Nathalieland - Year In Review

This was a quiet blogging year for me! Only 86 posts published compared to 120 posts or more in previous years. I have to say that I enjoyed all the extra time on my hands, which I filled with playing the ukulele, gardening, writing, crafting, and more time with Steve and the girls. I've also been volunteering at the girls' school since September -- running the hot lunch program and doing Bingo shifts. The hours, days, weeks, and months have flown by!

Here are the highlights from 2017:

On the first day of January, we enjoyed the sights and sounds of Fort Henry's Lumina Borealis. Also this month: Jessi lost her two front teeth, the girls and I each acquired a ukulele, and my blog turned 7 years old.

Lots of love and celebration in February for Valentine's Day and Grand-Papa's birthday!

March was busy with dates, school plays, March break, and birthdays. I also posted my first ukulele update and video.

In April I submitted my first picture book manuscript (though I never heard back). We had lots of family time at Easter and our big Paul Family Reunion.

May was for Mother's Day and Jessi's 6th birthday! She had a blast at her Mario Birthday Party.

We celebrated Father's Day weekend in June by going to Snug Harbour. I blogged a 6-month ukulele update and the girls had their last day of school including a kindergarten graduation!

In July we visited Grammy and John in Owen Sound. The girls went to 4Cats Art Camp for a week and had their first eye appointments!

August was super busy: we celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary, I visited the old Kingston Penitentiary, we drove to Cambridge to see Grammy and the butterflies, and we attended Auntie Kirtie and Kenny's wedding. Last but not least, Emily turned 8 and had a Stuffy Party with her friends.

The girls went back to school in September, entering grades 1 and 3. We updated our family photos for Grand-Maman's birthday and I gave the girls an interview. I wrote about playing the uke for 9 months, including injuries and fingerpicking.

October had some of the best: Thanksgiving, Daddy's birthday, and Halloween. Unfortunately it also had the saddest event of the year: Great-Grandpa Gerald's passing.

November was pretty quiet. The girls got their school photos and played in the snow. Jessi tried bowling for the first time!

December was all about Christmas!

It looks like 2018 is going to be pretty similar -- lots of family, food, and fun. Steve and I might consider a bigger trip to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary (Vancouver?) and I might start working on a new writing project. Only time (and this blog) will tell!

Happy New Year from Nathalieland!