January
My mother is gone
Her loss echoes throughout me
Rippling in my pond
February
iPhone comes to me
Technology at its best
Mostly used for games
March
iPad comes to me
So many applications
Mostly used for games
April
Yes Day for my son
Costs much money, brings new fish
Won't be repeated
May
Married for 9 years
To a man who doesn't read
Mixed marriages work
June
Summertime arrives
The bane of stay-at-home moms
Thank God for summer camp!
July
Hiking in Glacier
Oh look! Grizzly mom and cubs
Let's turn around now
August
Rumbling ground, house shakes
What in the hell could that be?
Earthquake in Jersey
September
Black and white puppy
Captures hearts, brightens each day
Makes many messes
October
Son has year of firsts
Lost tooth, rides bike, much much more
Where is my baby?
November
Three years of blogging
Amazed still here and thriving
Love my faithful fans
December
Another year ends
Still haven't lost baby weight
Chocolate wins again
What a beautiful way to summarize the year. Next year missing mom will still be there, but hopefully the words will be a bit smaller for you.
I love this creative approach!
Awesome post from an Awesome woman!! I wish you all a very Healthy, Happy and Joyful New Year!! Love to All!!
I just love your haiku year-in-review. You definitely had quite a year full of ups and downs too! And an iPhone and iPad all within a span of 2 months? Lucky you! Hope you and your family have a fantastic 2012!
You are so stinkin’ creative! First to envision of the concept of a year in haiku – and then to actually follow through with amazing talent. I stand in awe
I wish you and your family a terrific 2012!
I remember Yes Day fondly. And my hubby doesn’t read either. I have got him hooked on audio books for trips and his work commute. Looking forward to more Romeo
Happy 2012
Love this!! Happy New Year!!
LOVE this haiku!
Though you suffered a terrible loss (so soon after another one too), I think that you’ve also had some “life goes on” experiences this year with your son and that’s a good thing! Now on to 2012 and losing that baby weight, right?
This was great – the mixed marriage one made me laugh the most. My hubby reads SO much. I do a lot of reading for school but it burns me out to fun reading. In a sense, we, too, kind of have a mixed marriage.
And seriously, where did your baby go – I remember when he was just a little guy.
Great recap – happy 2012.
Fabulous idea, Mrs. J! Your cleverosity triumphs again
Jenners, as always you have amused me or touched me in some way with your posts. This one is terrific! Happy New Year to you, the not-so-little one and the non-reader.
your wordle is so poignant. sending hugs and wishes for a brighter new year. xo
Tears and smiles! Happy New Year, Jenners.
I laughed, I cried, this is gorgeous Jenners. You are one talented lady
I’m leaving myself a comment.
Thank you for commenting. I appreciate it.
What a neat idea!! I really enjoyed reading this.
Not only clever, but cute as well! Hope 2012 is a wonderful year for you Jenners.
I love how you did this! What a great recap of the year!
L.O.V.E. I.T.
Creative, humble, honest
That’s what I come here for
No lie!
Happy New Year – wishes for blessings dipped in chocolate in 2012 (Is that legal in Jersey?!?!)
What a fabulous post – brilliant as always!
Wishing you a very happy year with lots of good reading (and chocolate)!
I’m right there with you on December’s theme. I worked out more this year than ever before in my adult life and actually gained weight. (I don’t think the two have anything to do with each other though, honestly it’s the coffee cart coming back to haunt me.)
We have an ipad we use for games a lot too. Those darn angry birds have stolen so many hours of my life!
Happy New Year!
Great post, Jenners! Love the Wordle!! I also got an iPhone in February, and mostly use it to text, play games (Words with Friends), and take photos. I don’t use it to make calls very often!
Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy 2012!
I know!! When it rings like a phone, it is always surprises me a little. : )
I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
Did you get this comment?
Seriously, that was the most creative year in review I have seen. Happy New Year my bloggy friend.
I’m hoping to see you in bloggy action more in 2012!! But I totally understand if you can’t. I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
Clever, funny … the perfect yearly review. Too good to keep to myself.
It was kind of fun to write too. I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
Really nice wrap-up and very creative! My pup also came to me in September, but he’s not a puppy.
September was a good month for getting dogs!! I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
Another great post
Thinking, “Are we related?”
Happy New Year, Jen!
I wish we were related. I’d bet we’d have a ball!! I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
As always – brilliant!
Happy New Year, Jenners!
Happy New Year to you! May 2012 be a wonderful year!
I love how you did your year in review. By far the most creative way I’ve ever seen it done. Have a very Happy New Year!
It was fun to write. Glad you enjoyed it. I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
Brilliant! You are truly gifted!
Aw shucks thanks. I didn’t think they were all that good actually. I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
What a great wrap-up. I hope 2012 is only filled with happy things like puppy and chocolate kisses. But no chocolate for puppy!
Happy New Year!
Yes … no chocolate for puppy — even though his little nose always sniffs at it so urgently!! I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
Great year end wrap up
You are awesome and witty
Have Happy New Year
(my attempt at a Haiku for you)
Thanks for my return haiku! I wish you all the best for 2012! Happy New Year! Keep up all the good work!
This is great – best wrap-up post I have seen! All the best for 2012!
Right back at you! Wishing you all the best in 2012!
lovely:-)
Happy New Year
thanks for sharing
martine
It was fun and creative way to end the year. I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
I love December, that is the story of my life each year! I think I an going to get some chocolate to celebrate with!
And I think I have been here reading for almost the whole 3 years!
Happy New Year!
I agree — celebrate with chocolate and start the new year right. And it amazes me to have people who have been with me almost from the very start. It stuns me actually.
I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
Moving, funny, and honest. Like all your posts this is what I love about coming here, and what I have grown to expect when I visit. I hope that your year is a lot more joyful this time around, my friend, and I wish you all the best that the world had to offer. Many good wishes and a Happy New Year to you, Jenners.
You are so sweet. One of the highlights of my blogging year was getting to know you better. I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
You are so creative! That’s a great look at your year with so many changes for you. Happy New Year!
It was a fun way to look at the year. Good thing I didn’t do sonnets … I would never finish. I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
You are so creative! Love it.
I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year! May you read many 5 star books.
Chocolate always wins, doesn’t it? You’re creativity astounds me. You rock!
I hope you had a great holiday season. I’ve had you in my thoughts quite a bit recently, as I’m sure there were mixed emotions for you with this time of year. I wish you and your family all of the best in the coming year.
Chocolate shall have the last laugh, I suspect. Thanks for your kind thoughts. It has been a bittersweet holiday season. I’m actually relieved it is done in many ways.
I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
I love your creativity! This is fabulous!
I wanted to go out on a high note! I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
Fantastic
And ‘Mixed marriages work’<-thats very true.
Mixed marriages can be very successful!! I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
praise in haiku:
you are creative
we are all in awe of you
may you have good year
well, heh, it does the 5, 7, 5 but unlike yours not the juxtaposition of ideas. or the creativity. or the humor. or the talent…..
I actually didn’t think my haikus were all that good, actually. : )
I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
What can I say except to repeat Kelly’s thoughts …… the best yearly wrap up, so cleverly done. Thanks for sharing your year, here’s to a wonderful 2012.
Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy 2012!
You never fail to amaze me with your cleverness and wit!!! You should send this out with your Christmas cards. And yes, I married a non-reader as well. At least we don’t fight over the books.
I agree that not fighting over books is one of the perks of being married to a non-reader. Being limited in how many books you can have is!
Also, I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!
This is the best yearly wrap up I’ve seen!
I wish you and your family all the best for 2012.
I wish you and yours all the best for 2012! Happy New Year!