2006. Meme Style

I saw this over at bleeding espresso and since I'm nothing if not a blantant rip off artist I thought I close out 2006 with a meme. Also I have 20 ish minutes to kill before Michael gets back here with the Chinese food.

1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before?
Sent my daughter off to school.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Didn't really make any resolutions last year. This year is all about paying it forward.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Do I count as close?

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no.

5. What countries did you visit?
I didn't venture too far from my own backyard.

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
A laptop. Someone to pay me to stay home with my kids.

7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Maya's birthday and her homecoming day.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Having Maya come home safe and sound. Abby writing her name. Not going into debt for Christmas.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Didn't pay down as much debt as I would have liked.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not my own, but we definitely suffered through Maya's.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
I think it would have to be the pool.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Abby's, it's the one I devote the most attention to anyway.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan and hell let's throw the Donald in there too.

14. Where did most of your money go?
My friend. You might know him. Last name Bill. First name Hydro or Phone or Gas and sometimes Water.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Abby starting school, Dad's 60th birthday party, visiting Dave and Mel, Maya coming home.

16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
My Little Girl by Tim McGraw

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? 
b) thinner or fatter? 
c) richer or poorer?
Happier, the same and richer.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Sleeping.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Entertaining a baby at 3 am.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With copious amounts of family.

21. Did you fall in love in 2006?
Oh many many times.

22. How many one-night stands?
None that I recall.

23. What was your favorite TV program?
Prison Break, Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, The Office, 30 Rock... what, was I supposed to pick just one?

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Nope.

25. What was the best book you read?
Anybody Out There? by Marian Keyes. Read it ladies, trust me!

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Fray.

27. What did you want and get?
New pots. I'm still afraid of using them.

28. What did you want and not get?
A laptop.

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
I don't think I saw any films from this year. A new to me this year movie that I loved was The Polar Express.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Girl's night! Bowling and mexican food. I was 33.

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I think it was pretty great as is.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
I'm supposed to have a fashion concept?

33. What kept you sane?
Mike, my kids, my family, my blog.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Tim McGraw.

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Katrina, the war, gay marraige.

36. Who did you miss?
My Dad, Papa Joyce, Ricky, my grandparents.

37. Who was the best new person you met?
My neighbours and lots great people online.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
That my family is incredible.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
You're beautiful baby from the outside in
Chase your dreams, but always know the road that will lead you home again
Go on take on this old world, but to me you know you'll always be my little girl.