Favorite discoveries: Spaced; cooking reality shows (Top Chef, The Next Food Network Star, The Next Iron Chef, etc.); Flip Happy Crepes; Scrabulous (online Scrabble)
Favorite new person met: My baby
Scariest experiences: Pre-eclampsia; turning 40; being stranded on a busy highway overpass at night in a small car with 3 kids; interviewing people by phone for the articles I was writing
Saddest experience: Losing our pet bunny after 10 years
Most unexpected experiences: Natural childbirth; writing a magazine column; eating mushrooms on purpose; connecting with so many old friends online
Weirdest experiences: Very quick childbirth; my husband having to travel with almost no notice; seeing my brother acting in a movie
Biggest blessings: My adorable, sweet baby; the generosity of others
Most impressive accomplishment (to my kids): Beating everyone else in the family in Big Brain Academy on the Wii
Things I missed most this year: Sleep; free time; silence
Out with the old: Good-bye to my defunct laptop computer, computer mice, car engine, radiator, alternator, and water-damaged kitchen floor (the last of which was removed yesterday and is being replaced Monday!)
Most ridiculous joys: My hilarious dancing baby; winning the Mountain Dew mini-fridge I entered 90+ times for, months after I thought they'd stopped sending out prizes
