A Year in Posts

Last January I made a conscious effort to begin to really work harder on my blog, to really write from my heart and to attempt to make it interesting.  Not sure if I succeeded on the second point yet, but I think I've managed to accomplish my two biggest goals when I began my blog - to let my friends and family know what we've been up to, and to chronicle the important moments, thoughts, images and events of Samantha's life and development, as well as the (occasional) struggles.  If there weren't 325 posts on this blog (most of which were written this year), I'd love to create a book of everything.  It just sounds daunting and expensive right now, but definitely something to think about for a rainy day (or a decade of rainy weekends).

As the year comes to a close, I am trying to remember some of the pivotal moments from the last 12 months. I got this idea from Beth at Our Typical Life, who got it from scarymommy.com to list one post from each month.  Sometimes it was a post that I found most interesting, sometimes most important.  They in no way sum up the amazing year, and choosing was difficult.  Feel free to pick through, and enjoy, and stay tuned for many more posts in 2011!  Happy New Year!

January  Whose Side is Time On Anyway?

February  The Inadequate Advocate

March  WDSD:  A Day to Celebrate, Make Changes Happen, Reflect and Remember

April  Keeping it All in Perspective

May  Sammi, the Intrepid World Traveller

June  Still Laughing (it's the only way to keep from getting supremely irritated)

July  A Cause for Concern?

August  Old Friends and New

September  The Resource Teacher

October  Ah, this was Down Syndrome Awareness Month and I blogged 31 for 21.  Please scroll back to my October posts and take a look - there are plenty!!  Here's the first:  Let's Raise Awareness, One Day at a Time!!

November  Adequacy in Advocacy

December  Aftermath and Reflection