Cinnamon Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Here are mine - what are yours? Highs: Some brilliant TV: Sherlock,An Idiot Abroad,Wonders of the Solar System & Downton Abbey. Getting my Kindle was a real high point - I would not be without it now. My new HTC Desire phone too. Discovering Biffy Clyro,Elbow and lots of other new (to me) bands My daughter learning to drive Getting a job after 18 years,then changing it after 6 weeks to a job I actually like Serving Orlando Bloom on first week of said new job & congratulating him on his engagement! Partner discount Deregistering our business from VAT...such a relief! Our holiday at Centerparcs The brilliant 14 inches of snow we had right back in January Discovering,thanks to a book group member,the brilliant Shardlake books by CJ Sansom My new greenhouse,& my subsequent crop of tomatoes The new Harry Potter movie,Avatar,Iron Man2,Alice in Wonderland,Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Getting my Tragus piercing,after several false starts New hens My wonderful cat,Chilli Lows: My Dads illness My daughters disappointment at her AS results,even though I thought they were great Losing my lovely nephew,who was only 26 Not being able to diet.At all. My youngest daughters insistence that she be 'different' & rebellious One particular person at work who I do not trust The Time Travellers Wife, Eat Pray Love & other rubbish movie adaptations Tax bills Still not getting the living room re painted,despite a million different paint swatches on the walls Ditto not getting my patio re done or my planned back porch built...............still,maybe next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Selected highs Changing my job Spending loads of time with my chicken friends Had 9 new chicken additions in 2010 The biggest one - the birth of my gorgeous baby nephew Selected lows Nursing my Grandfather through lung cancer and losing him in July Lost 3 chickens this year (2 old age, one with Mareks) I look forward to 2011 with optimism, lots to look forward too, seeing my nephew develop, hopefully doing some hatching, and spending more time with chicken friends, starting with the Welsh National next weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Selected highs and lows High points: celebrating my 50th birthday, I had several parties including a trip to Paris with nine friends A weekend at Ragdale with my best friend Successfully completing a new project at work Passing my Grade V Music Theory Lots of great family occasions including my nephew's wedding in June and celebrating the birth of a new great-nephew Adding four new hens to my flock Seeing my bees survive the winter! Low points: discovering someone I respected and trusted had been charged with some serious criminal offences, of which he was subsequently convicted. Losing two hens, including one of the new ones (and she was the blue egg-layer, too) My sister-in-law being rushed into hospital two days ago with a DVT Developing cellulitis after a bee-sting On the whole it's been a good year though, the highs outweigh the lows and I am sure that 2011 will hold lots more good things - friends and family already have dates in the diary. I wish all of you a happy and healthy New Year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) Overall we've had a good 2010, but then I always say that as I think we have good PMA (Positive Mental Attitude ), however a big big low was our decision to come out of Fostering because of the ineptness of so called professionals who I am surprised that some can sleep at night! Still it's done now and we now have the facility to go off and do whatever we want, when we want without having to ask permission, so every cloud and all that............ Our dog Ruby died at the begining of the year which was really sad, however we now have Milly, whilst is not a replacement for her, certainly fills a gap. Edited December 31, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Hm, Highs: Lots of camping trips and 3 new tents Getting my ipod and being able to do away with my filofax which I could never fit into my bag! ES doing well at college, gaining automatic entry onto part 3 of his course without having to be interviewed or tested and passing both parts of his driving test first time. Excellent feedback from 2 younger sons teachers. Fabulous short break in October - just me and OH, for some catch up time, and doing a 'proper' hike for the first time in years. Having my Dad and Step Mum so much nearer and being able to see them much more. Finding out I have high blood pressure, getting it treated and feeling so much better as a result! Being offered more work than I needed (always a bonus when self employed!) Spaniels and chickens (just not together! ) Lows Not being able to spend any time on the allotment Ill health - tiredness from anaemia, then having much needed surgery postponed because of above high blood pressure! Christmas OH was called to his Mums on Christmas Eve and she passed away on Boxing Day, so the boys and I were alone for christmas and unable to be with OH when he needed us. So a very sad end to the year for us, but it was still a very good year - we have such a lot to be thankful for, and hopefully the low points will be resolved very early on in 2011! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Highs ES getting into Uni after a worrying couple of years YS being picked to go on a trip to Borneo with his school next year Getting my front garden ripped out, redesigned and replanted Our cycling holiday in the Netherlands OH finding that his job was safe (for the time being) The snow! I loved it despite the disruption Lows A good friend's OH having a massive stroke which has left him almost totally and probably permanently disabled at 45 Losing our lovely hamster, Oscar and 2 of my feathery girls Gaining back all the weight I lost earlier this year A second year estranged from my mother. I've now given up trying to convince her that I'm not the evil witch she seems to think I am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 It's been an emotional year because of our eldest son. Basically it started off low because he was in Afghanistan & then we had a massive high when he came home safely. Other highs are one son becoming a fully fledged policeman, my daughter getting her degree & full time work in a lovely place & my other boy passing his HGV course, when he gets finally settled, I'll be satisfied. Other highs were getting out on the motorbike with my husband & going to Heidelberg Christmas Market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Highs A fabulous weekend away with OH in Salisbury which included seeing the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain for the first (but hopefully not the last time) and some very picturesque snow and a trip to Pewsey on the way home after very many years A fabulous four day break in London with my Bestest Ever Friend in the whole world, my god-daughter and my DD including a visit to the Absolut Ice Bar which was an Absolut Hoot A fabulous week's break in Pembrokeshire with my OH and SUNSHINE every day even though it was October Being reunited with my Dad's brother and sister and my cousins after too long a break and finding out that one of them has been working on our Family Tree and they have some photos! Watching Wild Target for the delicious Mr Bill Nighy, and Another Year, just because I enjoyed it soo much Reading The Falls by Joyce Carol Oates, and We are all made of Glue by Marina Lewycka? (sp) Being so proud of my two children, my DS for all his hard work on his A levels and his determination to do well in spite of Dyslexia, my DD for taking on the challenge of a year being taught Geography in French at Uni in France Re-discovering my love of Knitting ,and the wonderful Attic 24's blog (thanks for pointing me in that direction Egluntyne) Spending time on the Forum with all you wonderful people Lows Losing our lovely Betty dog in June Losing my lovely Dad in September looking forward to 2011, and sending best wishes for a good one to everyonexxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Highs My lovely hubby still being lovely after 12 years together (not used to this from a husband) Son doing well at school despite his problems Still being really happy with my girls and celebrating my third Henniversary Still loving my teaching Going to see War of the Worlds at the O2 arena Getting tickets for front of stage to see Kylie at the O2 arena Getting tickets to see the great, wonderful, awesome Erasure at Thetford forest - I've always loved them Lows Losing so many girls over the past two months and now one of my old hybrids looks very weary and slow Stuck up brats from son's school being evil to him Recently discovering that I have some sort of gall bladder problem and being in agony over Christmas However, the doctor got my scans, etc. organised really quickly and I just have to have second blood tests then go back for the results. Becoming grumpy in my old age - I'm annoying myself lately Waiting to hear if I'm going to be made redundant as scummy SCC are closing middle schools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodinparts Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Highs Getting my first girls & finding out how wonderfully addictive henonism can be The wonderful surprise party my children organised for my 50th - seeing so many lovely friends together My DD finishing her MA with a distinction Officiating at the wedding of a dear friend and seeing her so happy with her love Some really special moments at my job as a vicar Meeting some online friends irl and discovering that they are even nicer than I had thought Lows Continuing struggles with marriage (you'd think after 25 years we might have got the hang of it) Losing our lovely old Australian terrier, Mufti, to diabetes and our 3 legged ginger cat, Teddy, to a brain tumour just a month apart #2S's disappointment at his A2 results (though the way his brother & sister rallied round to help him through it counts as one of the major highs - as does his happy settling at Lancaster Uni, thanks to clearing) Watching my honorary mum disappear gradually into Alzheimers Work related struggles, including the way that very few of my regulars thought it was worth turning out for church in the snow, even at Christmas - though that was balanced by lots of lovely people who don't normally come who appeared anyway A mixed year. Learning to live without the kids in term time is going to continue to be hard - and now DD has moved on into the world of work there are whole new levels of letting to to cope with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 HighsBecoming grumpy in my old age - I'm annoying myself lately ( Me too - just can't seem to help myself somedays My Highs My lovely DD2 getting engaged in April and married in September Finishing my first patchwork quilt Long weekend away at Festival of Quilts Getting our WIR Starting the Fostering process. My Lows FiL dying suddenly in January from Aortic Dissection My Bro having several heart operations Turning 50 (the age my dad died) Yo-Yo Weight - currently at an all time high Having a re-structure at work, having to reapply for my own job and not getting it, instead being given a lower grade post. Developing Frozen Shoulder – treatment on-going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 2010 seems to have travelled down the rails of time at an alarming rate. Highs; were in Jan at the birth of a new grandchild, My YD passing her driving test and getting a little car....she gets all 3 car seats in,so is happy.Her hard fought for divorce was finally done with... We,me and DDs' and all 6 grandchildren got away camping a few times together,despite the rain. ED getting her job after 10yrs as stay at home mum..very proud of her. OH got home 3x over the year and is safe, well done RCS Mortgage was paid off YES ! 25 yrs anniversary ( second time around for both of us ) Got a cube,WIR and Chickens Lows, My little dog had pyometra and was very ill for a while,had both the girls spade. Had a long year with many arthritic flares, now on more drugs and have splints for hands, night and day, as well as feet. Also impliments to help in the house so i can cook etc.. Mum had pre cancer bowel surgery and it took her a long while to get over it , she now has angina. My sis had rheumatic fever as a child was dx with leaking mitral valve so she is now on drugs. My YB fell through a roof and was out of action for months, surgery to rebuild shoulder. YSis is getting divorced. Ex H mother died in Nov...so sad for my DDs' christmas was a bit subdued. ..................and many minor events through the year , good and bad....... 2011 i pray is a much kinder year for all of us....HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE....xxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 As most of you know I've had a pretty eventful year, but my most major low could turn out to be a high in the long term.... soooo Lows... Losing 3 of my girlies Arthritis not good, certainly worse rather than better Finding out the one friend who I would have lived and died for wasn't so much of a friend The biggy, husband deciding he no longer wanted me, divorcing me and me finding myself 42 and alone and having to move into a house on my own etc etc. Then lots of minor lows, like leaking pipes, blocked loos, sick boilers etc. in my house and struggling to cope with it all! Highs Finding I CAN survive on my own and that being alone isn't as scary as it first seemed (although I still have my wobbles!) and then being inundated by ex-hubby saying he misses me and wants me back (erm I don't think so, too little, far too late!!) Realising I'm blessed with the best friends in the world 2011 HAS to be so much better than 2010, roll on the New Year!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 The two biggest highs Seeing Adam settled into a secondary school he loves and getting the help and support he needs. Having my 14yr old son back living with me after 10yrs. The biggest low My recent hospital stay and current health. Here's hoping 2011 is a good one for us all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 highs: Highlight was getting my daughter back after 6mths in Oz just in time for my birthday in Jan being married 25yrs with no major problems and going to New York to celebrate couple of good weekends away in our tent with friends brilliant Xmas day with all my kids here discovering cake making again though not sure hubby agrees after getting on the scales today my mum still being totally compus mentis at 82 the marriage of my neice and the birth of her daughter last week son splitting up with his gf, she didn't work and didn't help an already lazy son son since then deciding he wants to be a fireman as he wants to help people Daughter finding a wonderful bf just before Xmas high and low above daughter getting dumped by text from her bf of 6 years , since found out he cheated on her during that time so well rid now we think!! lows job worries for me and hubby hubby losing his chance of redundancy (that he wanted) because of his boss's bolls up daughter having a few dodgy relationships post break up putting weight back on , yo-yo having a major breakout over whole body of ezcema, for first time ever at 46 was starting get me really depressed until i got the right cream when you make a list its good to see i had to think more for the lows, brings it into prospective!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Highs: Getting through 2010 gathering many wonderful new friends and colleagues, learning a lot, keeping my health and being able to meet all my financial commitments. I am very lucky and feel blessed Lows: Losing my grandmother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Highs My OH and 2 boys my chucks of course Friends Oh being in remission from Prostate cancer at only 51 lows Fallout with a so called friend over kids Friends OH cancer Another friends mums death - a lovely lady my job depression But we have to try and be positive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
