NewsSquawk, January 1, 2008

What a year it has been!

We had some sad times - including the Utah mine disaster, the California fires, and the Virginia Tech shootings.

We also said goodbye to Harry Potter and the Sopranos.

It was not all bad though… 2007 did bring us the iPhone!

We were informed again and again that obesity is ever increasing and it is a serious threat to our future health and our medical system.

And we learned that many toys aren’t safe and it is perhaps time to make a stand to ensure the safety of our children.

Women’s health has made many advances this past year, and I wish all of us wonderful women good health!

On the entertainment side, we bid a sad farewell to Anna Nicole Smith, and we watched with our boxes of popcorn in hand how Lindsay Lohan is seemingly crawling out of her dependency hole, while Britney Spears is diving deeper down.

For sports, we saw Tom Brady pull a nice one out of somewhere to lead the Patriots to a perfect season (that’s for you Supa!), and college football was a rollercoaster ride that has sparked many passionate debates about the BCS system. But many of our favorite athletes fell to scandals - Michael Vick, Floyd Landis, Marion Jones, and a whole lotta baseball players… leaving a lot of wide-eyed kids disappointed by their heroes.

We also watched our politicians gear up for the presidential race that has us wondering if we will see the first female President next year. (BTW - this is not an endorsement!)

Over on the boards, we celebrated the births of many future squawkers, we watched our precious ones grow a year older, we supported each other through the sleepless nights, potty training, magic marker mishaps and terrible two’s. And we marvel at the strength of our guy, Mikey. We shared the good times and the bad, laughed and cried and we can’t wait to do more in 2008!

Love to you all and all the best for 2008!

Posted by Meganlux

4 Responses to “NewsSquawk, January 1, 2008”

  1. mctex Says:

    Thanks for the wonderful recap, Megan!

    Happy New Year!

  2. virgierox Says:

    Happy New Year, Squawkers!

  3. mommasteph Says:

    Happy New Year, ladies!

    Anyone care to share resolutions?

    Mine are: Eat for my heart (feed family likewise).
    Keep a balanced checkbook and stick to a budget.
    Count my blessings more, especially when I’m feeling crabby and yelling at the cat (who did nothing wrong except ask to be fed).
    Learn to knit, or cook, or make soap, or play guitar.

  4. mommasteph Says:

    Whoops, missed the forum link for this topic!

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