A year is an incredibly long time. Trombone is constantly asking how long things are, unmeasurable and unexplainable things like time and distance and whatever I answer he says, “oh that’s a long time.” For example, last week, “When is Christmas?” he asked. “Three days,” I replied. “Oh that’s a long time.” “Oh yeah?” I countered, “not as long as 365 days is it?” “No,” he said. “So,” I said. <\/p>\n
Yeah. Fist bump. My logic has slayyyyed a 3.5 year old.<\/p>\n
(Until ten minutes from now when he asks again.)<\/p>\n
As I was saying, a year is an incredibly long time. I am reading all these year in review posts and thinking, gosh I hate year in review posts! and then I think, why am I reading them, then? And then I answer, maybe I actually love year in review posts, a little, because they just tie things up with a neat bow and make it all about tomorrow and that’s so hopeful! So then I think, maybe I should write one, too. <\/p>\n
Well, what do I review? If you’ve been reading this blog since January and I think most of you have, you’ve seen it all. In all its gory detail.<\/p>\n
I think I’ll pretend I’m Harper’s Index.<\/a><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Health and Politics:<\/i><\/p>\n Number of teeth Fresco started the year with: 0 Number of times our Prime Minister has prorogued Parliament,<\/a> which is also to say, number of times our Prime Minister has said, Fooey, I don’t WANNA go to work!: 1 (I would say 2, but I think the last time was around this time last year so not technically part of 2009)(but COME ON)<\/p>\n Number of times I have wanted to murder the phrases, “Going forward” and “moving forward:” 5,488<\/p>\n Family members who have gone forward, that is to say, died, last first: Great Grandma S, Uncle K, Uncle G, Uncle S. Rest in peace, all of you. Meanwhile, In Our House:<\/i><\/p>\n Flus: 2 Hours of sleep we had per night before sleep training Fresco (average): 4 Leisure Activities<\/i><\/p>\n Times Barbara-Ann listened to: 150 Number of guitars in the house, including cardboard: 5 Favourite tv show, Trombone: The Wiggles Most consumed food, children: noodles Saint Aardvark:<\/i><\/p>\n Batches of beer SA has brewed: approximately 10? Me<\/i><\/p>\n Pants purchased: 5 Movies seen in theatre: 1 Cookie exchange parties attended: 1 Social media<\/a> joined:<\/a> 2 Times kitchen floor washed: 1 Relation between social media and kitchen floor: probably closer than I think<\/p>\n How the hell do you wrap one of these things up? I have to go make a lasagna!<\/i><\/p>\n Biggest hope for 2010: to stay out of the way of the Olympics Good wishes for you: countless. Easily in the trillions of zillions by now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A year is an incredibly long time. Trombone is constantly asking how long things are, unmeasurable and unexplainable things like time and distance and whatever I answer he says, “oh that’s a long time.” For example, last week, “When is … Continue reading
\nNumber of teeth Fresco ends the year with: 7.5
\nNumber of teeth Fresco has chipped, I think: 1<\/p>\n
\nFavourite uncles who are currently having therapy for brain tumors: 1
\nNot-favourite uncles who are currently laid up in an Italian hospital, bossing the nurses: 1<\/p>\n
\nFlu shots: 1
\nFlus since flu shots: 0
\nColds: 17
\nRandom illness, me: 1
\nRandom vomiting, Trombone: 1
\nRandom shouting, Fresco: Much reduced but still too high to count.
\nMenstrual cycles, me: 11
\nTampons purchased \/ disposed of: 0 (everywoman of bleeding age, get a diva cup <\/a>now!)<\/p>\n
\nHours of sleep we have had per night since sleep training Fresco (exact): 8
\nHow many kisses I have for Dr. Ferber: 1,000,000,000,000<\/p>\n
\nTimes Crazy Train listened to: 35
\nTimes Christmas Elmo listened to: MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ELMO!!!!<\/p>\n
\nNumber of drums in the house: 1
\nNumber of books: a million?
\nAuthors Fresco knows the names of: Boynton, Seuss
\nPublishers Trombone knows the names of: Random House, Harper Collins<\/p>\n
\nFavourite tv show, Fresco: Baby Einstein’s Meet the Orchestra
\nFavourite tv shows, me: Anything the children are watching that allows me to drink my coffee in peace. Also, Being Erica and 30 Rock.
\nFavourite tv shows, me & SA: New Westminster City Council Meeting, every Monday at 8 pm.<\/p>\n
\nMost consumed food, adults: burritos
\nMost consumed adult beverage: coffee, homebrewed beer, gin (3-way tie)<\/p>\n
\nBatches of bread SA has baked: approximately 50?
\nHours SA commutes per week: 15
\nHours SA complains about his commute, yearly total: 0.8
\nMoney SA earns, yearly total: All of it
\nRight I have to complain about anything, ever: 0<\/p>\n
\nShoes purchased: 1 (THAT CAN’T BE RIGHT)
\nRandom hooded sweatshirts purchased at Value Village that I thought would change my life: 3
\nAmount of my life that has been changed by said hooded sweatshirts: 0.67 %
\nGood haircuts: 3
\nBad haircuts: 2
\nHome hairdye adventures: 1 (Also can’t be right.)<\/p>\n
\nShows seen live: 0
\nBeers drunk in pubs: 7
\nCigarettes smoked: 0
\nPot smoked: 0
\nCocaine, heroin, meth: 0, 0, 0<\/p>\n
\nEvenings spent drinking wine with women wearing black: 3
\nChildren’s birthday parties: 2
\nPlaydates attended: 5
\nWater parks attended: Every day all summer long.<\/p>\n
\nUnjoined: 2
\nRejoined: 2<\/p>\n
\nTimes bathrooms cleaned: not nearly enough
\nMain floor vacuumed: once a week since we bought the new vacuum. Dysons & diva cups, people, I’m telling you.<\/p>\n
\nOther, quite big hopes for 2010: to use my voice, be what I want the world to be, not be sick on my birthday. And to find the perfect jeans.<\/p>\n