Today is the last day of 2007!

It's been quite a year for us personally and quite a year for the world. I bought a Time Magazine "The Year in Review" for our Emma since she was born this year and may wonder what kind of world did she enter.

My Top 10 News stories for the year:

• Continuing war in Iraq....more US soldiers deployed to keep the peace.
• Santa Ana winds in California continue to spread wildfires in California to consume more than 400,000 acres, destroyed more than 2,000 homes and forced the temporary evacuation of as many as 1 million people.
• Mass shooting at the Virginia Tech campus
• Bridge collapse in Minneapolis during rush hour...13 killed, hundreds injured.
• First female Speaker of the House ....Nancy Pelosi
• I phone comes out, as well as "Wii's"
• Trouble in Toyland.....many recalls of Chinese toys due to lead base paint.
• Housing Bubble finally burst....house sales dried up.
• Drug abuse tarnish top athletes.
• Harry Potter final book was biggest selling novel of 2007.

All in all it was quite a year!

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Now that I've posted 5 things I want to remember that occurred Nationally and Globally I thought I would post the 5 most important things that occurred in 2005 in Daisy Land.

1. Christmas in New York City with the whole family. An event that took over a year to plan and was the highlight of my year.
2. Our June vacation in Saskatoon to attend the wedding reception of our daughter and SIL. We were able to meet their friends and family members and get a peek at their lives in Saskatoon.
3. Our yearly return to Savannah, Georgia to visit with friends, renew acquaintances, visit churches, supporters, small groups and former neighbors. It is always a busy time and we feel like visiting celebrities.
   
4. National Missionary Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. We have many friends that we only get an opportunity to see at National Convention. This year being in the south was an extra blessings as I was able to spend time with my best friend that lives there.
5. My mister's short term mission trip to Haiti. He has been to Haiti 9 times and had not been able to return in several years. Our church in Savannah paid his way to go with their mission team. It was a huge blessing to him as he was able to see many old friends and check on our Haitian son that lives at the orphange. It was signfigant to me because I don't do alone well and we decided that we have to travel together in the future.
6. (I know I said 5....I lied!) Our friends John and Sandy Ihrig moved from Savannah to work with us at the mission. We are humbled and overjoyed by their dedication and desire to work with us. (In my world....that's huge!)

What rocked your world in 2005?

Was it family, jobs, illness, relationships or financial?

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Those of you who know me, will attest that I am not a political activist nor do I post rants about social injustice.


It's not that I don't care about these issues.....but realistically they usually don't effect me in "daisy land" and being a self professed "lazy daisy" I am not as informed as I need to be .

I find that I am more event centered than time oriented. I know where I was when Kennedy was shot! (yes, I'm that old) I remember where I was when John Lennon was killed and I remember well the events of 9/11 . The question mainly to myself: " Will I remember the significant events of 2005?" So without moralizing, demonizing, or throwing stones these are some of the events nationally and globally I want to remember about 2005.

1. Katrina hits the gulf coast devastating New Orleans , and Mississippi coast line. Massive destruction and thousands lost everything. Houston, Dallas, and other large cities taken in refugees. (Note to self: Refugees...other Americans.)
   
2. Disaster upon Disaster beyond U.S. Shores. Southeast Asia started the year with destruction left by the tsunami (Dec.26,2004) and ended the year with millions more in Pakistan and India homeless and more than 80,000 people dead from a massive earthquake. Latin American also had massive mudslides from Hurricane Stan and some entire communities in Guatemala were declared to be mass graves, as it was too dangerous to dig for bodies.
3. The War in Iraq: The first multi party elections in 81 years were held. While this is wonderful for the Iraqi people, the death toll to US military increases daily. This effects me in "daisy land" as many of those "peace keepers" are young men the age of my son.
4. Supreme Court Changes: The US Supreme court Justices had remained unchanged for more than decade. In 2005, Sandra Day O'Conner announced her retirement, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, 80, died and was replaced by John Roberts with a confirmation vote of 78-22. Confirmation hearing start in January for Circuit Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito.
5. Papal Transitions:Pope John Paul 2 to Benedict 16 A personable, deeply spiritual, well-traveled, and once athletic pope who had endured Nazi occupation, stood firm in communism's face, inspired millions of young people, survived a would-be assassin's bullet and the ravages of Parkinson's disease, in the end fell to flu at age 84.

I'm sure there are lots more than could be added to the list. But considering I've never really looked at the world in this light before these are my top 5. What would you have on your list?

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