Cookies and a Meme!

Had the successor to last year's pie contest/hootenany this afternoon (this year, we did cookies), and lots of fun (and carbohydrates) were had. Now, after puzzle pirating and a bit of protein, a meme.

The first-sentences*-of-the-first-public-post-of-each-month meme hereby ensues:

( the rissy (public) year in review )

* For first sentences with a exclamatory like "Yay!" I'm including the next sentence. Because I can.

P.S. Thanks for the resume advice giving, folks!