It's funny how many people ask us random "large family" questions on a regular basis. So, I thought I'd just jot down some interesting facts about us regarding 2010. This is kind of my idea of an "end of year" post. I tend to like bullet points : )
1. We go through at least one gallon of milk a day. Actually we're up to 8 gallons a
week.
2. We eat 3 dozen eggs each week (a good bit of that is used in baking.)
3. I do about 10 loads of laundry each week (this is with a large front loader washer and
dryer.)
4. 3 of us have gone on mission trips this year.......including Haiti, Alaska and Costa
Rica.
5. We've been on 4 family vacations in '10.......skiing in the Virginia mountains, beach
trip to NC coast, family camp in the Poconos in Penn. and trip to Long Island, NY to
see relatives.
6. No trips to the ER this year, no broken bones or stitches........whew! But we did have
2 outpatient surgeries.
7. However, our family was involved in two car accidents that ended up totaling two of
our cars : (
8. We currently have 4 vehicles, that altogether would sit 30 people.
9. Our food budget each month is more than our mortgage and this is with couponing!
10. I figured-out that we average 5 extra people a day in our house that are not relatives.
11. We've attended approximately 50 soccer games, 60 tennis matches, and 10 football
games just in this year.
12. I've spent over 300 hours reading to my children this year and it's been wonderful!
OK, I'll stop now : ) Love and blessings to all my readers. This has been a great year blogging. I started last January when my husband encouraged me to go for it. I'm so glad I did. I've met some wonderful people and also had some great encouragement. Thanks for all this nice comments this past year. I don't think I got one negative one!
