The Year In Review

Now that 2010 has begun, let's take a look back at the highlights of 2009, shall we?

The year began with the discovery that the tumor in my belly was actually a baby/new future slave.



I submitted a couple of songs to Summit Entertainment in hopes of landing a spot on the New Moon soundtrack.

I never heard back. Yep, got totally ignored. But I've always been a stubborn little brat, so I continue to write and submit.

Then summer arrived!

And this is what it looked like. No, we do not live in the Arctic. We live in Arizona. But when I'm pregnant and it's summer, the temperature in the house is set to a cool 30 degrees...below and Bertrand retreats to the couch.

During these oh-so-pleasant summer months of sweltering heat and momma's frequent mood swings and emotional outbursts...

John became an official evil teenager.

Papa got...pretty. Makeover compliments of Sylvie and Chloe. (They'll do anything to avoid bedtime)

And the girls began their future slave training...


...and continued sucking their thumbs.

Finally, our fourth future slave arrived and his pediatrician deemed him "delicious" and continually referred to him as such.

So we ate him.

I'm JOKING! Calm down!

We did dress him as a giraffe once, though.

And then sent him off on his first slave assignment:

Begging in the streets for candy with Stinkerbell and her naughty pet monkey.

Finally, we tortured them one last time by forcing them to dress in costumes and pose for pictures in the freezing cold.

Don't worry. We rewarded them......with cars...

...and weapons.

We didn't want them to think we actually had a heart, so we lied and told them the gifts came from some fat dude named Santa.

P.S. They bought it. HAHA! SUCKAS!

And finally, a very special moment in the Coppee family:

Zander took his first "Ugly Troll" picture and was officially initiated into our family.

It was truly special. Still brings tears to my eyes *sniffle*.

(Just for fun, I pulled Sylvie and Chloe's family initiation photos from the 2008 vault. You're welcome)

Ah yes...


These are truly precious moments.


And so 2009 has come to an end.
And I have officially laid it to rest.

We have high hopes for 2010. According to my "horror"scope, it will bring much success and financial gain.

So I say BRING IT!