Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008

Addison and I went over to my friend Sarah's parents house to bring in the New Year. We made it until 8:30. We are a pair of party animals. We probably would have made it until midnight if I, being "mother of the year", hadn't forgotten the diaper bag on the kitchen counter before we left. So we were missing some serious necessities to party the night away like diapers, Tylenol, teething tablets, and jammies.

Being New Years Eve, I thought I should sit down and reflect on the past year and set some resolutions for the next, so here it goes. 2007 was good to us, for the most part. Addison and I settled into our routine here at home pretty well. I've enjoyed being with her all day to see every new step of her development. God gave me a wonderful gift by making me wait until I was 29 to have a child. Everything Jason and I went through the last 10 years have been preparing us to be patient and grateful parents. One of the biggest negatives of 2007 was Jason's trials at work. It was very stressful on him to be there and just as stressful to decide to leave, but I am so proud of him for this leap-of-faith he his taking. He is brave and I'm enjoying seeing this adventurous side of him. Another downer of 2007 was the loss of Chris Thompsen. He was a few years younger than my parents, a good friend of my Dad's and a life-long friend of my mother's. I grew up with his boys in my little hometown of less than 50 people. He was a good man and it hurts me that so many people have to go through what my dad did with cancer. Some people go fast and some people decide to fight. I cannot imagine the courage it takes to go through treatments that do everything to kill you, just to try and make yourself well again.

On a lighter note, 2008 is a new year. The Wandering Schubarth's are on an adventure! I wish I could say my goals are to lose weight and quit smoking, but they're not. My resolution is to have a good routine. I have fallen into the trappings that Stay-At-Home-Mom's frequently do. I crawl out of bed in the morning when I hear Addison's awake, we get up and watch Sesame Street in our PJ's until 10am. I usually dress and sometimes brush my hair before noon! I have no set schedule for anything. I clean house when I feel like it. I go to the grocery store when we're out of milk and I rarely have any plans set in stone, unless it's a doctors appointment. I recently found a website called The Flylady. It's pretty interesting stuff, for all of you homemakers out there. It's all about getting up in the morning, dressing all the way to tying up your shoes and having a routine. I'm going to give it a try once we are moved and settled. Also, part of our Mon-Fri schedule will be the YMCA for one hour a day. I need to get healthy, meet people, and Addison needs to see someone else's face besides mine everyday.

So there's my thoughts for 2007 and 2008. I would like to say that I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful family. Although there are some I don't get to see as much as I'd like, some need to be on medication, and some that get frustrated with me, I love them all through and through. God Bless and Happy New Year!