The Year in Pictures

January brought picking out prom dresses and lots of hugging.

February brought tons of snow!

In March there was Acquire the Fire with my niece Shania and Shael going to school with me and being silly with the Hog snouts.

April there was Mall of America, Scottsdale, AZ, prom, and the passing of Poppy Ivan.

May had a horrible tornado and my 20 year class reunion. Here's a picture of a flag that made it through the tornado and my friend, Jamie from school days.

In June I got to go see Michael Buble with my favorite sister, Roni.

July saw my baby girl turn 17 and finally got her belly button pierced. There was also record heat and a wedding shower for my niece, Emily.

In August, I went on vacation and Emily got married to her Jonny.

Then there was September. I struggled a lot in this month. The highest brightest spot was Homecoming, when Shael was nominated for Homecoming Queen. She didn't win Queen, but she was the most beautiful (and had the most beautiful car escort) of all the candidates.

October wasn't much better, but I made it. There was beautiful drives through the mountains south of Fayetteville between classes that helped me calm my battered nerves. And Shael let me take some photos of her for her Senior pictures.

There was some promise in November. Shael and I went to Orlando, FL and we had a really good time there. For my annual shopping trip, I went to Oklahoma City with Mom, Roni and Aunt Edie. We visited the bombing National Memorial and the Land Run Monument. On the 22nd, I attended the 6 month anniversary of the tornado at Cunningham Park in Joplin.

Which brings us up to now, December. I've already mentioned the highlights from this month and posted some pics. So, here's a few of my favorite people on Christmas.

With Sydney, Luke and Sarah looking like demons with silver eyes. Sage, too, maybe.