January – HEAVY snow, World Junior GOLD, fisher’s kitchen, HHS showings, and making benches!

February – MORE snow, Superbowl (NYGIANTS), x-country skiing with tota, an offer and SALE of HHS, visit from auntie lene, lene! (the good luck charm).

March – visit papi and lynn, HHS packing, steady benches, bottling wine and beer, the truck FINALLY fixed (had been off road since Dec), Brampton Hotel and Tourney, unpacking, and a visit from ci-ci!

April – soft water, selling on used ottawa, more benches, RWHL tourney and banquet, finding a rowboat for sue and marsha, a few chapters visits

May – the Herb Garden, red farm gate, town pool, new friends Shelly and Kellie first (of many) dinners, flagstone walkway, self built play set, fisher turns 3!!, setup POOL from Sue and Marsha.

June – KM interviews, the drive-in, open studio, lotsa benches, Rideau Ferry picnic, ball hockey bruises, ribbons donation, discovering Lee Valley, blast ball, Stanley Cup Detroit Red Wings.

July – rustic deck extention project, art of being green festival, dentist visit, stewart park festival, meeting Al and Teresa on Mississippi Lake, benches, benches, benches, brown dog turns 10, regular visits back and forth with Shelly and Kellie and dips in their BIG pool, Spain wins GOLD.

August – visit Sue and Marsha’s cottage, GBS bazaar, visit to Montreal and cici visits oak lane, train museum, hit the benchmark, camping, brown dog runs free, tent trailer adventures.

September – quiet camping, build stairs for friends, tenting at Sue and Marsha’s cottage, bullfrogpowered, camping, westport hockey, NY camping, extended laneway gravel, provincial park camping, highspeed internet, coaching wildcats, full POTTY trained and UNDERWEAR!!.

October – good kanata sushi, the beginning of firewood season, coutts farm, thanksgiving dinner, k8’s mom overnights, wildcats wins, the BRICK winning draw, leaky roofs and Hallows Eve.

November – building a cottage rail, a found brother, double dentists, dinner with little t in montreal, Calgary wins the Grey Cup, first snow, SF tourney win, dreaming of a beach instead of snow, meeting that found brother in Toronto.

December -  more sand, more snow, wii games, santa basketball hoop and dinner, SANTA – the real deal, boxing day dinner, skype fun, public skating, chinese food, new year’s eve SLUMBER party.

the best of luck in 2009 for ALL!