We sold my just-paid for Honda Civic and bought a big honkin’ Toyota Tundra truck.
I started horseback riding lessons, a result of the best birthday gift ever.
I realized a childhood dream and bought my/our first horse.
My grandmother had a stroke (just 2 weeks ago now, so news still coming in) and will never be able to go back to her home of 50+ years.
My father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
My sister filed for her 2nd divorce and moved back in with the parents. Ex hubby is an abusive ass (understatement) now in jail facing 6 felony charges. Sister filed for bankruptcy.
We bought another snake…a baby corn snake we named Cleopatra.
Henry, our adult male albino corn snake, had a large tumor removed for nominal cost by a generous vet wanting to help a class pet.
We dumped AOL–after 5 and 6 years of membership–and bought our own domain name.
We repainted the house interior and bought new carpet.
My school was CCRed (“Coordinated Compliance Review”–where the state comes to review programs and funding to make sure all the ducks are in a row. It happens to one school in each district just once every 5 years…first in 40+ years our school was CCRed. BIG pain in the butt, but with a happy ending.)
I had 6 cavities filled.
And…I ended the year by hitting myself in the face with a hammer handle. Appropriate in some surreal way, I suppose.
I said ‘fuck’ in front of my parents for the first time.
I learned how to French kiss.
I learned how to speak French.
I got a traffic light for Christmas.
I dressed up as a a box of tampons for Halloween. That’s the only one I can come up with a title for…Youth Impersonates Femine Hygene Product in an Attempt to Get Food.
I got accused (by the superintendent) of having illicit sex with Mudshark in a high school auditorium.
Several Traffic Cones Missing From Area, No Suspects
Two Suspicious Looking Teens Seen Entering an Auditorium Together
I also dressed up as tampons and was accused of having sex in an auditorium with Orange Skinner
London Man Quits Smoking Stays Quit For Entire Year!
Same Man Gets Better Job! “Less money but a lot more happy” says man.
Man Becomes Much Better Guitarist. He Now Plays Banjo Too!
Man’s S.O. moves 200 miles to Exeter because of her damn job. “This sucks” says man.
Man spends £1000 on car for S.O. for her new job. “This also sucks” says man who still has one payment to go.
Man Stays Very Worried About :[ul]
[li]Global Warming (was that the warmest Xmas ever or what?)[/li][li]Islamic Terrorism[/li][li]Consequences Of U.S.A.'s War Against Iraq.[/li][/ul]
