It's a new year. Hope springs up as the clock strikes midnight on the 31st of December. 2009 sucked for a lot of reasons. 2009 wasn't so bad for a lot of reasons. It sucked because: The economy was mostly in the toilet and we held our collective breaths for the entire year hoping against hope that we'd hit bottom. The prospect of falling any further was incomprehensible. Fear accompanied the sucky economy and stressed us all beyond belief. Preoccupation with negative 'what if's' prevailed, jobs were lost, sleep was a distant dream and confidence faltered everywhere it could possibly falter. Daughter hurt her knee. It actually wasn't all bad because: I work for a young, energetic company steered by a man with cojones of steel and an absolute vision for our baby company. Thank goodness. Hubby is a teacher, albeit at a private school, but he's pretty secure in his job so long as the school continues to fund technology/yearbook. Son expe...