A Look Back at 2009
Our Christmas holiday is officially coming to a close today. Tomorrow will bring five days straight of school and work! Can we do it? We are routine people, so getting back into our little routine will be good. At least for me! As I've been sewing over the past few days I've been reflecting over 2009. I pulled out my 2009 Quilt Block plan to review where I thought I was going and where I actually went. I chose the word clarity for my word in 2009 and I can tell you several times I found myself asking for clarity.
Nothing in my 2009 goals was earth shattering...but none the less important to me. I must give you a couple of highlights. Henry started school in August and has been loving it. He asks lots of questions about how to spell words. Just last night we spelled on a dry-erase board he got for Christmas. I'm so proud of him. Goldie and Virginia continue to grow and change. Just before Christmas we made the switch to big girl beds...they are the best little girls staying in their beds. I'm moving potty training to goals in 2010! When it comes to food and health for 2009, I've held my own in the weight department but it hasn't been easy. I love food too much. In the fashion area I have fully attained my goal of wearing more jewelry. And, have I had fun! My dresser is filled with new treasures and I look forward to wearing them all in 2010. Including my own line of jewelry. Creativity has been dancing around the house...from scrapbooking to quilting it's been here. My personal goal of getting an on-line shopping cart up and running was met. My sales haven't allowed me to retire yet, but the satisfaction of "I can do this" has brought lots of personal rewards. The quilting retreat took a new twist in 2009 but was a success. Facebook, Twitter, and social networking has rekindled all sorts of old friendships from home, school, 4-H, and quilters around the world. The Kaisands have definitely had lots of adventures this year and I've photographed most of them! (Only 9,047 images and 60 videos to add to my Memory Manager archive for 2009--gotta love digital cameras. And, thank goodness for Creative Memories.) The projects I've worked on have been fun, challenging, and rewarding.
From the wedding quilt for our friends.
To the big girl bed quilts for Goldie and Virginia.
Echo
Reflections in the Pond
To starting Henry's new quilt, which will be finished in 2010! (More about that in a future blog.)
Where will 2010 take me, the kids, our family? What will our adventures be? Maybe tomorrow as I'm driving to work at the APQS showroom, I'll have that clarity in the car again and 2010, or at least my hopes for 2010, will begin to unfold. Should I pick a word for the year? If you picked a word, what would it bed? Do I have specific goals I want to put in writing? I can tell you no matter where our lives take us, I will appreciate each and every day and savour every moment. Because I AM the luckiest woman on earth to be loved by my family and to have the best family in the world to love.
Nothing in my 2009 goals was earth shattering...but none the less important to me. I must give you a couple of highlights. Henry started school in August and has been loving it. He asks lots of questions about how to spell words. Just last night we spelled on a dry-erase board he got for Christmas. I'm so proud of him. Goldie and Virginia continue to grow and change. Just before Christmas we made the switch to big girl beds...they are the best little girls staying in their beds. I'm moving potty training to goals in 2010! When it comes to food and health for 2009, I've held my own in the weight department but it hasn't been easy. I love food too much. In the fashion area I have fully attained my goal of wearing more jewelry. And, have I had fun! My dresser is filled with new treasures and I look forward to wearing them all in 2010. Including my own line of jewelry. Creativity has been dancing around the house...from scrapbooking to quilting it's been here. My personal goal of getting an on-line shopping cart up and running was met. My sales haven't allowed me to retire yet, but the satisfaction of "I can do this" has brought lots of personal rewards. The quilting retreat took a new twist in 2009 but was a success. Facebook, Twitter, and social networking has rekindled all sorts of old friendships from home, school, 4-H, and quilters around the world. The Kaisands have definitely had lots of adventures this year and I've photographed most of them! (Only 9,047 images and 60 videos to add to my Memory Manager archive for 2009--gotta love digital cameras. And, thank goodness for Creative Memories.) The projects I've worked on have been fun, challenging, and rewarding.
From the wedding quilt for our friends.
To the big girl bed quilts for Goldie and Virginia.
Echo
Reflections in the Pond
To starting Henry's new quilt, which will be finished in 2010! (More about that in a future blog.)
Where will 2010 take me, the kids, our family? What will our adventures be? Maybe tomorrow as I'm driving to work at the APQS showroom, I'll have that clarity in the car again and 2010, or at least my hopes for 2010, will begin to unfold. Should I pick a word for the year? If you picked a word, what would it bed? Do I have specific goals I want to put in writing? I can tell you no matter where our lives take us, I will appreciate each and every day and savour every moment. Because I AM the luckiest woman on earth to be loved by my family and to have the best family in the world to love.
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