2009 Through My Eyes

* Carried a baby in my belly
* Lost my Uncle to cancer
* Reconnected with a cousin I knew many years ago and began to wonder if my father would have wanted me to have a relationship with his family.
* Discovered that Bee Curious would no longer be housed in Tewksbury, Ma.
* Committed to a building and permanent location for a school that has been my life.
* Realized that my job is a career, and time invested is just one important part of being a good business owner.
* Picked a name for my child
* Discovered that getting my blood drawn is not as bad as I always made it out to be as a kid.
* Discovered the pain of lidocain
* Discovered the pain of child birth
* Discovered the pain following child birth.
* Endured 30 hours of labor and delivered a healthy 9 lb. baby

* Confirmed that my Mother and Sisters have made my life worth living for the past 30 years.
* Missed my father.
* Became a family of 4
* Cried out of pure joy
* Fell in love with my husband all over again seeing him hold our son

* Made my first trip to the emergency room with my son
* Watched my puppy become a dog.... mellow and content
* Outgrew my house
* Worried about Wilson being a big doggy brother

* Breastfed my son
* Cried about breastfeeding my son
* Gave up breastfeeding my son
* Watched an entire season of Big Brother after Dark from midnight to 3am while I sleep trained my infant.
* Realized that blood does not make someone family
* Worked on my relationship with God
* Introduced my son to God
* Baptized my son
* Drove 29,000 miles
* Discovered the ghost that lives in my house
* Dressed my baby up like a hot dog

* Understood the pure instinct a Mother has to protect her child
* Fought with my husband
* Made up with my husband
* Made love to my husband
* Worried about my older sister
* Laughed at my younger sister
* Went black Friday shopping from midnight to 6am
* Struggled with an ingrown toenail
* Celebrated the first Christmas ever without my Mother and Sisters
* Realized how very blessed I truly am