2008

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Nothing comes to mind. Nothing major happened this year (for once)
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't think I made one last year, but I did this year - to be more friendly and to work on my countenance.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? no
4. Did anyone close to you die? No
5. What countries did you visit? None
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? less debt
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? nothing jumps out at me.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? My personal biggest feeling of accomplishment was being able to start a second full time bus route because ours was too big to fit on one van - but that was only done with God's blessing and providence.
9. What was your biggest failure? hmm, could have been a better mom and wife. (there's always room for improvement there, right?)
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? No - thank God!!
11. What was the best thing you bought? my car
12.Whose behavior merited celebration? it's a toss up - Hayden - cause he really seemed to settle down this year. Dewayne - just cause he's Dewayne - he's always there for me, and I love him more and more every year.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? no one that I know personally. I think politians disappointed me the most.
14. Where did most of your money go? Bills - especially gas there for a while..
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Candy having a baby.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008? I'm on the winning side.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:i. happier or sadder? No doubt, happier ii. thinner or fatter? still thinner than I was when I started 2008, but fatter than I was at times during 2008 iii. richer or poorer? Richer because I am not in need of anything.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Exercise and time with the kids.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Working and laying around watching tv.
20. How did you be spend Christmas? I spent Christmas at my moms and the in laws.
21. How did you be ring in the New Year? Went to watchnight service for 2 hrs, and then home and in bed - didn't see the new year in this year - was watching the backs of my eyelids.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008? I was already in love, but I keep falling....
23. Who was your hero? probably Sarah Palin
24. What was your favorite TV program? City Confidential
25. What was something you needed to do and didn’t get around to? losing all the weight that I intended to lose.
26. What was the best book you read? The Bible and Wilmington's guide to the Bible.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Jack's big Music show - haha. Sarah taught me that you can make music with anything anywhere - which she learned from Jack.
28. What did you want and get? A new car
29. What did you want and not get? a bigger house.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? KungFu Panda
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 28 this year and didn't do anything special that I remember, that was 12 months ago....
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? More kids trusting Christ as their Savior.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Fashion?? No, seriously, I tried to "grow up" in my wardrobe, and dress like the age I am rather than the age I was 10 yrs ago.
34. What kept you sane? My Husband and church.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Sarah Palin
36. What political issue stirred you the most? the election in general.
37. Who did you miss? Candy Candy Candy
38. Who was the best new person you met? I have to say that I knew this person as an acquaintance before, but it would have to be Armanda, I got to really know her this year.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008: Life goes by too fast, and kids grow up too fast. Enjoy life where you are right now, not what might come next year or next month or even next week. Live life in the present instead of the past or the future.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: I'm on the winning side - meaning that I'm on God's side - I know who wins, I read the last chapter of the Book.