2009 Reflections

Every year, about this time, I get a little sentimental about all of the things that have happened during the last year. So, I figured I'd take a little time to reflect on these things...in no particular order:

• Ella growing and changing DAILY


• Hearing Ella say "Love You Momma"


• Finishing my MBA


• Rob finishing his degree at Greenville College


• Rob's new job


• Rob starting his Masters in Counseling at Missouri Baptist


• The merger/acquisition/whatever-you-want-to-call-it at work


• Rob's new bike


• Surviving some babysitter changes for Ella (Theresa to Yolanda to Ashley and now Dana) - we have hopes that we'll be able to stay with Dana for a long time


• Ella deciding that she didn't want to sleep in a crib anymore and moving up to her "big girl" bed, long before I was ready for her to make this change


• Our 3rd wedding anniversary and a weekend trip to Evansville, Indiana


• Grandpa & Grandma Klenke's 60th wedding anniversary


• Mom & Dad's 35th wedding anniversary


• Our new furnace & A/C units...I think our checkbook still has some residual grudges


• Surprising Dad on Visitor's Day at Burn Camp


• Trip to Chicago for the Bears game


• Being able to spend 365 days enjoying God's creation and blessings