2010 Redux

My friend Holli put together a pretty funny recap of what 2010 was like with three boys, so I figured I'd follow suit and hope that H realizes that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery (is that how that quote goes)? The major difference I am seeing between a house full of boys versus a house full of girls is the discrepancy in emergency room visits: her 3 versus our 0. Of course, now I just jinxed us for 2011.

Incidentally, I had a "by the numbers" feature in a book I recently edited: Vitally Useless Information. It's a fun book. You should buy it.

And with no further ado, here is our 2010 "by the numbers" (can you stand the excitement?):

• Bad habits (pacifier) ditched: 1 (I had totally forgotten about this, which just goes to show that whatever parenting issue is plaguing you at a given moment, it will one day be a funny memory)
• Bad habits going strong (thumb): 1
• Flat tires: 3
• Tires replaced: 3 (and not necessarily the same three tires)
• Car crashes: 1 (don't worry; I got that one in just under the wire!)
• Time spent waiting at various car places: 12 hours
• Time spent commuting back/forth to work (collective): 936 hours (my math could be off here)
• Droid phones received for Christmas: 1
• Polly Pocket pieces lost: 1,504
• Races run: 3 (Run for the Roses 5K, Chicago Marathon, Hot Chocolate 15K)
• Toenails blackened: 2 (so, so proud!)
• Articles in the paper about us: 2 (up from a previous high of 0!)
• New pets: 2 (but only one stuck)
• Fish killed: 12
• Elbows dislocated: 1
• Vacations: 3
• Camping trips evacuated: 1
• Major job changes made: 1
• Pounds gained by Sadie: 0
• Teeth lost by Ella: 2 
• Library books lost: 3
• Library books found: 2
• Earthquakes: 1
• Time spent crying: 1,560 minutes
• Time spent laughing: 3,120 minutes
• Time spent with my favorite people on Earth: 525,948.766 minutes