I have to say, and therefore shall say, that I have nothing but disdain for 2009 and I’m glad that it’s gone. I hope the Langoliers tear it to shreds, leaving nothing to even remember it by.

Ok so there were SOME positives in 2009, namely a new president…but it was still a year that I would prefer to remember unfondly and move on.

Here were some of the major events in our lives…what were yours?

• January: David spent the New Year’s weekend cleaning out the server room at work, and then we had brunch at Roxy.
• February: We had our second Wine Party, had an incredible Valentine’s dinner at Tuli Bistro, and I had an x-ray on my right knee.
• March: I got my teeth cleaned, I had an MRI on my right knee, I got new glasses, and I was on-air quite a bit at KVIE.
• April: Again I was on-air for KVIE, we took a delightful trip to the air/space museum which featured a lunar exhibit sponsored by Intel (and others), and we spent time with our friends Bob & Stephen who were visiting from NY.
• May: I had arthroscopy on my right knee to remove cartilage that was floating around (they also discovered a fatty tumor), we attended the Star Trek premier as well which was much needed I think.
• June: Siobhan went into heart failure and had to go on medication twice daily and our entire schedule/world shifted. Michael Jackson died.
• July: Siobhan died on the 23rd. Sweet Kisses was published.
• August: We had our 6 year anniversary and David had his 41st birthday, we had the front yard redone, and over 300 hours of volunteer work culminated in a very successful KVIE Art Auction.
• September: I had my teeth cleaned again, and we went to the state fair, I also surprised my parents with a trip home (they also celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary, and I had a birthday).
• October: I spent most of October doing on-air work at KVIE, and we had our annual Haunt.
• November: NaNoWriMo consumed most of the month, also had time for a day trip to Tahoe with Kathy Cushion, we went to see the War of the Worlds stage play in Nevada City, and we went to see Cirque du Soleil’s new show Ovo in SFO.
• December: Both of my parents had birthdays, we had a very casual non-party holiday gathering at home, and I did a little writing retreat out on the Delta King in Old Sacramento, plus I had a small spot removed from my nose for biopsy.

It doesn’t sound all that bad, but it was completely overshadowed by the death of Siobhan. I think the easiest way to ruin a year is to lose a child…

So here’s looking for a better 2010, and let’s see how it has started off…

• Bombing in Pakistan
• Mudslide in Brazil
• Health coverage still not passed
• Two more ships seized by Pirates off Somalia
• A local synagogue was vandalized
• Someone stole an entire ATM from a local hospital
• Rush Limbaugh was released from the hospital
• and a Degas painting was stoled from an exhibit in Marseille

Well…we’re off to a great start aren’t we…