Dragonfly Journey... a glimpse into my life: My accomplishments for 2009....

2009 has been a great year!

I decided to sit down today and think about things that I've accomplished this year. It is very possible I left a few things off, after all, I was attempting to actually "think" about the past year while my children thought that seemed like the BEST time to talk to me, ask me questions, etc....

These are in no particular order.......

Survived my Husband's deployment to Iraq....much too long!
Cared for 5 fantastic kiddos!
Started a Blog....yeah!
Met a lot of interesting new friends
Began crocheting....still working on 1st project though!
Landed a teaching position with DOD (Department of Defense)
Expanded my cooking skills
Walked around the Roman baths in Trier
Visited Keukenhoff Gardens
Learned more of the German language
Went Polish pottery shopping with friends in Poland
Had a semi-successful terrace vegetable garden
Toured Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam
Got a speeding ticket on the Autobahn....turns out there is a speed limit in some areas (113 km in a 100 km zone - that's about 8 mph
Visited 7 countries (France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, and Poland)
Went to the first Concentration Camp....Dachau
Designed and created almost 200 New Year's Eve invites for the Battalion party
Bicycled in Volendam
Visited more castles than I could possibly list!
Witnessed each of my children grow another year older with their accomplishments
Amazingly, did not crash when sliding on the ice around a corner with all of the kids.
Cruised the beautiful Rhein River
Donated some boxes of clutter that I really needed to get rid of a long time ago!
Finished some volunteer commitments: OCC (Overseas Committee Chair) for Girl Scouts, Tours and Activities Chair for the BCSC (Baumholder Community Spouses Club), and special activities for my daughters' GS Troop
Continued to volunteer as FRG (Family Readiness Group) Co-Leader
Enjoyed everyday with my family!!!!