2009 Movie for non-facebookers

I had to blog with our 2009 movie that I made for those rare friends and family members that are still not on facebook! Enjoy.

New Years Goals

So, I'm thinking about all the things I want to accomplish this year. I love the enthusiasm that comes with January 1st -- the endless possibilities, the limitless energy. Or, maybe that is just the sugar high from all the Christmas goodies I devoured.

Anyway, I want to do so much this year: learn to play the cello, relearn the guitar (especially playing tablature and hymns), run/bike 400 miles, (by the way, I made my goal of 200 miles in 2009 -- I even ran 204 miles last year -- I know -- OVERACHIEVER!!!!

I also want to take up oil painting -- but not your typical style. I love my older brother's style and he is going to mentor me. Here is a link to some of his stuff. If I learn it well enough, I'd love to paint you a picture for your home... :) http://www.johngroberg.com/John's-Artwork.html

I also need to get back into practicing piano, and reading all sorts of wonderful books that my mind hasn't discovered yet. Oh, and I'm in a writing group that I LOVE and I am making all sorts of goals and working on that as well.

See what I mean about the sugar high?

So, I decided I need to list all the things I HAVE to do in 2010, and then maybe I'll get a bit more realistic:

Things I HAVE to do in 2010:

Make dinner 365 times

Buy enough cereal for 365 x 5 meals -- and clean said 365 x 5 bowls

Make 270 x 2 Peanut Butter Sandwiches (Actually, come August, that will have to be multiplied by 3 -- Teya starts all day Kindergarten then!!!!)

Shower at least 300 times (let's be realistic, there are days I just don't make it to a shower)

Sleep 365 x 8 hours -- this has to be an actual goal, because I struggle with sleep, and it won't happen, unless I make it a goal!

Do 295 loads of laundry (just a guesstimate)

Sweep the floor 300 times

Mop the floor 50 times

Replace chlorine tablets 1 x a month from Jan - April and then 3 times a week for the rest of the year.

Liquidate all my ribbon -- PLEASE let me know if you want any -- I'm selling it for at or below my cost -- so, it will be a great deal. I've even started up my ebay auctions again! Aargh.

Well, I'll stop boring you. I'm really looking forward to this year. So much to learn, so little time....

A little present for you

Hopefully this will bring a big smile to your face!

Some new Christmas decor

Just thought I'd share a few pics of some of the Christmas decor I added to my repertoire this year.

I hosted our "formerly known as Enrichment" dinner on Tuesday night for over 50 ladies. Dinner -- we had tables and chairs everywhere! So after cleaning straight for 10 days, I had a few hours before the actual event and I rewarded myself by making these two new decor items. I really like how they both turned out.

Now, I need to start thinking about our Christmas Cards, the picture for it, neighbor gifts, teacher gifts, etc. I actually love all this part of Christmas, and I try involve the kids in it, so it is a fun thing and doesn't add stress too much! Bring on the Christmas music.

apologize??

We were driving in the car and the song by One Republic "apologize" was on. I was singing along to it, as were Josh and Teya. When we got out of the car, Teya was still singing. Her version was something a little different:

"It's too late for Papa Johns"....

Hmmmmm.

Halloween 2009

So, Teya is spoiled. She couldn't decide on a costume this year. And, since I didn't plan out anything in particular, she ended up being four -- yes 4 -- different costumes this year for four different parties/events we had.

Eden was a Zombie Princess and Josh was Frankenstein.

One of our events was a tap recital for Teya. It was to the song "Ghostbusters". It was the cutest thing. Later that night we had a school party "Monster Mash" and Eden was front and center the whole night dancing. I had to put the two dances (Teya's recital and Eden's dancing) together on a video to show the difference 5 years can make. Eden is 5 years older than Teya.

Also on the video is Eden when she sang the solo for "surfin' USA" for her school musical. Just to show that she isn't always so crazy and scary looking!

Enjoy!

36, Splits, Hair cuts & 21 miles

Hey all! I did it! I made the silly goal to do the splits by my 36th birthday (today). I was actually able to do them for a few months ago, and then I stopped stretching so much and lost the ability, so I've had to stretch like crazy this last week and I had to run a few miles this morning before my legs were warmed up enough to do the splits. But, here is proof! I can do the splits. Now, I'll probably never do them again. So, goal #1 accomplished. Physical goal #2 for 2009 is to run 200 miles. This morning, I ran miles # 177 and #178, so just 21 miles to go, and I still have over 2 months! Yeah! I probably would not have run a single mile this year if I hadn't made this goal. Since joining my gym 2 1/2 years ago, I pretty much just go there and work out via their classes, which I love. So, while 200 miles to run in a year is a paltry sum, I guarantee it is 200 more miles than I would have run had I not made the goal. Just goes to show that goals make things achievable. (something to do with mindset...)

So, to celebrate my special day, Teya decided to give herself a hair cut. I have to say, three kids, and this is my FIRST experience with the self-inflicted haircut of any of them. I only realized it when I went to throw something in the garbage and I saw chunks of beautiful blond hair in there. She had tried to clean up her mess -- she even got out the broom and swept it up. I found more hair in the broom. Fortunately she just cut some random pieces random lengths throughout her hair, and not one big chunk. She'll have to wear hair clips daily for a few months until those little bits that were cut grow back, but we'll survive.

What was I doing while she did this? I treated myself to reading "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown. I had plenty of other things to do, but hey, it was my birthday....

Thanks to my friends for a delicious brunch of Blintzes today, and thanks to Joe's BBQ which feeds you for free on your birthday, I haven't had to cook all day. Now that's a present I'd take any day!