Even Time magazine gets in on it. The line at top of the last cover reads "Inside: The Top 10 Everything of the Year." Wow, claiming to be able to top ten EVERYTHING... show some humility, will ya? I love this magazine, and I adore these lists. I literally laughed out loud when I read the final page of the mag, an essay by James Poniewozik called "The Power of 10: Why do we go list-crazy at the end of the year? Here are the Top 10 reasons." Funny, funny stuff. (I wanted to link to this article, but it is currently not working on Time's website... go pick up a copy, or come over and read mine- you'll get a kick out of it, trust me!)
So, in the spirit of list-making (which I LOVE), here is my official end of the year list:
The Top Ten Things that I Liked, Laughed At, Smiled About, or Generally-Remember-in-a-Fond-Way of 2007.
10. A bird in the hand may be worth two in the bush, but a bird pooping on Bush is priceless.
Remember this? Not only did the bird make a statement, but the President didn't think twice before sweeping the bird poop away with his bare hand. People, amazing as it sounds, I've been pooped on three separate times- twice on my head- so believe me when I say that it's not a dry clean-up.
9. They're really just five fully-clothed guys from Canada.Barenaked Ladies released their second new album in February, Barenaked Ladies Are Men, just five months after they put out Barenaked Ladies Are Me. Two new CD's in that short of a time-- heaven, I say.
8. Some days I actually wish I worked there.
The Office. Michael Scott. Jim Halpert. Dwight Schrute. These guys have made me laugh something fierce this year. Even when I was hugely pregnant and uncomfortable as all out and basically hating everyone and everything, this show cracked me up.
7. The Other Dawn.
Yes, sometimes I do crack myself up, but this lady slayed me. I was introduced to her via her now infamous ebay listing for Pokemon cards, and I now regularly read her blog. She's got a fantastic sense of humor, she writes about her crazy kids, and now she's got a book deal. (Jealous, party of one...)
6. I dreamt about this teenage boy for weeks and weeks.That was weird to type. But you know who I mean, that unmistakable hair, those distinctive round glasses, that manly scar. Harry Potter (in print, mind you, I'm not a book-to-movie kind of fan) ruled my train of thought for so long this year. Staying up by myself and reading into the night, sobbing on the couch at 3 am, ahh, good times.
5. "I put you on the streets!"
If you don't recognize that line, then you are obviously not as big a fan of little two-year-old Pearl as I am. Yes, this is shameless, getting a young child to say things to amuse the adults. Yes, she even says a bad word or two, but what can I say, it still makes me laugh so hard I could pee.
4. All he wants for Christmas...J has official 'grown-up' teeth on the bottom and a gaping hole up top. Most times you look over at him, you'll find his curled tongue sticking through the hole. He can't say anything remotely close to the 'S' sound. This will only happen once in his life (unless he takes up hockey...), and I want to always remember how darned cute he looked with his holey grin.
3. She's a potty animal!H surprised me this year, not once, but twice, by pooping in the tub. (I've exhausted that topic on this blog, I know!) But now, she's asking to use the potty once or twice a day, and she's actually doing pee and poop when she sits down! (Only a mom could type the words pee and poop without a second thought.) She's 19 months old. Trust me, I'm not expecting this to be a permanent thing right now, but it's exciting nonetheless. (No picture of her on the potty... so this one will have to fill in.)
2. He's gainfully employed!
Lovely husband lived a stress-filled spring and summer of looking for jobs, interviewing for jobs, being offered jobs, declining jobs, getting called back to reinterview for jobs... you get the point. But the fantastic day came in August, when he was offered a job that 1. he liked and 2. could pay the bills. He's working hard everyday, and he's learning a lot, and he's the best husband a girl could ask for.
1. "Three is the new two."
This statement got me through the first-trimester fears of becoming a family of five. And you know what, the more I look around, the truer it seems. Lots of women out there are trying to stay sane while parenting three children! C joined us on November 15, 2007, and it was the best day of the year, by far.
Happy Holidays to you all. May your 2008 be filled with happy lists galore!
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