a hell-of-a-long-time coming

So another year has gone by, but at least this time I've got the chapters to show for it. Here's a run-down on what's going on...and I know, this is strictly for my own records:

• Charlie was born - it has been almost a year, he's ten months old, but crawling and climbing everywhere...
• Chapters 1-3 are completed, Chapter4 is past half, and I'd like to walk this semester if possible...
• I paid off my first car loan...
• We're actually receiving a tax-refund this year (all the thanks go to Charlie for this!)
• I've taken my cooking to another level...still not baking, but that's not far off
• I did, finally, get an iPhone 3G that I haven't broken (yet)...I was going to get a refurb for $150 from att.com, but they're only available for new customers...so after I called customer service with my WTF attitude, I just went out and got one with the remnants of my student loan.