2012 in Review ....

here's my annual recap of the year

in the Delaney family

JANUARY

-Our son started a new job which equaled the start of a

new career for him

-Our kitchen was finally finished.....as in everything installed and

all painted. Still waiting on backsplash and furniture

-We still had NO snow

FEBRUARY

-We celebrated my mom's birthday with a party at our house

-Johnny and I went down to the Chesapeake bay with family and friends

-And on the way back from the bay, we finally got some snow....4 inches

of slushy snow!

MARCH

-I discovered Pinterest where I spent many many hours

-Jacquelyn and Bucky had plumbing issues and came to stay with us for a couple of weeks

-3/17 marked one year since Johnny's stroke

-We went to see Elton John

-Jake and Jacquelyn threw a surprise dinner party for my birthday

APRIL

-Jacquelyn had a birthday

-our doggie Pippa Lou discovered a nest of bunnies in the backyard

which then became my newest worry

-I finally found the backsplash for the kitchen!

-Jacquelyn and I started attending Jazzercise

MAY

-Jake had a birthday

-Jake and Jacquelyn surprised Lynne and I with a Mothers Day dinner

-Johnny and I celebrated 33 years together

JUNE

-Jacquelyn, Bucky, Johnny, and I went to Atlanta to see family for a week

-Jacquelyn and Bucky celebrated their one year anniversary while there and we all went out to dinner together

-Johnny had a birthday

-June marked my 6th year of blogging

-we had a tornado right by my work!

JULY

-Johnny and I went down to the bay with Tommy and Joanne for 5 fun days

-Mom and I canned 44 quarts of tomatoes

AUGUST

-Nicole had a birthday

-Johnny and I went down to the beach

-I blogged a lot about food....hmmm
-We found out a BIG secret

SEPTEMBER

-Maddox and Gabe had a birthday....they celebrate the same birthdate

-We spent Labor Day at the Chesapeake Bay with Tommy and Joanne

-And we saw a blue moon while at the bay

-We were finally able to share the news......Jacquelyn and Bucky having

a baby on or about March 6th

OCTOBER

-We went back to the beach for a week

-I set up my cute little coffee bar in the kitchen

NOVEMBER

-We had 13 for dinner on Thanksgiving day

-Bucky had a birthday

-We had 24 for dinner on Saturday after Thanksgiving

-We watched Jacquelyn get bigger and bigger with our new grandson

-we had a very mild and beautiful fall

DECEMBER

-Our son Jake moved out....our last one to leave the nest

-I did a 25 day countdown to Christmas

We had a sort of calm year......and that's a good thing in my book

We have been having a lot of fun anticipating our new grandson

and we have high hopes for a wonderful new year

calm, I can handle that so my wish for 2013 is calm....

love....diane