The 2000s in 200 words or less (or more)

Taking a cue from my sister, I will wrap up the first decade of the 21st century in 200 words or less. I would love to do a photo montage but the photos on this hard drive date back to mid-summer and the rest of the year is on a stick somewhere in the house...
So, here goes:
2000: Began second half of my NET year. Mostly travelled within Ontario and New Brunswick hosting retreats. Said good-bye to Dave in June fully expecting to never see or hear from him again. Began working at Public Gardens Medical Clinic in September. Apply to teacher's college at Ottawa U. Dave emails me the day after my 23rd birthday. I wonder at the out-of-the-blue contact. Attend NET co-leader's wedding in Ontario. Avoid Dave.
2001: Feel bad for avoiding Dave prompting an apologetic email that sparks a new correspondence. Receive a slightly romantic e-mail card from Dave on Valentine's Day which causes more wondering on my part and much analysis with Jaclyn. Several phone calls ensue. Travel to Ottawa in March to visit Dave. Begin dating. Accepted at teacher's college at Ottawa U. Same city where Dave lives: coincidence? Spend summer mostly in Ottawa and at Dave's family farm. First experience with the hay. Life changing. Move to Ottawa in the Fall. Engaged on September 6th.
2002: Graduate from teacher's college. Marry on June 7th, 2003. Attend World Youth Day, Toronto in July. Hired by Ottawa Catholic School Board. Pregnant. Start work. Start throwing up a lot. Stop work on doctor's orders. November 8th (or so): first ultrasound - TWO BABIES!! Excessive throwing up explained.
2003: Baby-waiting continues. Dave continues to work for NET and applies for Teacher's College. Many ultrasounds and non-stress tests. Holy Thursday, April 17th, 2003 - Jacob Gerard and Hannah Grace are born at 38 weeks. Easter Sunday - attend mass with Dave and four-day old twins. Public health nurse in next pew stares at us strangely. (No wonder.) Life has changed forever. Dave works part-time at NET while attending Teacher's College.
2004: Dave quits NET in the hope of finding a teaching position. We are sans employment for around one month. While visiting parents in Halifax, Dave is called to Ottawa to interview for a position as a teacher and chaplain at a rural high school. He is hired. The director of education calls him at my parents' house to let him know the decision. We buy our first house, pack our little apartment and head to small-town Ontario. Jacob is diagnosed with a congenital cataract and has the first of his surgeries. Jacob is prescribed his first contact lens: he eats it. New levels of stress enter our life.
2005: Dave teaches. I make forays into play groups and library time while trying not to lose Jacob's contact. I become an expert finder of lost contacts; even finding one in the dark of night on the street outside our home using a flashlight and St. Anthony. Life is an endless round of contact lenses and patching. I try not to resent mothers without twins or contact lenses. August - pregnant with Benjamin. Amazing grace.
2006: Benjamin Nicholas is born on May 9th. I discover what it is like to mother a singleton. We visit Boston for Christmas where my younger sister is an aspirant at a convent. The school next to the convent has an actual Thomas the Tank Engine playground. Jacob wonders at the ways of God.
2007: March - pregnant with Joseph! I discover what it is like to realise that my plans don't always line up with those of the Lord. Very freeing, although lots of tears are involved. Attend Madonna House's Cana Colony (Catholic Family Camp) where we meet Joseph's godparents. November 28th - Joseph Michael is born. We are the parents of four under 4.5 years old. Many tears are involved.
2008: Dave applies for a job transfer to an even more rural location. His transfer is accepted and within three months we sell our house, pack our possessions and move from 1800 sq. feet to 900 sq. feet. The House of Diminished Circumstances is born. I long with my whole being for a House of Augmented Circumstances and we move in December to our small town and a truly augmented circumstance.
2009: The twins start their third school in two years. Dave continues to teach gr. 7/8 and discovers that he truly enjoys the junior-high years. They also enjoy him. We attend Nazareth Family Camp in August. Form new friendships, gain greater focus and plunge onward with our vocation. The twins start full-time school. We all adjust and settle into our eighth year of marriage. The adventure continues.
(Forgive me if I have inevitably forgotten something or someone of great consequence. I do believe that I adequately covered Dave and all four children. That's enough, right?)