to a wonderful year for you and yours!