We call it the "brain."
You know it.
You know it.
The family calendar.
I have always had a paper calendar.
Same style, every year.
Nothing fancy. Usually one I pick up at
the Dollar Store or at the Kmart for cheap.
Works perfectly.
A couple years ago Tom gave me the idea
to start keeping the prior year's
calendar as a sort of family history.
I tried it. I like it.
I thought since I use the blog as a form of
family history, I would kill two birds with one stone.
A blog, some genealogy for me
and some fun for you.
That's three birds I guess.
"A win-win" (catch phrase for the Girl and Fun)
Just for your info:
I will share some highlights...
the yellow lines are trips someone in our family took out of town
the yellow lines are trips someone in our family took out of town
the pink are days that we had company stay with us
January:
13th at 6 am--Girly trip to Georgia
Matt went somewhere I can't remember
27th at 7 pm--
Val beats Tom and Dave again in the Pinewood Derby
(go girl)
February:
12th--val goes to the Man Prom
23rd at 9 am--got the taxes done (sweet...)
March:
1st--Nightmare RYLA deadline day
1st--Val takes New York and the United Nations
14th at 4:30 pm--Irish Dinner
18th--Niece Elizabeth makes her debut
April
19th--Mr. Fun has a bowling/softball schedule conflict...
what is a boy to do?
24th--Val almost dies in Titanic in Branson
May:
11th in the evening--Saw original Norman Rockwell paintings
(I even touched one)
23rd at 5 pm--Girl graduates
28th--Boy passes 7th grade at the
School of the Kitchen Table
School of the Kitchen Table
June:
9th--Val misses class at Buddist Temple on how to slow
down and meditate---too buzy to attend
12th--Val goes to Canada, eh...
28th at 3:30 pm--annual pilgrimmage to Ozarkland
in lovely Kingdom City, Missouri
July:
3rd--Survives Tallants almost blowing folks up
Fourth of July party
Fourth of July party
10th--Andersons cancel Alaska trip so
Mr. Fun can tromp around Europe for a few weeks
27th at 2 pm: Somebody was at the dentist
29--Boy and Fun go to Colorado
August:
2nd--Girl swears the drive to Nauvoo is similiar to a trip to Hell
week of the 9th--Girl does speed dating at
Star Wars Convention...uh, yeah...
Star Wars Convention...uh, yeah...
17th at 8 am--Tom gets "lemon sized" cancer pulled from his
chest through rib cage
25th--long lost natural father comes to town
September:
13th--Boy hits another doctor appointment at 4:30
17th--bought a print for Poppa Joe at Art Fair
25th--Valsy goes to see said new neice with her momma
October:
2nd--Girl gets a Starbucks with a buddy
7th--Boy gets a $35,000 "staycation" at hospital
9th--Dog gets a hair cut
November:
2nd--Girl gets the "I voted" sticker which is STILL
hanging by the computer
hanging by the computer
6th--Matt's dad teaching stalking skills
14th--Val attends another scout meeting
25th--the Andersons hob-nob with the Mayor and his family
December:
13-17--Girl survives first college semester exams
22nd--Mr Fun has another surgery
(gotta do it because we hit our deductable with
the staycation in October)
29th at 4 pm--Val accidently lets Baby Will
eat Fruit Loops and cat food off the kitchen floor.
So there you have it.
A year in the life of Andersonville.
Bonus information:
Just in case you were wondering:
I help to attend, track, work or drive to at least
Just in case you were wondering:
I help to attend, track, work or drive to at least
71 different medical appointments this year.
Not including 3 surgeries in four months,
and a 2-day and an 8-day hospital stay.
We had company or a trip in every
single month except for February.
No wonder I am so gosh-darn tired.
Happy New Year. Have a good one. :)
