The good bad and ugly of 2005

GOOD of 2005
January-
*Natalie gets first professional massage
February-
*Dan has a rare chance to play Bridge with the guys
*Natalie has bridesmaids lunch with the girls
*Beth has slumber party to celebrate her 7th birthday
*Gus turns 5!
March-
*Anne & Beth's first trip to the city museum
*Natalie attends the Catholic Homeschooling Confrence
*Natalie teaches a cooking & etiquette class to homeschooling co-op
April-
*Dan attends Opus Dei retreat
*Natalie hosts bridal shower for Ann Campbell
*Dan & Natalie celebrate their 10th Anniversary
*Anne has a slumber party to celebrate her 9th birthday
*Anne has her first piano festival
May-
*Beth receives First Communion
*Evelyn has back surgery for spinal stenosis
*Family takes a much needed family vacation to Florida for 2 beautiful blissful weeks
June-
*Gregory turns 2!!
*Miss Ann & Mr.Dan get married!!!
*Grandma treats the family to Circus Flora
*The Cyr family visits from Miami
July-
*Dan turns 36~ how time flies!
*We host "Evening at the Beach dinner party" and swim in galvanized pool with 6 other adults
*Sign with Cornerstone Concepts for major addition & renovation
August-
*Annual Family camping trip to Alley Springs(Natalie, Meg & Greg stay in motel)
*Family goes to a Cardinals baseball game- a gift from the summer reading program
*The Oldenburgs visit from Pennsylvania
September-
*Dan participates in much anticipated Fantasy Football Draft
*Homeschooling for school year 2005-2006 begins
*Dan's parents move in with us!
*Natalie goes to Des Moines for a girls weekend with her friends
*Annual Apple picking at Eckert's Orchards
October-
*Margaret turns 4 years old!!
*Natalie goes on Opus Dei retreat
*Edward Jones hosts trick or treating for employee children
November-
*Dan's parents sell their house
*Dan's dad(Russ) turns 74!
*Dan's mom (Evelyn) turns 76!
*Evelyn has second back surgey
*Anne parade of American Music(piano recital)
*Natalie brines her first turkey this Thanksgiving- YUM!
December-
*Natalie turns 32!
*First Christmas without running all over creation

BAD of 2005
March
*Natalie has jury duty(only bad because of needing to find childcare)
*Dan's mom admits they can't do it alone anymore and agrees to move in together(bad because they lose independance)
August
*Gus has bad allergic reaction to peanuts at the ballpark
September
*Natalie has foot injury spends 6 weeks doing physical therapy
November
*Evelyn needs second back sugery
*Greg goes to ER for croup
December
*Greg goes to the ER for croup(yes, again!)
*Meg goes to ER for very serious allergic reaction to peanuts


UGLY of 2005
June
*Natalie gets shingles- 3 full weeks of misery
and the general ugly of 2005 is the extreme deteoriation of Dan's Dad. He has alzheimer's and becomes more disoriented by the day :(