2010 in Review

Ok, Becky, I did it. You inspired me. Mine isn't as concise as yours, but oh well.

January - Banished Thor’s kennels from the TV room and started exercising again. Thor still tooth-crafting boxes. Meagan dating Jason. David recovering from the pneumonia and strep. Cameron considering attending BYU in animation for college. Jarom created a UK game “Kingdom to Kingdom” for history. Amber wrote: "Now I guess I'll go make some carrot peels and eat them" at the end of her English paper. My ICL instructor liked my second assignment (“West Valley Christmas Parade”), which surprised me.

February – We all had colds in February. That could explain my lack of blogging. Mailed in my 3rd ICL assignment (“Timber!”). Watched the Olympics almost every night - mostly snowboarding and ski jumping. David and I blew a $75 Market Street Grill gift certificate on one meal. Meagan took anatomy the first time. Cameron signed up for his last year of high school, Jarom his first and Amber junior high.

March – Brother David decided to join the Navy. Jarom was Crusader of the Month. David, Cameron, Jarom and I went to the temple. Meagan, Becky and Amber went rollerskating. Amber fell down five times and resolved to never rollerskate again. Jarom job-shadowed Steve and was sad when it ended - unlike Cameron's job-shadow a couple of years ago. Going to Mrs. Bean’s writing group and loving it. My ICL instructor said my third assignment was brilliant and ready to send out to magazines. That freaked me out. Still haven't submitted it to any magazines. Dragged my family to the dollar movies to see “The Blind Side” - which they ended up enjoying. Amber read “To Kill a Mockingbird” just for fun.

April – Jarom got his braces off and said his teeth feel fake because they’re too smooth. Amber sang and Jarom played his trumpet at Heart of Hunter. I changed my work schedule in hopes that I wouldn’t get so exhausted. Unfortunately it didn’t work. Becky made me a cd with a Tiny Tim song on it and drove my family crazy playing it over and over again. After researching and struggling for hours and hours, finally finished ICL assignment four ("The Mystery of the Ivory Lance") and mailed it in.

May – Amber attempted to recreate a solar eclipse with a racquetball. Meagan got whiplash when an errant white SUV crashed into the Crown. My little part-time job turned into an almost full-time job - it was so busy I had to stop going to the writing group. *sniff!* Lorry started working in the office with me – Yay! Jarom exhibited 3 drawings in the school Spring Art Show. A woodpecker moved into the apple tree in the backyard. At the Quest End of Year Program, Mrs. Silletto predicted that Jarom would grow up to be “the screamingest infomercial announcer on TV.”

June – Amber’s last elementary school choir concert after five years. Jarom and Amber earned several scholastic awards at school. David took me and the kids to Chinese Gourmet for my birthday. Thor peed on David’s side of the bed and David still loves him. Cameron took the ACT the day of the Scottish Festival. Cameron and I made it for three hours of the festival and missed the caber toss and the massed bands, but not the rain. The woodpecker had three tiny babies. Thor patrolled the apple tree incessantly.

July – Mom and Dad’s 50th Wedding Anniversary - big fun party, with lots of semi-squishy strawberries from Costco and a huge chocolate splatter mess on the Relief Society’s pretty white table cloths. Saw lots of people I hadn’t seen in ages. Cameron and Jarom marched with the junior high marching band in several parades. Went to David's wild cousin’s wedding at Rocky Mountain Raceway. Cameron and Jarom had a blast at EFY in Sandy. Brother David decided not to join the Navy.

August – David and I celebrated 22 years of marriage by going to Chuck-a-Rama for dinner. Went to cousin Jenny’s wedding. Pretty sure I’d never met her before – she was born and grew up in Virginia. Jarom started Jazz Band, which means getting up at 5:30 am every other morning. Meagan started going out with Zac. Got drenched in a monsoon running from Smith’s to my car with a bag of grapes. Thor killed our woodpecker. Sadness.

September – Our computer monitor thought it was a geiger counter, complete with annoying noises. Put up with megalithic old monitor for a month. Got addicted to City of Wonder for two weeks. Stayed up all night one Thursday reading “Hunger Games.” Dislodged the lint monster from our bathroom drain. Stayed up until 2 am forcing Amber to finish her Utah ABC book. David and I suffered from temporary insanity and signed up for Monavie. I liked the juice, but it was too expensive...

October – Finished and mailed in my 6th ICL assignment – Cha-Cha-Cha. Started taking yoga classes again. Jarom and Cameron biked 25 miles with John Newsome. Amber cut up a pair of her levi’s to make a zombie costume. Without asking me first, of course. Sheri and Dad discovered a computer Rife machine program and my guts are happier than they've been in years!

November – Mom had hip surgery - her second major surgery of the year. Because major surgery is so much fun. David typing his Xant book into the computer. Meagan taking Anatomy for the second time. And still dating Zac. Jarom drawing elaborate dragon pictures for his friends. Amber banished from library until she gets her grades up. Whole family except Meagan went to Stake Temple day - she had to work. I got “promoted” from Primary Secretary to Primary President. Our electricity went out for 14 hours my first Sunday as Primary President. Is that a sign? Went to TITP on Black Friday - four hours of heavy labor for Cameron’s Eagle Project. Went back the next day because it was so much fun!

December – Survived Primary Nativity Play at the Ward Christmas Party, my first full month as Primary President, mailing in my 7th and final ICL assignment, several snowstorms and Christmas. Thinking maybe writing professionally is not my thing - it stresses me out. Maybe writing for fun is better. Addicted to Just Dance 2. Avoided WinCo on Jarom’s birthday and didn’t get stranded. Maybe because I have a cell phone now? The Bahr’s celebrated New Year’s Eve with us playing Scattergories, Just Dance 2 and Nerf Dart War. And we ate seven layer dip, crab cheese ball and Martinelli’s.

Now I'm going to bed like I should have two hours ago! Good night!
(No, I don't usually go to bed at 8:15, although that might not be a bad idea. I actually finished this and posted it for the final time at 11:45!)