a looking back list

I love lists. Always have. And so today, thinking back on all that has happened this past year, my thoughts are creating a list. Remembering that it was New Years Day last year that our boy began and so tomorrow on New Years Day again I'll look down on the little Henry-bear in my arms and have a little cry at how blessed I am. 

2008 was the year of a Monday morning surprise and a happy secret to tell Sam ... winter visits from my Mum and Liz and Andrew ... a growing belly and a pregnancy shared with my sister expecting her babe too ... packing up our bedrooms and preparing for renovations ... demolition and rebuilding with Mom and Dad Morgan's help ... my Dad's last day of work at CIBC in July ... Sam writing and passing the EPPP licensing exam ... living in our dining room while we finished the second floor ... my parents visit us in Swift ... 2 week summer trip back to BC, celebrating our 5th anniversary ... babies, babies, babies: Brandi's Ava, Angie's Brady, my sister Bethany's Isla, Caro's Lucy, Sharon's Joshua, and my brother and sister in law's Mirra ... plus baby-on-the-way news from Jennifer, Lisa, Kari, Cheryl, and Karen ... setting up our baby's nursery... an unexpected c-section for me and the arrival of our first child, Henry Lyall, at the end of September ... a Thanksgiving Chambers reunion in Kelowna to surprise my Dad ... Sam's parents drive out for their first Henry visit ... regular trips up to Saskatoon for weekly casts to correct Henry's club foot ... making friends at church and visiting friends at work ... enjoying the end of renovations and our warm and brand new bedrooms ... celebrating one year in the house and one year with Sophie-cat ... Christmas scrapbooking and other adventures in creativity ... flying home for Christmas with my family and now New Year's in Duncan. 

There's so much I've missed or overlooked, I know, and most might not be of interest to others but it's fun to remember and to document these memories and details for years to come. 

Happy New Year's everyone ... have a safe and enjoyable night!