2008 was filled to the rim!

As I welcome 2009 and all the anticipated blessings that will come our way, I also have reflected on where we have been in 2008. As the year closed, the milestones appear in my mind… in March we had our second annual TX Polish Easter at our house for friends and family… and started remodeling the bedrooms and creating a nursery… April we started a major remodel on our kitchen, family room… really most of the house… while Jaime and I started our fertility injections and medications… May we celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary, Jake graduated high school, we are officially pregnant with our third baby, Jen’s 20 year high school reunion… in June Jake had freshman orientation at Lon Morris College and we spent some time in Oklahoma and Arkansas, visiting family and friends… in July Jen went to UM Army camp in Cameron, TX and the whole family went to Crystal Beach for the second year in a row to celebrate Jacque’s Angel Day, and we had many swim dates and BBQs in the backyard… August brought some rough roads for Dad and his health and I spent just about every business day going to doctor appointments, tests, physical therapy, you name it, Dad and I did it together… Jake turned 18… Jen & Jeff went to CA, Mike & Carrie came for a visit in TX, and Jake started college in Jacksonville, TX… September was a time to breathe for sure and we found out we were having a baby boy by Ultrasound, Jen celebrated a birthday and we welcomed autumn with bittersweet memories of back-to-school and Jacque…October brought hunting season for Jake & Jeff and we also took a trip to the Hannes farm in Giddings, went to CA again, this time for Jaime’s wedding to Alysha… Jeff celebrated a birthday in November and we started assembling the baby’s room with renewed energy. Thanksgiving weekend was filled with family, friends, a baby shower, a family dinner, Josh & Jess in from CA… December was busy and went by really fast with all the holiday preparations, outings, parties, cookies, a trip to Jacksonville to check Jake out of the dorms for the semester break… and during all that Jeff commuted to OK to work while Jen stayed home in TX with the dogs… we reflect on how truly blessed we are to live this awesome life… while, even when it has its painful times, the joys are so profound.