Stuff through the year:
- 3 sermons preached (the 1st one was on New Year's Eve day 2017, close enough.)
- Became a licensed Catechist in the summer & started a class in the fall.
- Trained to be a Lay Chaplain in Community of Hope.
- Continued to take communion to fellow parishioners who are homebound with Shaunna.
- Attended Bishop's Committee Meetings & Priest Search Committee Meetings.
- Finished up year 1 of EfM (education for ministry) & started year 2.
- Trained to be an accredited EfM Mentor (so we can have an EfM class at St Mary's Church fall 2019.)
- Volunteered to be the Group Rep for my home Al Anon group (will start in January.)
- Got my first aquarium & group of fish that started the Aquarium Sagas on my birthday last January.
- Visited a Jewish Synagogue for the first time last spring.
- Helped with Peter's Retirement Party in June.
- Had Ashton & Austen visit in July. ♥
- Went camping (only during the daytime - Michael didn't like it) on Labor Day weekend.
- Went to the Aquarium with Josh, Hayley, Mercedes, Jackson, Chyann, Michael, Matthew & Steve on Labor Day weekend.
- Went to Matthew's high school graduation
- Went to Diocesan Convention in Price as a representative of SMC.
- Sent Matt off to the Navy; watched his graduation on the internet; visited with him at Christmas; sent him back to the Navy.
- Went "fishing" with Josh just about every Tuesday during the summer and fall (live fish - went to the fish stores just to hang out and visit.)
- Babysat Brynley for Amber & Rio at least once a month for many months - haven't done it lately, though, for one reason or another lately.
- Had preschool with Mercedes up until May 2018.
- Went to Jessica & Haylee's wedding. ♥
- Had a family dinner (basically a mini Thanksgiving) with Matt before he went into the military.
- Went to Josh's for Thanksgiving.
- Had Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day & game day the day after, here at our house.
- Went to lunches with Sherry.
- Went to a Greg Laswell concert with Shaunna & Laura.
- Went to see Anne Lamott with Steve when she came to Park City last February.
- Attended Peter's funeral 2 weeks ago & helped put together a reception for family & friends of Peter & Carole's.
- Attended Anna & Marty's wedding last week.
- And am helping to plan Arlene's funeral for next Saturday.
- What am I leaving out? It was a very full year. ♥