What a year!

2008 has been quite the ride…

JANUARY

*Julia broke her leg and many looong days followed.
*I decided to get organized and did a pretty good job…. for a while.
*My Mom of the Week feature became a big hit, and
some friends and I had a great discussion on the benefits of breastfeeding.

FEBRUARY

*Miss Julia got rid of her cast and tons of her hair!
*I answered the question, “How do you manage to make older siblings feel included and loved when you welcome a new one so close in age?”
*I also talked about potty training and what has worked for us.
*Yahoo! locked me out of my email account. They let me back in, but it was too late… Gmail is so much better!

MARCH

*Kristin, Amanda, Shanda, and I launched Mommies United and hosted a HUGE mega-launch party at our new place.
*We successfully defended our freedom to homeschool, here in California. We prayed hard and the Lord answered our prayers!
*I was invited to Camp Baby in New Jersey – My first Bloggy Event
*My hubby bought me my very first laptop!

APRIL

*I was away for not one, or even two, but THREE days for Camp Baby…. I met a bunch of great people and had a fabulous time!
*Our family was invited to be featured on the Morning Show with Mike and Juliette, so off to New York we went… What an experience!
*Just another vocal Mommy Blogger

MAY

*Melanie Seasons shared tips on how to get your blog to be noticed by PR peeps.
*I became addicted to Twitter.
*From Dates to Diapers had a makeover.
*My Mother’s Day Gift Guide – and I – were featured on Good Day Sacramento!
*Everyone wanted to know how I shop with 6 kiddos.

JUNE

*Next came the crazy Costco trip, aka “the boy in the box video.”
*”Homeschooling Mother of Six Achieves Blog Success” Who? Me!
*And, we lost Ben (this was only the first time… I have yet to blog about the last time!)
*But, I got to chat with Janet Evans!

JULY

*Am I a bad mom? My kiddos don’t think so.
*Just one of those days.
*I touched the topic of immunizations…. You can’t call me a parasite and get away with it!
*BlogHer was in San Fransisco and I was there.
*I confess… I’m a Wii junkie.

AUGUST

*I became a little nostalgic, remembering my first kiss and looking forward to unhurried days.
*Julia started a blog of her very own.
*Walmart chose me as their 12th ElevenMom!
*We started another year of schooling at home.

SEPTEMBER

*I set up a YouTube channel and became an official Vlogger.
*Just remember – the days may be long, but the years are short.
*Another camera crew invaded our space for another episode of Good Day Sacramento!
*We headed off for a week-long vacation in San Diego

OCTOBER

*Bentonville, the home of Walmart, is where most of the Walmart ElevenMoms all got to meet.
*Do you eat breakfast? I created a breakfast challenge to motivate myself and others to eat an egg each morning, and discovered just how valuable eating a good breakfast is.
*Practical tips for shopping with your kiddos.

NOVEMBER

*Chatted about grocery shopping again, but this time specifically about staying within a budget.
*Rachel fell and scared us all to death.
*The secret shampoo was revealed.
*Rachel expressed her thankfulness for warm thoughts and prayers.

DECEMBER

*I finally posted about our LegoLand and San Diego Zoo adventures.
*Disney treated us to a weekend in the magic kindgom that is Disneyland.
*You can now catch me (along with Monica of Mommy Brain Reports) on BlogTalkRadio every Tuesday morning.
*We had a wonderful Christmas season!

I look forward to all that comes our way in 2009… the things we’ll do, the places we’ll go, the people we’ll meet, the memories we’ll make!

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