1. What did you do in 2008 that you've never done before?  --- I don't know the answer to this.

2.  Did you keep your new year's resolutions?  --- Didn't have one this past year. 

3.  Did anyone close to you give birth?  No one lately.

4.  Did anyone close to you die?  Not this year.

5.  What countries did you visit?  --- No outside travel.

6.  What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?  ---time.

7.  What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory? ---Each and every birthday of my kids and husband and how important these people are to me.

8.  What was your biggest acheivement of the year?  Wow, none to think of.

9.  What was your biggest failure?  Adding some weight at the end of the year.

10.  Did you suffer illness or injury?  --- No.

11.  What was the biggest thing you bought?  ---a TV

12.  Whose behavior merited celebration?  --- My son, he works hard in school and in his sport

13.  Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?  --- Hmmm, nothing that bad.

14.  Where did most of your money go?  Kids

15.  What did you really get excited about?  --- Seeing our kids grow

16.  What song will always remind you of 2008? --- Hmm I don't know too many songs

17.  Compared to this time last year are you:

a)  Happier or sadder?  --- the same

b)  Thinner or fatter?  --- fatter

c)  Richer or poorer?  ---Praise God we have enough

18.  What do you wish you'd done more of?  --- No regrets

19.  What do you wish you'd done less of?  --- mindless eating :o)

20.  How did you spend Christmas?  --- at home with the kids.  Went to eat on the Eve at Harris County Barbeque, went to church, woke up and opened presents, went to see a movie.  On the 28th went to Spaghetti Warehouse and Trans-Siberian Orchestra

21.  Did you fall in love in 2008?  --- every day for the last 22 years

22.  What was your favorite TV program? --- Criminal Minds

23.  Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?   --- No, life is too short

24.  What was the best book you read?  --- I read a bio on Howard Hughes, very different man.

25.  What was your greatest musical discovery?  --- Don't know

26.  What did you want and get?  --- purse and Lauren perfume

27.  What did you want and not get?  --- nothing

28.  What was your favorite film of the year?  --- No favorites

29.  What did you do on your birthday?  ---I don't remember

30.  What was one thing that would have made your year more satisfying?  --- I am satisfied

31.  Who would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?  --- Slacks and tops

32.  What kept you sane?  --- God

33.  What celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most? I have always found Leonard di Vinci amazing.

34.  What political issue stirred you the most?  The wars that are fought and how some criticize the men fighting for freedoms.

35.  Who did you miss? --- I hope nothing

36.  Who was the best new person you met?  I haven't met many new people

37.  Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned?  -- As we age, sometimes we expect much more of the kids that will be our future and how some people think that now that they have become mature, they don't allow the same mistakes of our youth. 

38.  Quote a song lyric that sums up your year? --- Wow, I don't pay that much attention to the words.