Year in Review, with unchanged answers in italics.

1. What did you do in 2005 that you’d never done before? Had a baby, finished my Master’s degree, learned how to shoot up a cat.

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

For last year, I did give birth, and I didn’t get back to yoga (wednesday night grad classes, money, etc..) and my own physical health? Eh, the priority was Ingrid, really.

So, for this year, my own physical health is back on there, as well as finding a career, and being a really good mom.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Me! And by virtue of being pregnant, lots of other people did, too, it seems. Babies everywhere!

4. Did anyone close to you die?  Uh, yeah. Which sucks.

5. What countries did you visit? I don’t think I even made it to Canada this year. Damn.

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? A balance between income and parenthood, for both of us. Practically, a new oil tank and some new windows.

7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? May 19, 2006, Ingrid’s birth, and December 24, 2006, Colson’s death.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Ingrid! Master’s Degree!

9. What was your biggest failure? I really felt like my brain got mushy with the pregnancy and all, so I wish I’d been sharper at school.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? The usual allergies/eczema/asthma. Oooh, that great Valentine’s Day of back spasms, the ER, and then getting rearended in front of the PO on our way home, which I didn’t feel, thanks to morphine. And the week following of percocet and bedrest was weird, too.

11. What was the best thing you bought? Slings/Wraps, etc.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Dave, who was a rock through all of the emotional and physical stresses of the last year.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Bush, etc.

14. Where did most of your money go? Mortgage payments.   Baby stuff.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?  Ingrid. The D70.

16. What song will always remind you of 2006? "I don’t love you much, do I?"

17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? thinner — but how could I not be.
iii. richer or poorer? definitely poorer. Emotionally, way richer.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Writing, exercising, photography

19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Procrastinating.  Sneezing. Scratching.

20. How did you spend Christmas? With my husband & parents; Kate & Ingrid

22. Did you fall in love in 2005? Every day, with Dave. Ingrid!

23. How many one-night stands? 0

24. What was your favorite TV program? Grey’s Anatomy

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? Nah.

26. What was the best book you read? My god, did I read a book? That wasn’t made of cardboard, short stories, or for school? Eeek.

27. What were your greatest musical discoveries? Made up songs for Ingrid.

28. What did you want and get?  A baby! A master’s degree! A good 7 months and counting of being home with my baby.

29. What did you want and not get? New windows.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?  Ummmmm…. I didn’t see many movies.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 31, and went to the lake for lobster and the fourth of july.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?   Having a secret trust fund appear, magically.  If
we’d gotten windows with our savings and not had to pay taxes like we
did. I really hate our windows. I want new ones that tilt-in. Sigh.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006? Pregnant, postpartum, and eh, I don’t have a job, who needs clothes?

34. What kept you sane? My husband, the internet, and Ingrid.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Always Rollins. Always.

36. What political issue stirred you the most? The
political crap, of everything spiraling out of control and no one
caring because a blow job wasn’t involved.

37. Who did you miss? I wish Amy lived closer, especially with Ingrid here now.

38. Who was the best new person you met?  Ingrid!

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006: Epidurals are 1000 times less scary than the internet makes you think.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:  "See how it sparkles in my eyes? I couldn’t hide it if I tried"