looking back on 2009

I always love it when a new year is upon us.  I like the anticipation of new experiences, opportunities, and seeing the growth of the kids.  I also just love it when the numbers of the years change.  So with this attitude I welcome 2010.  Here are some of the highlights of the past year:   

In January, we began a new lifestyle, of home schooling our daughters.  This continues.

I continued writing projects.

I attended several retreats, including a trip by myself to California.

And I prayed a lot.
I took lots of photos, and continued my blogs.
We made some new friends.
I expanded my vegetable garden.

I designed the cover of my daughter's cd.

I expanded my tulsi garden and began to sell tulsi plants.
We traveled to see family in New York in the summer.

We vacationed in Italy...

 ...and France.

We road tripped to Washington, DC to see old friends.
We spent a month in northern California.

In the fall, we enrolled our son in public school, first grade.  We found a great new teacher for the girls.
Two months later I began a part time job teaching first graders at our home on their days off of school.

I had a Christmas party and sang carols.
And for the most part, we slowed down the pace of our day-to-day life.
All in all, a pretty good year.