As we all prepare to wrap up the year, I have whiled away the hours thinking of things I could count for 2015. It turned out to be a fun exercise.
This is what 2015 looked like for me:
Number of blood draws/IV sticks (successful or not): 30 (probably low)
Number of times my new port has already been used to great personal acclaim: 4
Number of trips to Portland, Oregon: 2
Number of trips to Rochester, Minnesota: 2
Number of times I walked through the grounds of the Alamo: 3
Number of states I was in or drove through, not counting Ohio and not counting flyovers: 12 (I had originally posted 11, but Warren reminded me of Iowa)
Number of days old Ben was as of December 16, when he turned 30: 10,958
Number of days old Sam was of as June 28 when he turned 25: 9132
Number of days old Ramona will be as of today, December 31: 1217
Number of presidential debates watched this year, either party: 0
Number of bowls of oatmeal eaten for breakfast: 260 (more or less)
Number of batches of biscotti baked for the holidays: 10
Number of pieces of biscotti 10 batches make: Over 800
Number of batches of peanut brittle Warren made for the holidays with his son's help: 3 (plus 1 burned batch)
Number of Preservation Parks out of 9 we have walked in: 3
Number of concerts Warren played in this year (not counting rehearsals): 16
Number of concerts Warren played in that I attended: 13
Number of church services Warren played: 5
Number of church services Warren played that I attended: 4
Number of books I read: Ha! You think I keep track of that?
Number of Legal Clinics held: 12
Number of Legal Clinics at which I volunteered: 11
Number of clients served for the year: 228 (not counting the phone consultations)
Number of poems written into final draft: 59
Number of poems written still in rough draft: 8
Number of 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles completed: 2
Number of hugs given and received: too many to count
3 comments:
We received a 1000 piece puzzle for Christmas. At the rate we are going it looks like it might, just maybe, be done before year end. Certainly won't be challenging your record 2. Happy New Year my friend.
Sounds like the year was a good one on several counts... hugs, music, biscotti...! Happy New Year, April.
Not enough jigsaw puzzles! I want to send a book to Ramona titled "Too Many Tamales" and it sounds as though you could write books "Too Many Biscotti" and "Too Much Peanut Brittle"! ...although probably there is never enough of either. Our extra tamales went back to Chicago with Charlie this year--frozen in cargo.
Each new year is a new page of a new book just waiting to be written and I am certain you will fill up all the pages. :) KV
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