Who says you can only do these posts on New Year’s Day? I had a lot of fun in 2009. In January, I …
got my daughter a dress from China,
visited Valley Forge, PA,
did some tubing at Coco Key
and hung a doll from a hook in a bathroom.
In February, I …
saw a Naboo fighter
and brought the boy to my favorite city in the world, Boston, MA.
In March, I …
made this bitchin’ Star Wars cake
and showed the kids how cool guns are.
In April, I …
considered ditching the kids at IKEA
and went to a Red Sox game.
In May, I …
saw a mishoon being made
and saw a sheep get sheared.
In June, I …
visited New York City,
visited Paris, France,
saw famous art
and watched a T-Ball game.
In July, I …
saw another Red Sox game,
met Mayor McCheese,
saw fireworks
and visited Oneida, NY.
In August, I …
saw a deer,
visited Scranton, PA (my other favorite city),
introduced the kids to water balloons,
went fishing,
saw another Red Sox game
and went geocaching.
In September, I …
buried my grandfather,
waved goodbye to my 1st grader,
played mini golf,
let this happen somehow,
guest-lectured at Harvard University
and watched a soccer game.
In October, I …
took the boy for a haircut,
saw a wet cranberry harvest,
watched a pig race,
went trick-or-treating
and spoke at Harvard again.
In November, I …
set up the Kids’ Table.
In December, I …
Visited Maine,
shoveled snow
and loved my kids.
My gratitude is overwhelming.









































awesome.
Very inspiring. I just may do the same. Thank you for sharing.
I love this. I may also do this next year. I really like this way of looking back on a year.