And onto 2012

2011 was a doozy of a year for the Clothiers.  I'm not saying it wasn't great, but it was really hard.  Let me list all the life changes that happened in this year:

• Added new responsibility at my job (Latin America),

• Got rid of the pacifier (this was earth shattering to a certain two year old!),

• Matty got a new teaching job in Kansas City (Yippee!),

• Found out we were pregnant (Matty's job and pregnancy happened within one week of each other!),

• Bought a new car,

• Finished the basement and our bedroom which forced us to move into the guest bedroom (now Madeline's bedroom for awhile!),

• Welcomed Madeline into our lives!

I listed them in chronological order, not order of importance (obviously)

The other thing I should add in here is that I was SUPER grumpy pregnant woman.  Once Madeline came out, I remembered what it was like to be nice and funny (my natural humor just came right back ;)

Kudos go to Matty who put up with super grumpy pregnant wife, designed and coordinated the remodel, and became a commutor and first year teacher.

Now that we have had about all the changes a family can handle in one year, let's move onto a less volatile 2012.  The Clothier family New Year's Resolutions (I don't understand people who don't believe in resolutions - don't you have something to improve in yourself?!)

• Be more patient. That's mine and based on the previous comments about being super grumpy in 2011, 2012 only has one direction to go!

• Get Noah to bed earlier (this clearly is not on his list of resolutions)

• Do more home cooking and less ordering and restaurants for dinner

• Get back to working out (both Matty and me)

• And Noah's - No whining, listen, be polite

• And Madeline's  - Keep growing!

That should wrap up 2011 and kick off 2012 for us. Now that you know our resolutions, help us stay honest!