Maderville

Year End Wrap-up!
Well, little Bug, this is the last post of your 1st full year and the last page of your baby book. It has given me so much pleasure sharing you with the world. One of my greatest joys has been journaling all of your firsts for those we love and being able to have these experiences written down for you to have one day. I never thought it would have turned out to be such a wonderful thing for me! I am trusting that by the way you look for me, reach for me and seek comfort in me that you know how much I love you. I am your Mother and it is the best job I have ever had. Thank you for being such a great boss.

I got this booklet for my birthday from your Aunt Rhonda and it is called "Remember When". It has all of the prices of things from the year I was born. I did a little research and the first number is from 1970(the year your Mama was born) and the next number was from 2007, your birth year. A lot has changed since I was born...


Gallon of milk: $1.32/$3.50
Gallon of gas: 36cents/$3
Loaf of bread: 24cents/$2.50
Dozen eggs: 42cents/ 1.85Movie Ticket: $1.50/$7.50
College Education: Public: $323/ Private: $1,533/ Public: $6,185 Private: $23,712
Tuition at Harvard: $2,400/$31,456
House: $23,400/$300,000 by year end
New Car: $3979/$28,000
Babysitter: 75cents-$1.00/ $10 per hour (over 18)
Postage Stamp: 6cents/41cents for a first class stamp


I hope you love this book as much as I have had putting it together for you. I love you so very much, my sweet angel. I pray that this year is every indication of what we have to look forward to in the years to come. If it is half as wonderful as this year has been, we have a long happy life to look forward to.