2010 — Not So Bad, As Years Go. ;)

wuhBAM! 2010 is over.  And I’ve gotta tell ya, I’m pretty blown away by how quickly this year has gone by. The last couple, actually. Time is speading up, I swear. But it’s been a good year. I learned some things. And I thought, as the year closes out, it might be nice to take inventory. Give myself hope for  2011.

 2010 Learning Round-Up:

1.  Do not substitute baking soda for baking powder. Unless you like yellow grainy biscuits that taste like aluminum foil.

2.  Do not make a major panty-hose adjustment right before you go on stage to sing. Believe me, you’ll see the results of it on film later. AND IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

3.  Prepare for a blizzard but expect a snowflake.

4.  Never post the funny things your kid says on Facebook. Unless you don’t mind your kid following every funny thing he says with “AND DON’T PUT THAT ON FACEBOOK!”

5.  Never get your husband a book about the thing he says he wants more than life itself instead of the actual thing he wants. (more than life itself.)

6.  When someone says Harry and Hermione are half-naked in the kissing scene BELIEVE THEM.

7.  Always take one last sip of the Eggnog. Especially if it comes from Costco. (It won’t be there the next time you go.)

8.  If your husband is acting like a werewolf in his sleep, DON’T WAKE HIM. DON’T EVEN TOUCH HIM. Just be vewy vewy quiet.

9.  Don’t speed. And if you do speed, make sure you learn all of the Traffic School Carols so you won’t be the only one not singing.

10.  Always have faith that the dudes accompanying you know what they are doing and just run with it. If you end up inventing a new song, hey! Maybe you’ve ended up inventing a new song!  It could be cool. Maybe.

11. Never underestimate the power of a Christmas Tree.

12.  Love those around you. Even when you want to slap them for spending eleven hours running 50 miles to celebrate their 50th birthday and giving you heart-failure each time they aren’t the one crossing the finish line. You want them near for another 50 years.

All in all 2010, you were a great year. Sometimes stressful, sometimes dusty, sometimes tearstained, but always unexepected, exciting, and fun (usually).

Thanks, Dude.