Year in Review… 2014

 

January:

• Pepaw and I celebrated our birthdays with a double party
• We had 2 back to back snow days with no snow
• We adopted Scooby Doo Mize
• Mize/Wiseman Christmas party and we actually took a picture with all the Mizes.  First ever family picture with all of us

February:

• Daddy and I collaborated on another project and made bookshelves for Erin’s room and playroom
• Scooby and Mae eat the gravel from the fireplace so I’m forced to buy a fireplace screen
• We attempt the “Check Mark” approach with Erin – this one doesn’t make it to March
• My post on the Minnie Bathroom we created goes viral on Pinterest
• We book our trip/house in Florida
• Tommy turned 40!!
• Erin sees a pediatric GI specialist

March:

• We took a day and went to the Houston Livestock Rodeo with William
• Erin leads us in our prayers at dinner – Amen – Love Jesus!
• Luke as a Power Ranger b/day party at home
• We spend some Spring Break time in Trinity and Erin catches her first fish
• It’s St. Jude Trike-a-Thon time at school and Erin raised $300 dollars

April:

• We have Easter in the Country with Granny and Pepaw and too much candy
• We go to Minerva with the Ammermans for Easter weekend – Team WAM
• Erin takes Spring school pictures in Pre-K Jr.
• We have a play date with Erin’s BFF Avery and her family

May:

• I start on a sewing endeavor and get a new machine for Mother’s Day
• The WAM Flying Circus heads to Washington for a long weekend minus the men folk. 
• We make it back alive from WA

June:

• Erin has her first dance performance
• Tommy and I celebrate 11 years
• We spend time in San Antonio and the River Camp for our anniversary
• I’m offered my new job as a Weather Claim Specialist but can’t tell anyone
• We celebrate Father’s Day at the River Camp with a fresh fish fry
• William makes me a video to thank me for his bow tie I made him
• Tommy loses 60 pounds and looks fabulous

July:

• We celebrate the 4th of July with the Ammermans and a spectacular fireworks displace courtesy Uncle Matt
• My computer blew up and I bought the new one – obviously from all my blogging
• Scooby discovers the squirrels in the backyard – constantly wanting to go outside
• We go to SeaWorld with the Ammermans and Mizes and Ramseys
• I am finally able to share the news about my new job
• Erin turned 4 and had 3 b/day parties.  One at school, one on her actual birthday and her big party at Pump It Up
• Erin, Luke and Jake have their first weekend all of them together at the Mize Compound in Centerville, just them and Granny and Pepaw
• Granny and Pepaw are still in recovery and the kids have not been back to stay!!
• Erin failed her hearing test at her 4 year visit

August:

• We go with the Mizes to Destin, FL for a week of fun in the sun
• We come home from FL with 2 hermit crabs – Thanks Nanny B
• William turns 3 with a small party at our house
• Erin has her last First Day of School in Pre-K

September:

• To celebrate football season I modify shirts for me and Erin
• We were all set to SeaWorld again and found out they were closed
• Tommy and Josh head to Port Aransas to deep sea fish
• I start my new job
• Erin has a follow up hearing test and fails.  We schedule the surgery to put in new tubes

October:

• Erin has her ear surgery and passes the hearing test
• My new job has me working from home for 3 months of training virtually
• Erin takes her 4 year pictures a little late with our favorite photographers – Hard2Hold Photography – shameless shout out!
• Erin dresses up at Queen Elsa and we trick-or-treat with our neighbors the Zabriskies – Andrew was a hockey player.  They had a blast

November:

• Erin has a hearing test follow up and passes again
• We celebrate Jake’s birthday at a trampoline place
• I went live as a Weather Claim Specialist after 3 months of computer training
• We went to the Country for a Traditional Country Thanksgiving

December:

• I slack on the blog big time
• I spent a week at our Corporate Headquarters in Bloomington, IL learning my job
• I climbed my first roof and wrote and estimate on my first roof claim
• I changed my drawers after climbing said roof for roof claim
• It was a WAM Christmas.  Erin and William dress like elves and Santa comes to visit
• Erin’s Santa gift is a bike and it’s an epic fail

 

Thanks to each and every one of you for your love and friendship over the last year.  I look back at these times and smile.  Thank you for being a part of it and I hope we have a great 2015!