2012 - The Year of ...

• Cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks - several people die
• SpaceX Dragon - first private-enterprise supply ship - docks with International Space Station May 25.
• Dad has surgery - he and Mom stay at our house for a good portion of February and March.
• Sherry's wonderful dress made from wood.
• The warmest March on record includes a day when the daily low temperature (61F) is higher than the previous record high.  (March 18)  The new record high for the day was 80 F.
• Trips included: Austin, Texas (twice); Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; San Francisco; Anaheim; Vienna and Munich; Chicago; Louisville; Las Vegas; Japan
• Maya Analise Will - lost, but loved
• Moved Leah out of NYU
• Leah went to Trinity College in the University of Dublin, Ireland
• Sarah and Troy bought their house.
• Mass shooting at the premiere night of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colorado.
• Sherry's back surgery
• Big Movies:  The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Les Miserables
• Curiosity lands on Mars
• Olympics in London
• Michael Phelps finishes his swimming career with more gold medals (18) and overall medals (22) than any other Olympian.
• Sikh temple shooting in Wisconsin 
• "Geek and Sundry" channel starts on YouTube, with Felicia Day's "Flog", Wil Wheaton's "Tabletop" and "Written by a Kid."  And Season 6 of "The Guild"
• Felix Baumgartner skydives from space. 
• Barack Obama elected to his second term.
• The Minnesota House and Senate both change from Republican control to DFL control.
• Judy Ohly, our neighbor, narrowly lost challenging Dave Senjem for the Senate seat.
• The "Marriage Amendment" and "Photo ID Amendment" were both defeated
• Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of the New York, New Jersey coast
• Lucas was on a Disney Cruise which was rocked by Sandy on its last day.
• Sherry made the Gandalf costume and Jester's hat for the boys.
• Sherry interned for Richard Beckel at Primeau.
• Will Kids DnD - Deepwater
• Marisa and Adam expecting again!  A boy!
• Disney buys Star Wars 
• 20 children and 6 adults slain at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown Connecticut 
• Adrian Peterson rushes for a 2,097-yard season, 9 yards short of the single-season rushing record, having blown out his ACL and torn his MCL on December, 23 2011.  The Vikings (3-13 in 2011) ride him into the playoffs.
• Bought the Santa Fe